Many of my first grade friends are now moving onto more advanced phonics concepts. They can blend CVC words, know blend and digraphs, and are now ready to move onto working with r-controlled vowels. How exciting! I just love first grade. Most enter first grade knowing their letters and sounds and then 9 short months later, leave with chapter books in their hands. It’s really quite amazing. To address r-controlled vowels, I made a few little activities which can be used in your centers or for small group instruction. The first activity is the sorting penguins activity. Students read the word on the penguins and then place the penguin on the correct corresponding arctic scene. There are 60 colorful penguins!
Lotto games are ideal for center activities as students can play the game independently with a partner or two. Students take turns choosing cards and placing the card over the pictures on their boards.
4-In-A-Row games are great as they offer lots of opportunities for practice. There are 5 game boards in this activity pack, each for a different r-controlled vowel. Playing the game is quite easy. All you need is about 10 colored chips for each player. Players take turns reading words and placing their colored chip in the square. The first player to get 4 of their chips in a row wins the game.
Who doesn’t love the old-favorite I Have, Who Has game? This game is also a fast-paced game which offers many opportunities for student response.
175 cards containing words with r-controlled vowels are included in this activity pack. The cards can be used for sorting activities or just for flashcards.
Although these activities are fun for the classroom, they can also be sent home for extra practice. Some of my teacher friends place the games in baggies and send them home with students over the weekend or over a holiday. Students just love playing the games with their parents.
The Make, Take & Teach Winter-Themed Activities for R-Controlled Vowels is available through the Make, Take & Teach website or through my online Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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