Phonics Activities
Alphabet Tangrams
Directions for Teachers
1. Print and cut out the cards for each team (card stock recommended).
2. Give each team all 7 pieces.
3. Say the letter you want students to produce.
4. When teams finish their letter they raise their hands.
Rules for Students
1. The pieces must all be connected.
2. They must be flat.
3. No pieces may overlap.
4. All 7 tans must be used.
Super Speed Reading
Super Speed Letters and Phonics Sheets
Note for Teachers
In this version of SuperSpeed, students will start with this page for practice before going into the various levels and will progress forward together as a whole class, meaning that only 2-3 levels and 1 challenge will be done at a time. That way only 1-2 pages need to be printed and the teacher can progress at the same rate at which letters are being taught. One minute rounds can be implemented later to keep sessions short, but the focus should not only be on speed, but accuracy as well. Since this is SuperSpeed letters and phonics, letter names and/or sounds can be used.
Directions for Teachers
1. Put students into pairs and give them the Super Speed sheet for the letters taught that week.
2. In each pair, designate one student as 1 and the other as 2.
3. Demonstrate that each "1 student" should read the uppercase letter and each "2 student" should read the lowercase level.
4. Students go back and forth saying each letter. Students can raise their hands when they finish or you can set a timer and see how many times they can complete their whole sheet.
Alphabet Spot-It
Alphabet Spot-It Playing Cards
Directions for Teachers
1. Print and cut out cards (card stock recommended). Print enough for the size of your class.
2. Give each group of students a stack of cards.
3. Place a card face down in front of each student.
Rules for Students
1. Students flip their cards over and try to find a matching symbol on their card and the card in the center.
2. The first student to find a pair calls it out.
3. That student takes the center card and places it in front of them, revealing a new card in the center.
4. Students continue to play until all cards have been used.
5. The students with the most cards at the end is the winner.
Eyes Closed Game
1. Blindfold two students.
2. Stand 4-6 students around the room and assign them a letter.
3. The teacher says a letter and then says go.
4. The students standing around the room will make the phoneme (sound) for the letter they are holding.
5. The blindfolded students must walk around until they find the student saying the phoneme (sound) for the letter the teacher stated.
CVC Pencils
1. Print and laminate each material (or use cardboard).
2. Cut the vowels into strips from a to u.
3. Cut out all the consonants into individual letters
4. Cut the pencils and cartoon heads out
5. Slice two stilts (an inch each) in the middle on the pencil, on the top and bottom so the vowels can feed through the pencil.
6. Tape, glue, or velcro the consonants onto each pencil (Velcro is recommended for versatility).
7. Tape or glue the cartoon head onto the top on the vowel strip.
Any of the 4 Skill Activities can be adapted to be used for teaching phonics using either the letters, sound, or accompanying vocabulary word.