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Here is a really simple puzzle that I made to get kids reading and rhyming with basic CVC words!             This puzzle is easy to make and easy for kids to use. To make the puzzle write 'Start here' on the left end of a stick and add a word on the right end. Continue building the puzzle adding more sticks under the first. You will need to add a rhyming word and a new word on each stick.   Once it is done give it to the kids to put together!   This is a great way to get kids reading CVC words and rhyming CVC words! Simple to make, easy to use and fun too! That has to be a winner!

I love using phonics games to help kids develop their knowledge of basic letter patterns. That's why I have created lots and lots of phonics board games that do just that! I have several sets of phonics games for CVC words, silent e words, r controlled vowels and vowel digraphs. I also have freebies that I have created for kids to play and consolidate these skills. Three of these are brand new games that I call Word Maker Games. These games require students to join word beginning and endings to make sensible words. The links to some new games and some old favorites are listed below. Hot Sun CVC Phonics Game Freebie www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Game-CVC-Freebie-833928 Silent e Phonics Game Freebie www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Game-Silent-e-Freebie-833956   Phonics Game R Contolled Vowels Freebie ar er ir or ur www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Game-R-Contolled-Vowels-Freebie-ar-er-ir-or-ur-834003   Short Vowel CVCC Board Game www.teacher...

These games would have to be one of my favorite phonics activities. You may already know that I love to challenge students and really make them think. Well the Word Change Board Games certainly do that!                                    These games are played as board games with players taking turns to place a letter on top of another letter in the word on the board and make a new word. I love this activity because it really helps students to recognize common letter patterns.   Word Change Freebies I have 2 Word Change Freebies at -   CVC Word Change Board Game http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-Vowel-CVC-Word-Change-Board-Game and   Silent e Word Change Board Game http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Silent-e-Word-Change-Board-Game     More Word Change Games More Silent e Word Change Board Games are also inc...

When I heard about this Linky, I knew I had to join in! Cynthia at 2ndGradePad  is hosting a My Favorite Freebie Linky Pary. My Favorite Freebie I had to think long and hard about this but in the end it was my Word Board that I have to admit is my favorite.   It is My Favorite Because ... I love these cute cats for many reasons - yes they are cute but they also invite so much learning to take place. And they are also versatile.   You can use them as a board game or you can project them up on a smart board and use them to play a game - try 'What's my word?', 'Word Clue' or 'How Many Words Can You Make?'   The Story Behind It The story behind it goes back so long ago that I really can't remember when or how I started using some version of the Word Board. I think originally I would just draw out a large chart divided into 2 or 3 parts and write letters in each part. Students were then challenged to make as many words as they possibly could.   This worked re...

I have finally finished these! I have been working on these for some time and I now have 25 colorful, fun phonics board games for teaching silent e. Have a look at some of them here. There are 5 Rhyme with Me Games where the players compete to be the first to rhyme with all of their words.   There are 5 Word Fishing Games. The players move around the board and get to catch a fish when they land on a picture. The one who catches the last fish is the winner.  There are also 4 Word Change games. I love games that make kids think and this one will keep them on their toes as they try to be first to use all of their letter cards to make new words. There are 11 Word Boards that can be used as board games or used for 8 other activities. Along with the the 11 word boards, there are also 9 activity cards with suggested uses for them.   I think my favorites are the Word Change games but the kids always have heaps of fun with the Word Boards too!   This set is now available...

From my first year of teaching - which was some years ago - I always loved teaching phonics and playing around with words. Children get so much from rhyming, letter swapping, reading words lists and building word lists. These simple posters are filled with big opportunities!        We use them for reading words with these patterns but we also have lots of fun with them. Miming Clues Students can mime a clue for a word and the others try to guess what the word is. Someone might mime eating off a plate for the word plate. What's My Word? I like to give students a clue for a word and the students have to guess what my word is. I might say, 'We do this at night.' for the word sleep. Letter Swap We also play letter swap where I select a word and ask students to change a letter to make a new word. I might say, 'Change the i in hit to make a new word,' and students could say hot, hut or hat. There are lots of fun things that you can do with a list of words! The po...

I call these word boards and have used these in some form for many years. I even remember making basic ones for weak students in the 6th grade some years ago. Well this is what they look like!      What do you do with them? Anything you want. These phonics activities are really versatile and ideal for teaching or reviewing letter patterns. They can be a board game, team game, word building exercise, class competition, homework activity, give a clue game, real or unreal game! You really can use them for anything that want and you will probably come up with many more ideas! The 2 above are freebies at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-Vowel-CVCC-Board-Game   http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-a-CVC-Board-Game   I also have a whole set of short vowel Word Boards at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-Vowel-Word-Boards-for-Games-and-Activities   There are 18 short vowel CVC, CVCC and CCVC Word Boards in t...