Does your word study block need a little pick me up? With these games and independent activities for Beginning Digraphs and Blends, you can transform word study into a highly anticipated time of day for your students in the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage! This bundle engages students in using pictures to help them identify and master the spelling of the single sound in beginning digraphs (ch, sh, th, and wh) and of the consonants in common beginning blends (st, sp, sk, sm, sc, sn, sw, pl, sl, bl, cr, cl, fr, fl, br, bl, gr, gl, pr, dr, tr, qu, and tw).

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 3 include Missing Letters board games. The independent activities found in Unit 3 include a Spin and Cover, a picture board and spinner activity. 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 Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers Unit 3: Sort 19-Sort 32)

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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 3 Bundle:

19: Beginning Digraphs Games S, H, and SH Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

20: Beginning Digraphs Games J, H, and CH Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

21: Beginning Digraphs Games H, SH, and CH Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

22: Beginning Digraphs Games TH and WH Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

23: Beginning Digraphs Games SH, CH, WH, and TH Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

24: Beginning Blends Games S, T, and ST Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

25: Beginning Blends Games SP, SK, and SM Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

26: Beginning Blends Games SC, SN, and SW Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

27: Beginning Blends Games P, L, and PL Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

28: Beginning Blends Games SL, BL, and PL Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

29: Beginning Blends Games CR, CL, FR, and FL Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

30: Beginning Blends Games BR, BL, GR, and GL Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

31: Beginning Blends Games PR, DR, and TR Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

32: Beginning Digraphs and Blends Games WH, QU, TW, and K Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

★ Partner Games ★

In the Missing Letters board games, students take turns drawing picture cards and finding the ending/rime of the word on the path that matches the picture card drawn. Students mentally fill in the missing digraph or blend to find a spot to cover on the game board. Game play involves friendly competition and a recording sheet that makes it easy for the teacher to check that students understood the digraphs or blends of their particular game.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activities ★

In the Spin and Cover activity (sorts 19-32), students choose a picture board from the 4 versions, spin for a beginning consonant, digraph, or blend and cover images of words that match the beginning consonant, digraph, or blend they spun. Students then record the beginning consonant, digraph, or blend 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 in the middle of the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage. Students at this level can spell all initial beginning consonants in CVC words and have started experimenting with blends and digraphs in their writing.

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!

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, the creative thinking and planning has been done for you with these Beginning Digraphs and Blends games and activities! With all of the games and activities in the Unit 3 bundle utilizing 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!

Word Study Notebooks:

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★ Within Word Pattern Spellers Word Study Notebook Activities

★ Syllables and Affixes Spellers Word Study Notebook Activities

★ Derivational Relations Spellers Word Study Notebook Activities

Word Study Word Searches:

★ BUNDLE of ALL WORD STUDY WORD SEARCHES (save 20%)

★ Letter Name Alphabetic Spellers Word Searches

★ Within Word Pattern Word Searches

★ Syllables and Affixes Spellers Word Searches

★ Derivational Relations Spellers Word Searches

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