Are your students learning about syllable division and accent? With these games and independent activities for Long Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables, word study can be transformed into a fun and engaging time for our students in the Syllables and Affixes stage! This bundle focuses on helping students learn to identify the accented or stressed syllable in two syllable words. They also learn to look for familiar long vowel patterns to help them hear the stressed syllable making a clear vowel sound in words in order to know how to pronounce and better spell them.

The download for each sort includes a partner game and an independent game (that can also be modified to play with a partner). The partner games found in Unit 4 include a card game called "Stressed Out". The independent activities found in Unit 4 include a "Four In A Row" game.

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 Syllables and Affixes Spellers Unit 4: Sort 18-Sort 23)

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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 Long Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables 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 4 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!

Sort Sets Included in the Unit 4 Bundle:

18: Long A Patterns A, AI, AY, A-E in Accented Syllables

19: Long I Patterns I, IGH, I-E in Accented Syllables

20: Long O Patterns O, OA, OW, O-E in Accented Syllables

21: Long U Patterns U, EW, OO, U-E in Accented Syllables

22: Long E Patterns E, EA, EE, E-E in Accented Syllables

23: Review of Long Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables

★ Partner Games ★

In the Stressed Out card games (sorts 18-23), students play a shredding game with word and picture cards. Their goal is to match as many word or picture cards with a draw card (featuring syllable stressed, various long vowel patterns, and assorted wild cards) in order to get rid of all their cards and win the game.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Word and Picture Playing Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

Each partner game involves friendly competition and a recording sheet that makes it easy to check that students understood the word study concepts being studied and to hold them accountable for staying on task.

★ Independent Activities ★

In Four In A Row (sorts 18-23), students spin a spinner and find a word or image depicting a word on the game board that follows the stressed syllable or word feature they spun. They must cover the word or image, write the word on a white board (optional), and record it on their recording sheet. Their goal is to cover four words/images in a row (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally).

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ 4 Word Boards

✔ 2 Spinners with Student Friendly Directions Versions

✔ 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 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 middle of the Syllables and Affixes stage. These students have a strong foundation of knowing and accurately using long-vowel patterns in one-syllable words, however, frequently make mistakes when applying these same patterns to two-syllable words. For example, student may spell "waiter" as "water" or "parade" as "paraid".

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!