Looking for fun and effective short a activities your students will actually look forward to? These AN and AD Word Family games can transform your word study block into a highly anticipated time of day for students in the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage! With the Connect 5 board game and Spin Cover Build Write picture board activity, you'll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. These onset and rime games focus on words belonging to the -an and -ad families (words like van, man, pad, sad). - Aligned to Words Their Way Spelling Lists for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers Sort 13

→ → This activity set is included in the Short Vowel Word Family Games and Activities for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers Unit 2! Save 33% with the Unit 2 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 Short Vowel Word Families have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 2 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 Connect 5, students take turns drawing a picture or word card and covering the corresponding picture or word on the game board, trying to connect five consecutive spaces to win the game.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Game Board

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activity ★

In the Spin Cover Build Write activity, students choose a picture board from the 4 versions, spin for a word family or clue and cover images of words that match the word family or hint they spun. Students then build the word with letter tiles (optional) and record the word of the picture 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. Students who are ready to begin working with same-vowel word families have mastered identifying and using initial consonants in CVC words and have often started accurately recording final consonants in CVC words as well.

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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