For ages 3 to 7. Do you spend countless hours hunting down “good fit” word work activities for each of your reading groups? Word work is an amazing way to take students’ reading to the next level because it gives kids a chance to play with words – breaking them apart, putting them back together, reading and writing […]
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Self-Checking Syllable Clip Cards
Activity for ages 4 to 5. Working with syllables is a great way to encourage kids to listen closely to the sounds in words. And the ability to differentiate and break down words into smaller units of sound is super helpful for learning to read and write well in the early years. Help beginning readers […]
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Long Vowel Clip Cards
Activity for ages 6 to 8. Long vowels are tricky! There are numerous ways to spell them out so it takes time and practice for kids to become confident. These long vowel clip cards are an easy and fun way to show long vowel words spelled in different ways. They’re great puzzlers for first and second graders. […]
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Super Motivating Vowel Team Activities
Activities for ages 5 to 8. On the hunt for fun ways to teach kids vowel teams including -AY, -IE and -OA?! Silly rhymes can be an incredibly helpful way to teach kids important reading rules. This one’s pretty brilliant. These motivating games and eye catching posters teach new readers what happens when two vowels go […]
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Syllable Cookie Jar Sort
When kids learn how to break words into syllables, they take a big step toward reading. Your kids are sure to love learning syllables with these cookie jar picture sorts! What are Syllables? Put simply, syllables are parts of words that have a vowel sound. Cat has one syllable: /cat/. Elephant has three: /el/ /e/ /phant/. And […]
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Word Family Activity Pack
Activities for ages 4 to 7. Teaching kids how to read and write word families increases their reading fluency by showing them spelling patterns in words. These hands-on, motivating games and no prep activities make memorizing the most common word families uber fun for kids. The activity pack is perfect to use as literacy centers, word work […]
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Free Vowel Sound Sort
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Looking for a fun way to practice vowel sounds with kids?! We’ve got you covered. This free vowel sound sort is a great literacy center, guided reading activity or homeschool project. Just print, prep and play. Getting Ready To prep, first decide how you want to display the activity. Will […]
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Free CVC Words Picture Sort
Activities for ages 4 to 7. Picture sorting is a simple and engaging way for children to learn about short vowel sounds in consonant-vowel-consonant words {CVC words} like cat, bed, top and cut. When they say the name of pictures out loud, children can stretch the sounds out S-L-O-W-L-Y, isolating the middle sound. This post contains […]
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16 Secret Long Vowel Sentences for Summer
Activity for ages 6 to 8. Looking for a fun long vowel activity for kids? These secret summer sentences give kids plenty of practice reading and writing words with long vowels including -ay, -ee, -igh and -oa. Children will love solving the mystery words and you’ll love that they’re getting lots of long vowel pattern practice. Getting Ready Prepping for […]
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Free CVC Games
Activity for ages 5 to 7. These free CVC games and child-friendly worksheets help kids learn to identify short vowels and break words into individual sounds called phonemes. Grab your set of free CVC games below and then continue the fun with our popular Word Family Activity Pack! What’s Inside? The free CVC games include: Board Games […]
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Endless Word Work Bundle
Absolutely everything you need to teach kids how to read in one spot. So easy for grown ups and motivating for kids!
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Beats on the Body Game
Looking for a fun, hands-on way to teach kids how to break words into syllables?! In this activity, children tap their hand, then elbow and shoulder as they break a word into parts – an important skill that helps them get ready for reading later. The game is particularly effective because children are using different parts of […]
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