Word Recognition
These games focus on helping students read words quickly. Words that children must read by sight and words that can be decoded phonetically are both included in the games unless otherwise stated.
Amazing Words 2: Small groups of students work their way through a file-folder maze by reading second grade high frequency words.
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Fresh Out cvce : Small groups of students try to be the first one to match their cvc or ccvc word cards with cvce or ccvce word cards. You can also use these cards as traditional matching cards, or to play a memory game.
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Fresh Out cvce Advanced: Small groups of students try to be the first one to match their cvc or ccvc word cards with cvce or ccvce word cards. You can also use these cards as traditional matching cards, or to play a memory game.
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Giggles the Clown Rhyming Words: Small groups of students match rhyming words. Avoid Giggles the Clown! You can also take out the Giggles card and use these cards as matching cards, or to play a traditional memory game.
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I Have Who Has Sight Words, First Grade: Large groups of students listen to each other say high frequency words and respond with matching words, while trying to put the cards in order. Time your group to see how fast they can do it. Then do it again to see if the time improved. After you play the game, put these cards in a center for individuals or small groups to sequence on their own by stacking them on top of each other.
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Matchin Action Long Vowel Word Families: In this fast-paced game, small groups of students take turns matching words with the same long vowel or matching pictures in order to get rid of all their cards. This is a student favorite! They will ask to play it over and over again.
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Matchin Action Short Vowel Word Families: In this fast-paced game, small groups of students take turns matching words with the same short vowel or matching pictures in order to get rid of all their cards. This is a student favorite! They will ask to play it over and over again.
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Pass the Problem Rhyming Words: Small to large groups of students think of words that rhyme with words on the cards. Students/groups answer one question and "pass the problem" when time is up, in order to get a new question.
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Word Cards
If you like working with flashcards, here are some sets based on the Dolch word lists. The can make it more fun for students to try to read words quickly. You can even time them to see how long it takes to read a set, and then do it again, trying to beat the original time. If the student misses a word, put it back in the pile to try again or set it aside to review.
The first file is a set of additional activity ideas to do with the cards. The rest of the files are just card files. The "small" set is for student use and the regular files are to use in a small group.
The first file is a set of additional activity ideas to do with the cards. The rest of the files are just card files. The "small" set is for student use and the regular files are to use in a small group.
| dolch_word_activities.doc |
| dolch_words_preprimer_small.doc |
| dolch_words_preprimer.doc |
| dolch_words_primer_small.doc |
| dolch_words_primer.doc |
| dolch_words_first_small.doc |
| dolch_words_first.doc |
| dolch_words_second_small.doc |
| dolch_words_second.doc |
| dolch_words_third_small.doc |
| dolch_words_third.doc |
In the file below, two or more of the letters in each word are underlined. The letters together make a sound. The child says the sound and then the word. You can select just a few cards to work with at a time, adding additional cards as your instruction increases.
| chunks_and_blends.pdf |