Need more hands-on letter identification and sounds activities to help your students segment and identify initial consonant sounds and build letter name fluency? These Beginning Consonant Sounds Y, Z, and V games make word study more captivating for students in the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage! With the Say, Listen, Match card game and Spin and Cover independent activity, you’ll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. These activities support letter identification and sounds practice and are aligned to Words Their Way spelling lists—specifically Word Sorts for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers Sort 5. Activities focus on words beginning with the consonants y, z, and v (words like yawn, zebra, vase).

→ → This activity set is included in the BEGINNING CONSONANT SOUNDS GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR LETTER NAME-ALPHABETIC SPELLERS Unit 1 Bundle. Save 33% with the Unit 1 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 Beginning Consonant Sounds have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 1 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 listening for initial consonant sound matches. They turn over two picture cards, say the words being depicted, and listen to see if the two beginning consonant sounds match. 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 beginning consonant or clue and cover images of words that match the beginning consonant sound or hint they spun. Students then record the beginning consonant 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 at the beginning of the Letter Name-Alphabetic Speller stage. These students typically confuse many initial consonants when writing words, sometimes skipping them altogether.

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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