Mix some fun into your word study block! These Short O and OR games introduce students to R-controlled vowels. Students compare the Short O sound with words where an R follows the vowel and changes its sound, in words like fox, fork, rock, born, drop, and torn.
The games are aligned to Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers (3rd Edition), Unit 7, Sort 58, but they work alongside any phonics or word study program. They're designed for students at the end of the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage who accurately spell CVC words with beginning blends, digraphs, and preconsonantal nasals and are ready to begin exploring within word patterns, including long vowel patterns and R-controlled vowels.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Trot the Horse to the Pond Board Game (Partner Game)
Students take turns drawing a picture or hint card and moving to the picture or word on the game board that matches it. Played much like "Candyland," with a recording sheet that makes it easy to check that students heard each vowel sound correctly.
- Teacher directions
- Trot the Horse to the Pond game board
- Game cards
- Student-friendly directions
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
Spin, Cover, Build, Write (Independent Activity)
Students choose one of 4 picture boards, spin for a vowel sound (Short O or OR) or hint, and cover a picture that matches. Then they build and/or write the word for the picture they covered.
- Teacher directions plus ideas for extending the picture boards
- 4 picture boards
- 2 spinners with student-friendly directions
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
ALSO INCLUDED
- Black and white and color versions of everything
- Word list of all included words
- Answer keys for both activities
HOW THIS RESOURCE HELPS YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS
- Gives students two engaging ways to practice the same Short O and OR sounds
- Works for partner centers, small groups, early finishers, and independent practice
- Recording sheets build in accountability and quick assessment
- Uses game formats similar to the rest of Unit 7, so students don't have to learn new rules each week
- Pictures and words help students hear how an R after the vowel changes the Short O sound
- Ready to print and use with no extra prep beyond cutting cards
Want every game in this unit? This game set is included in the Intro to Contractions and R-Controlled Vowels Unit 7 Letter Name Words Their Way Games Bundle, so you can get all of the Unit 7 games together and save.
ABOUT THE LETTER NAME-ALPHABETIC STAGE
This stage is where students connect the letters they know to the sounds those letters make. Students at this level recognize most letters and are ready to study beginning and ending consonants, word families, digraphs and blends, and short vowels in CVC words. Instruction focuses on hearing the sounds inside a word and matching each one to the letter that spells it. By sorting pictures and words by sound, students build the letter-sound knowledge that supports both early spelling and early reading.
NEED PRINTABLES FOR THE ENTIRE LETTER NAME-ALPHABETIC LEVEL?
See the Letter Name-Alphabetic Printable Bundle (contains all 4 resources)
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