Are you looking for engaging, purposeful activities to add to your word study routine? With these Review of Short A and Introduction to Long A games for Short and Long Vowels CVC and CVCe, word study can be more fun for our students in the Within Word Pattern stage! Grab the Say, Listen, Match Card Game and the Spin and Cover Picture Board activity today to increase student engagement and make word study, spelling, or word work more interactive, impactful, and memorable. These long a short a games and activities focus on ensuring students can distinguish long and short vowel sounds with short a and long a (words like crab, flag vs. skate, snail) before moving on to more complicated and less common long vowel patterns. (Aligned to Words Their Way Spelling Lists for Within Word Pattern Spellers Sort 1)

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Whether you are looking for hands-on, engaging activities students can complete independently, partner games, centers, or ideas to spice up your small group lessons, these activities for reviewing short a and introducing long a vowel sounds 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!

Partner Game:

In the Say, Listen, Match Card Game, students take turns listening for sound matches. They turn over two picture cards, say the words being depicted, and listen to see if the two vowel sounds match (both short a or both long a). 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 and Cover activity, students choose a picture board from the 4 versions, spin for a vowel sound or clue and cover images of words that match the vowel sound or hint they spun. Students then record whether the word they covered makes a short vowel sound or long vowel sound.

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

✔ 4 Picture Boards

✔ 2 Spinners with Student Friendly Directions Versions

✔ 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 in the beginning of the Within Word Pattern stage. These students have generally been heavily working with short vowel word families and CVC words, including those with initial blends and digraphs and are ready to be introduced to long vowels and their various spelling patterns.

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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