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Sight Word Battleships for Word Recognition
30 Jun 2019

Sight Word Battleships for Word Recognition

by Hannah | posted in: Sight Words | 0

This old classic gives plenty of practice for sight words. Based on the game of battleships it provides and interactive and engaging way to learn pr practice sight words.

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dolch words, elementary, first grade, flashcards, fry words, kindergarten, learned words, primary, reading fluency, word lists, word recognition, year one
‘ay’ and ‘ai’ Spelling Sliders
31 May 2019

‘ay’ and ‘ai’ Spelling Sliders

by Hannah | posted in: Digraphs | 0

In this fun, interactive activity, words are made by sliding the letter strip up or down the slider. Children get practice in reading words with different spellings, but the same sound – ay and ai.

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Rhyming Words Racetrack
26 Mar 2019

Rhyming Words Racetrack

by Hannah | posted in: Rhyming | 0

This is a fun way to read words as part of a game. Write the rhyming words in a racetrack, roll the dice, and off you go.

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first grade, kindergarten, preschool, rhyming, segmenting and blending
Jigsaw Puzzle with Glued Sounds
28 Feb 2019

Jigsaw Puzzle with Glued Sounds

by Hannah | posted in: Blending and Segmenting | 0

This game introduces glued sounds and helps children ‘chunk’ parts of a word together, to make them easier to read. It’s a simple jigsaw puzzle format that is a fun and effective way to practice phonics.

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first grade, glued sounds, kindergarten, letter sounds, puzzles, second grade
‘ck’ Flip Flap
27 Dec 2018

‘ck’ Flip Flap

by Hannah | posted in: Blending and Segmenting | 0

This ‘ck’ Flip Flap Activity involves practice in reading words containing the ‘ck’ sound and spelling.  It is a fun multi sensory activity, that can be used to teach, or to reinforce this sound.

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digraph, digraph ck, first grade, flip flap, kindergarten, letter sounds, two letter sound, word lists
Sight Word Matching Activity
24 Sep 2018

Sight Word Matching Activity

by Hannah | posted in: Pen and Paper Phonics, Sight Words | 0

The Main Idea: This is a sight word matching activity. The goal of this activity is to teach, or to reinforce, how to read words or sounds. This is done by writing words on small cards and turning them over … Continued

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early childhood, education, first grade, kindergarten, phonics

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