Mix some fun into your word study block! With these games and independent activities for Introduction to R-Controlled Vowels and Contractions, you can transform word study into a highly anticipated time of day for your students in the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage! This r controlled vowels and contractions bundle engages students in identifying the differences in sound between CVC words with short o and a vs. CVC words that have an r immediately following the vowel, changing the vowel sound. Additionally, students are introduced to the most common contractions and practice identifying their meaning as well as getting familiar with where to place the apostrophe.

The download for each sort includes a partner game and an independent activity (that can also be modified to play with a partner). The partner games found in Unit 7 include board games and a card game. The independent activities found in Unit 7 include Spin Cover Build Write, 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 7: Sort 58-Sort 60)

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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 7 Bundle:

58: R-Controlled Vowel Games Short O and OR Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

59: R-Controlled Vowel Games Short A and AR Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

60: Contractions Games Letter Name Alphabetic Activities

★ Partner Games ★

In the board games for sorts 58-59, students take turns determining which pictures or words on the game board correspond with the picture or hint they draw. Played much like "Candyland".

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

In Connect 6 (sort 60), students take turns drawing cards that contain a sentence with a missing word. Students must use their knowledge of contractions and their expanded form to complete the sentence and cover the space on the game board. 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' understanding of the word study concepts during play.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Game Board

✔ Sentence Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

In the “Match it Up!” card game (sort 60), students take turns asking their partner or drawing from a pile of contractions, their expanded form, and sentences with missing contractions in order to make a match for each contractions. Played much like “Go Fish!”. Can also be modified to use as an independent activity.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Contractions Playing Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activities ★

In the Spin Cover Build Write activities (sorts 58-59), students choose a picture board from the 4 versions, spin for a vowel sound using the spinner and cover images of words that match the vowel sound or hint they spun. Students are then challenged to build and/or write the word being depicted by the image that corresponds with a particular 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

✔ 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 mastered accurately spelling CVC words with beginning blends and digraphs, and preconsonantal nasals. They are ready to begin exploring within word patterns including long vowel patterns and r-controlled vowels.

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 Introduction to R-Controlled Vowels and Contractions games and activities! With all of the games and activities in the Unit 7 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!

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