The download for each sort includes a partner game and an independent game (that can also be modified to play with a partner). The partner games found in Unit 1 include “Connect 6” board games, a "Guess My Word" game, and a matching game. The independent activities found in Unit 1 include “Memory Match!", ”Layer On", and a "Four In A Row" game.

It is my hope that these activities help you increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. (Aligned to Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers Unit 1: Sort 1-Sort 9)

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Whether you're looking for hands-on, engaging activities students can complete independently, partner games, centers, or ideas to spice up your small group lessons, these activities covering Inflectional Endings ING, ED, S, ES have done the creative thinking and planning for you! Versatility and consistency (not an oxymoron!) are built right in for you with all of the activities in the Unit 1 bundle having the same format, you won’t have to teach students how to play with each new word sort!

While these games and activities are aligned to Words Their Way, they can be used to complement any word study program or focus with your students. See the preview for detailed lists of the included words!

Sort Sets Included in the Unit 1 Bundle:

1: Review One Syllable CVVC, CVC, CVCC, CVCe Words

2: Adding -ING to CVC, CVCC Base Words

3: Adding -ING to CVCe, CVVC Base Words

4: Review of Double, E-Drop, and Nothing

5: Adding -ED Inflectional Endings

6: Irregular Past Tense Verbs

7: Plural Endings Adding -ES

8: Unusual Plurals

9: Y + Inflectional Endings -S, -ED, -ING

★ Partner Games ★

In the board games for sorts 1 & 4, students take turns determining which pictures or words on the game board correspond with the picture or hint they draw. Played much like "Candyland".

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

In the building words board games (sorts 2, 3, 5, & 7), students take turns drawing a picture or word card, covering the appropriate base word on the game board, and adding the appropriate inflectional ending, trying to collect the most words to win the game. All game board activities include words found in the word sort lists aligned with Words Their Way. The game play involves friendly competition and a recording sheet that makes it easy for the teacher to check that students understood the word families of their game.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

In Connect 6 (sorts 6 & 8), students take turns drawing cards that contain a sentence with a missing word. Students must use their knowledge of irregular past tense verbs and unusual plurals to complete the sentence and cover the space on the game board.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Game Board

✔ Sentence Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

In Guess My Word (sort 9), students choose a word on their board, keeping it a secret from their partner. They then take turns asking questions about the vowel patterns, spelling changes, and base word associated with the word, trying to narrow down the answer and win the game.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ 3 Guess My Word Boards (1 Make Your Own)

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

Each partner game involves friendly competition and a recording sheet that makes it easy to check that students understood the word study concepts being studied and to hold them accountable for staying on task.

★ Independent Activities ★

In the “Memory Match!” card games (sorts 6 & 8), students match present tense verbs with their irregular past tense verb (sort 6) or singular noun with their unusual plural noun (sort 8).

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Word Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

In Four In A Row (sorts 1-5 & 7), students spin a spinner and find an incomplete word or base word on the game board that follows the vowel pattern or spelling change spun. They must complete the word, adding an inflected ending at times, by building it with letter tiles (optional) and record it on their recording sheet. Their goal is to complete and cover four words in a row (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally).

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ 4 Word Boards

✔ 2 Spinners with Student Friendly Directions Versions

✔ Letter Tiles for Building Words

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

In Layer On (played much like a popular letter tile game) (sort 9), students spin an inflectional ending or spelling change and match it with a base word card to make a word. They add the word (by writing or building it) to an existing word tower. Students "layer on" as many words as possible to create a word tower with as many words as they can.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Word Building Mat

✔ Word Cards

✔ Spinner with Student Friendly Directions

✔ Letter Tiles for Building Words

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

* Everything comes in black and white and color versions!

Who are these games and activities for?

> > > These resources were developed with 3rd - 5th graders in mind, but could successfully be used in lower grades within small group lessons and with teacher guidance.

> > > These games and activities are designed for students at the beginning of the Syllables and Affixes stage. These students have a strong and solid understanding of vowel patterns in single-syllable words and are ready to move forward with learning the rules of properly adding various inflected endings.

These activities provide a great way to add meaningful variety to your word study routine, keeping it fresh and interesting for students. With these activities, your word study block will be a time that students look forward to as they work to master these key spelling and word study concepts!

NOTE: These games and activities are included in the Engaged Spelling All-Access Library. Please do not purchase if you are a member! If you are considering a purchase of more than one bundle of my word study and spelling games, consider the Engaged Spelling Membership. It is an all-access pass to all of my games for lower than the cost of two mega bundles and offers a payment plan.

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ALL SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES SPELLERS UNIT GAME & ACTIVITY BUNDLES:

• Unit 1: Inflectional Endings ING, ED, S, ES Activities for Sorts 1-9
• Unit 2: Compound Words Activities for Sorts 10-12
• Unit 3: Syllable Juncture Patterns Activities for Sorts 13-17
• Unit 4: Long-Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables Activities for Sorts 18-23
• Unit 5: Ambiguous, Diphthong, R-Controlled Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables Activities for Sorts 24-30
• Unit 6: Words Ending in LE, EL, IL, AL, ER, OR, AR and More Activities for Sorts 31-40
• Unit 7: Exploring Consonants Multisyllabic Words Activities for Sorts 41-47
• Unit 8: Prefixes and Suffixes Activities for Sorts 48-54
• Unit 9: Compound Words, Homographs, Words with EI and IE Activities for Sorts 55-58

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PRINTABLE RESOURCES FOR SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES SPELLERS STAGE

⭐ Word Study Notebook

⭐ Word Searches

⭐ Fill in the Blank Word List Activity

BUNDLE OF ALL THREE PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES

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