Want to spice up your word study block? With these Long and Short O Games with OA and OE (Long O Silent E) CVVC patterns, word study can be more fun and exciting for our students in the Within Word Pattern stage! Grab the "Fill Your Soccer Roster" board game and the Match it Up! card game activity today to increase student engagement and make word study, spelling, or word work more interactive, impactful, and memorable. These short and long vowel games and activities focus on long o words with CVCe (silent e words such as rode, slope, chose) and CVVC (words with double vowel pattern oa such as foam, goal, load). (Aligned to Words Their Way Spelling Lists for Within Word Pattern Spellers Unit 2: Sort 14)

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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 Long O CVCe and CVVC have done the creative thinking and planning for you! Versatility and consistency (not an oxymoron!) are built right in for you with most of the activities in the Unit 2 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 board game, students take turns choosing words that match the vowel pattern they spin and collecting them on their soccer-themed game boards. The game play involves friendly competition and a recording sheet that makes it easy for the teacher to check that students understood the vowel patterns and hold students accountable to staying on task.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game and Spinner

✔ Word Pattern Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

Independent Activity:

In the Match It Up card game, students draw from a pile containing vowel pattern headers, picture cards, and words that include short vowel patterns and CVCe and CVVC long vowel patterns. They must mix and match two cards that belong to the same vowel pattern category.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Match It Up Cards

✔ 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 been introduced to long vowels and have begun to shown success with spelling long vowels that follow the CVCe pattern. They are ready to begin learning about the CVVC spelling pattern.

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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