Is it vowle, vowal, or vowel? Are your students struggling to know which spelling pattern to choose when spelling words with unaccented final or initial syllables? You're in luck! These Unaccented Final Syllables -ER, -OR, -AR games can transform your students into more accurate and confident spellers in the Syllables and Affixes stage! With the Take Cover From The Weather board game and Layer On word building activity, you'll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. These activities focus on teaching students that the sound of the final syllable /ǝr/ can be spelled using the -er, -or, and -ar patterns in words like other, color, and dollar. Aligned to Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers Sort 33.

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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 Unaccented Final Syllables -ER, -OR, -AR have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 6 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 Take Cover From The Weather board game, students match the syllable patterns they draw from the card pile to words on the game board, adding the appropriate final syllable in order to make their move along the game board path.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activity ★

In Layer On (played much like a popular letter tile game), students spin an unaccented final syllable and match it with a corresponding word. They then 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 games and activities are designed for students in the middle of the Syllables and Affixes stage. These students often make spelling errors in the final unaccented syllables, showing that they are solely relying on sound instead of learning the patterns that represent those schwa sounds. For example, they may spell BATTEL for "battle", DOLLER for "dollar", or HUMIN for "human".

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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