Improve your students' decoding and spelling skills! These Syllable Juncture in VCCCV and VV Patterns games can transform your word study block into a highly anticipated time of day for students in the Syllables and Affixes stage! With the At A Crossroad board game and Four In A Row word board activity, you'll be sure to increase student engagement and personal teaching joy during word study, spelling, or word work. These activities focus on helping students learn when three consonants come together in the middle of a word, they should look for a digraph or blend to help them know where the syllable juncture is in words like athlete, pumpkin, monster, and inspect. Additionally, these activities learn that when two vowels are paired together, they can represent two syllables in words like duet, lion, and create. Aligned to Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers Sort 16.

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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 Syllable Juncture in VCCCV and VV Patterns have done the creative thinking and planning for you! With all of the activities in the Unit 3 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 At A Crossroad, students take turns determining which words on the game board correspond with the picture or spelling pattern hint they draw. Played much like "Candyland" with a little "Shoots and Ladders" twist. All game board activities include words found in the word sort lists aligned with Words Their Way. The game play involves friendly competition and a recording sheet that makes it easy for the teacher to check that students understood the word study concepts of their game.

✔ Teacher Directions

✔ Board Game

✔ Game Cards

✔ Student-Friendly Directions

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Key

★ Independent Activity ★

In Four In A Row, students spin a spinner for a vowel or spelling pattern (VCC/CV, VC/CCV, or V/V) then find a corresponding word or image depicting a word on the game board. Students cover the word or image, build it with letter tiles (optional), and record it on their recording sheet. Their goal is to cover four words or 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 games and activities are designed for students in the middle of the Syllables and Affixes stage. These students often make spelling errors where syllable join, showing that they do not yet understand the connection between open and closed syllables and long and short vowel sounds. For example, they may spell "summer" as "sumer" or "tiger" as "tigger".

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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