Educational Games

CVC consonant vowel consonant. This is my first and most important go-to game for new students. They love playing it, mostly because they start to feel successful at reading new words that they did not know they could read.

This specially designed Flossy Uno-style game can help students practice reading words that end with ff, ll, ss, zz, and recognize the irregular and regular spelling patterns of /ll/, while having lots of fun.

Think of a blue tongue to remind you how to correctly spell the word tongue. They both have the same /ue/ ending.

R-controlled UNO-style card is a great way students can learn to read the spelling patterns with confidence and have fun at the same time. Have Pure Joy Teaching.

Pairing up the right lessons with card games has given my struggling readers and spellers a great advantage.

The letter /ere/ can make lots of sounds. This is a tricky spelling to teach. It is mostly one of the reasons the students start to struggle with sight words. Even for students who are good at decoding, this is a very tricky thing to understand the r controlled clip cards have helpful mnemonic images for the sound connection.

Have you heard students struggling to decode words with the suffix -ed? I have! The suffix -ed has 3 different sounds. This game is a fun way to learn them.

Use the Spelling Patterns ai, ay, a-e, eigh to Make a Game. Teaching can be fun and flexible with games that help students review and repeat the spelling patterns that they just learned. I like to use card games after every reading grouping. My goal is to have a game for every spelling pattern or … Continue reading "Long A Board Game Idea"

Which to use ck, ke, or k for the final k sound?
These visuals are another way to remind students to look and listen for the vowel sounds and names.

An, and, ran, tan, Jan, ant, more This game has a funny backstory. Once during a reading group, one of the students told me, “An is not a real word. I asked my mom and she said it’s not real.” It was good reminder that this word is underused and needs to be taught. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/An-and-word-family-game-Capital-and-lowercase-as-board-style-Emergent-readers-9169042 … Continue reading "An, and Word Family Game"

I remind them to listen for the vowels. If it is a, o, u, use c. If it is e or i, use the k.