Looking to liven up your word study block while simultaneously supporting students? These Beginning Letter Sound Matching with Short Vowel Picture Sort games can transform word study into a highly anticipated time of day for your students in the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage! With the Say, Listen, Match card game and Spin and Cover picture board activity, you'll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. These beginning sounds games and activities focus on students using pictures to help them identify the initial short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, and u in words like alligator, egg, ill, octopus, and umbrella. Aligned to Words Their Way Spelling Lists for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers Sort 43.

→ → This activity set is included in the Short Vowels in CVC Words Games and Activities for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers Unit 5! Save 33% with the Unit 5 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 Short Vowels in CVC Words have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 5 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 Say, Listen, Match card game, students take turns looking for sound matches. They turn over two picture cards, say the words depicted, and listen to see if the two cards both make the same beginning short vowel sound. This fun game is played much like the card game "Match" with the winner having the most matches at the end of the game.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Say, Listen, Match Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activity ★

In the Spin Cover Build Write activities, students choose a picture board from the 4 versions, spin for a short vowel using the spinner and cover images of words that match the short vowel or hint they spun. Students are then challenged to build and/or write the CVC 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 end of the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage. These students have already been introduced to digraphs and consonant blends and typically spell most blends and digraphs correctly. They have also worked with same-vowel word families as well as mixed-vowel word families and often represent short vowels accurately but may struggle when the support of word families is removed. These games and activities allow students to compile what they have learned and give them repeated practice opportunities to become more accurate spellers.

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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