Do your students look forward to word study? These Short U word family games for -UG, -UT, and -UN help students practice onset and rime as they blend beginning consonants with each word family to read and spell CVC words like tug, rug, cut, hut, sun, and run.
The games are aligned to Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers (3rd Edition), Unit 2, Sort 17, but they work alongside any phonics or word study program. They're designed for students at the beginning of the Letter Name-Alphabetic stage who have mastered initial consonants in CVC words and have often started recording final consonants accurately, so they're ready for same-vowel word families.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Connect 5 Board Game (Partner Game)
Students take turns drawing a picture or word card and covering the matching picture or word on the game board, trying to connect five spaces in a row to win. The recording sheet makes it easy to check which words students built during play.
- Teacher directions
- Connect 5 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 word family or clue, and cover a picture that matches. Then they build the word with letter tiles (optional) and write it on the recording sheet.
- Teacher directions plus ideas for extending the picture boards
- 4 picture boards
- 1 spinner 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 word families
- Picture and word cards support students as they blend onsets and rimes
- 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 2, so students don't have to learn new rules each week
- 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 Short Vowel Word Families Unit 2 Letter Name Words Their Way Games | Onset and Rime Centers Short A I E O U Word Families, so you can get all of the Unit 2 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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