short vowel cards

Remember those short vowel cards I made to go along with our Abeka curriculum? We have used them in a few different ways so far.


in a pocket chart as I introduce each short vowel sound



matching short vowel sounds



which card?

Here are the cards:
a cards.docx
e cards.docx
i cards.docx
o cards.docx
u cards.docx

word families (part 2)

I've had this finsihed for a while, but haven't taken the time to post it. This set goes along with the first set of word family cards. If you have already printed out the first set of cards, just use the beginning letter cards for this set, too. If you haven't printed off the first set, here is the link for the first set - wordfamilies.docx

materials -
wordfamilies2.docx - cut and laminate for durability
velcro dots



educational benefits -
1. teaches word chuncks so they don't have to sound out each letter
for example: cap - sound out the c and add the chunk ap forming cap

2. encourages children to find patterns in words

3. helps with teaching spelling
for example: if the child knows how to spell cap, they will only have to replace the first letter to spell tap

beginning consonants sort

Okay - here is the last of the promised picture sorts! I know you all have been waiting on the edge of your seats :) The downloadable sort is different than the sort pictured above. The sort above was taken from a book I have and the downloadable sort is one that I made.

materials -

(click on the thumbnail to download the file)

file folder
velcro dots
laminator for durability

educational benefits -
builds phonemic awareness

learning styles -
visual
auditory
tactile

directions -
1. download the sort. cut and laminate for durability.

2. place velcro on the beginning consonants cards and one velcro dot at the top of each side of the file folder.



3. choose 2 consonants to do at a time.

word families

I'm already in the process of making things to use with Gracelyn next year. My mother in-law got us some great word family readers and I made a word family game to go along with each book. I will focus on one word family at a time and offer a few different activities for her in her workbox.



materials -
wordfamilies.docx - copy the beginning letters on a color and copy the endings on another color, cut and laminate for durability
velcro dots (have I mentioned that I love velcro dots?)



educational benefits -
1. teaches word chuncks so they don't have to sound out each letter
for example: cap - sound out the c and add the chunk ap forming cap

2. encourages children to find patterns in words

3. helps with teaching spelling
for example: if the child knows how to spell cap, they will only have to replace the first letter to spell tap

learning styles -
visual (the chunk is one color and the beginning letter(s) are on another color
tactile