Need more hands-on resources to help your students segment and identify initial consonant sounds? These Beginning Consonant Sounds S and Z games make word study more captivating for our students in the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage! With the Challenging Consonants board game and Spin and Cover independent activity, you’ll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. These activities focus on words beginning with the consonants s and z (words like sink, seat, zigzag, zero). - Aligned to Word Sorts for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers Sort 9 -

→ → This activity set is included in the BEGINNING CONSONANT SOUNDS GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR LETTER NAME-ALPHABETIC SPELLERS Unit 1 Bundle. Save 33% with the Unit 1 Bundle or save 50% with the Letter Name Alphabetic Mega Bundle of Units 1-7.

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 Beginning Consonant Sounds have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 1 bundle utilizing games with similar formats, you'll have versatility AND consistency built right in for you and 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!

Partner Game:

In the S and Z Challenging Consonants board game, students take turns determining which pictures on the game board follow the beginning consonants they draw. All game board activities include words found in the word sort lists aligned with Words Their Way. Game play involves friendly competition and a recording sheet that makes it easy for the teacher to check students' accuracy of identifying the beginning consonants during play.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

Independent Activity:

In the Spin and Cover activity, students choose a picture board from the 4 versions, spin for a beginning consonant or clue and cover images of words that match the beginning consonant sound or hint they spun. Students then record the beginning consonant of the word they covered.

✔ Teacher Directions + Ideas for Extending the Fun of the Picture Boards with other activities

✔ 4 Picture Boards

✔ 1 Spinner with Student Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

* Everything comes in black and white and color versions!

Who are these games and activities for?

> > > These games and activities are designed for students at the beginning of the Letter Name-Alphabetic Speller stage. These students typically confuse many initial consonants when writing words, sometimes skipping them altogether.

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!

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