Short U: Sample Phonics Games and Activities - Four Clues One Answer
Sample phonics guessing game giving students four picture clues that all point to one target short-vowel CVC word.
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Sample phonics guessing game giving students four picture clues that all point to one target short-vowel CVC word.
Phonics lesson teaching the initial sound /l/ and letter formation, combining a PDF worksheet set with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation (per file: 'Letter recognition by sound and letter formation /l/').
Give students repeated, low-prep practice reading, recognizing, and spelling the single target sight word "play" in context.
Practice and self-check Fry's Sixth 100 sight words using digital slide-deck flashcards and a fill-in-the-blank multiple-choice quiz.
A supplementary 'bonus' teacher resource book of alternative techniques, lesson plans, and worksheets for teaching and drilling addition and subtraction facts (number pairs through 18, regrouping, subtraction with various minuends).
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "three", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "through", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "too", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "us", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "use", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "want", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "was", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "water", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
A one-word sight-word reading fluency practice packet for the target word "way", giving students repeated exposure to the word in context through reading, writing, and a short response activity.
Give early readers repeated, varied practice reading, writing, and using the sight word "long" in context through three short fluency passages.
Interactive PowerPoint quiz game giving students practice judging true/false statements and picture-order recall built around short O words.
Short A: Review Games Note: This download is in PowerPoint show mode to protect the rights of the image creator(s), and is thus UNEDITABLE. Playing the Game The first game contains seven words on the right side. Choose the correct word for each picture shown. Click on the words on the right side. If it is correct it will flash green, if wrong it will…
A two-page color-by-code phonics activity where students identify pictures beginning or ending with the digraphs sh, th, ch, or wh and color them according to a color code.
A PowerPoint riddle-guessing game teaching short 'a' phonics words, where students guess a word from progressively revealed clues (first letter, letter count, meaning) worth decreasing points.
Extend classroom reading instruction into the home through 10 themed take-home 'book buddy bags,' each pairing a picture book with a hands-on family literacy activity.
Practice recognizing and writing a set of Dolch sight words using one-word-per-page practice cards.
A short-e phonics guessing game ('Behind the Garage Doors') where students identify a picture/word based on progressively revealed clues.
Provide an interactive PowerPoint phonics game practicing short-A CVC words through a hangman-style letter-reveal format.
Give students repeated practice reading, spelling, and using the sight word "off" to build sight-word recognition and reading fluency.