S 1: Word Work Folder Games
Flower Garden:
Take all the plastic chips out of the storage pouch. Spin the spinner to find the sight word. Place the
chip on the flower that matches the sight word you spun.
Match Game.
Place the tiles sight word down on the board. Flip the tiles to find matching pairs. If they do not
match, flip them back over. Continue until all pairs are matched.
Circus Town.
Place the pawn on Start. Spin the spinner to find your word pattern. Move the pawn to the closest space
that matches your word pattern. For example, spinner lands on “ake.” Student should move the pawn to
“rake.” Keep going until the student finds all the words that rhyme with the chosen word pattern.
Buzzing Around.
Sort all the tiles so that the picture sides are face up. Student chooses a tile and places it in the
word family where it best fits (corresponding rhyme). Flip the tile over to check if you are right.
Elephant Lineup.
Sort the tiles so that the letter-only sides face up. Use the tiles to spell the word pictured on the
game board. Flip the tiles over to check the answers.
Wood Work.
Sort the tiles so that the letter-only sides face up. Use the tiles to spell the word pictured on the
game board. Flip the tiles over to check the answers.
Let’s Celebrate.
Sort the tiles so that the pictures face up. Place the gift next to its matching word. Flip the gift over
to check the answers.
Going Sailing.
Sort the tiles so that the pictures face up. Place the tile on the sailboat that matches. Flip the tiles
over to check the answers.
Make the Grade Simple Sentences.
Sort all the tiles so that the pictures face up. Read the sentence on the game board. Find the word that
best finishes the sentence and place the tile where it belongs.
Refrigerator Match-Ups Simple Sentences.
Sort all the tiles so that the pictures face up. Read the sentence on the game board. Find the word that
best finishes the sentence and place the tile where it belongs.
S 2: Roll and Write
The student rolls one die onto the game board.
They then say words by combining the beginning sound on the die with the word family endings it touches
on the game board.
Next, have them write the words on their game card.
Example: student rolls the letter “p,” and it touches the endings –ine, -est, -oke, and –an. Student
writes pine, pest, poke and pan on their card.
They win the game when their card is full.
S 3: Word Family Flip Books
The box contains 30 different little books, each focusing on END sounds. Each book has 10 pictures to go
with each sound, and the student flips the book to make different words. Great for rhyming practice and
works with various reading levels. Examples of end sounds are –in, -ap, - ock.
S 4: Touch & Read Phonics
Select a word card.
First have the student touch the textured dots as they say each sound individually.
Then have them use the arrow to blend the sounds together and read the full word.
Next have them find its matching picture card.
S 5: The Fidget Game
Choose a deck of sight word cards to work with according to the ability of the student. Place the deck
face down on the table. Give the student a rainbow fidget toy mat.
Student picks one card from the top of the sight words deck and says the word aloud. If they are correct,
they roll the die and pop down the number of bubbles which they rolled on the die. If they are
incorrect, they do not pop any bubbles.
If the student gets the Unicorn Card, they get to roll the die twice without having to identify a sight
word.
If the student gets the Gremlin Card, they must roll the die and unpop the number of bubbles they rolled
on the die.
When the student pops all their bubbles, they shout Unicorn! They win the game.
S 6: The I-Spy Game
The student chooses a game board.
Next, they spin the spinner and say what letter it lands on.
Then they search their game board to find an object that begins with that letter. When they have found
something, they put a jigsaw puzzle piece over that item.
Repeat the process until the board is covered and the jigsaw puzzle is complete.
S 7: Rhyme & Sort Rockets
Liftoff!
Set up the rockets (as many or as few as you decide) on the table. Place one rhyming card in each rocket,
by the base. Lay out the remaining cards and have the student sort them into the correct rockets.
Space Race.
Give the student a rocket and lay out all the cards so the student can see them. Set a timer and have the
student find pairs of cards that rhyme and put them into the rocket. See how many they find in the time.
Rare Air.
Show the student three picture cards (two that rhyme and one that does not). Say to the student, “Two of
these words rhyme and one does not rhyme. Show me which one does not rhyme with the others.” Then have
the student put the non-rhyming word into a rocket.
Auditory Astronauts.
Give the student a rocket. Set out three cards in front of the student and say a word from the list of
rhyming words. The student puts picture cards that rhyme with the word into their rocket.
Cosmic Consonants.
Give the student a rocket. Set out three cards in front of the student. Say “I’m thinking of a word. It
starts with (for example) “b” and rhymes with (for example) “sat.” If the student thinks one of their
cards rhymes with the word, they announce that word and, if correct, place it in their rocket.
S 8: Rhyming Pups
The tub contains puppy heads and tails, each with beginning and end sounds on them. Simply have the
student snap a head and tail together and blend the sounds.
S 9: Launch and Learn Beginning Sounds
Place the tiles in the dispenser and have the student choose a game mat.
Then the student launches a tile from the dispenser and identifies the letter and the beginning sound it
makes. Next, they place it on the corresponding spot on their game mat, matching the picture to the
beginning sound.
S 10: Snap & Build Phonics
The student chooses a picture card and identifies the object on it.
Then they snap clips onto the board, sound by sound, to spell the corresponding word correctly.
Example: picture is a bee. Student clips a “b” and “ee” onto the board.
S 11: Splash
Take turns drawing a card from the box without looking at it.
Read the word aloud and say the underlined sound (blend, digraph, syllable). If read correctly, keep the
card otherwise place it in a discard pile.
If you draw a “Splash!” return your cards to the box. Place the “Splash!” in the discard pile.
Keep playing until one player has 10 cards (or however many cards you decide). The first to 10 is the
winner.
S 12: Power Pen
Simply have the student follow the directions on the card (reading for them if needed). The student uses
the pen to choose an answer, and the pen will “speak” and tell them if they are right or wrong.
S 13: Blends & Digraphs Teaching Tubs
Each tub is marked with a particular blend or digraph and contains objects beginning with that sound.
Choose the blends and digraphs that you wish to work on and remove the objects from the tubs.
Have the student name the objects and place the object in the tub corresponding with its beginning sound.
S 14: I Can Build Simple Words Activity Box
Choose a picture card. One side shows the whole word, the other has a vowel missing.
The boxes contain foam letters. Either have the student match all the letters correctly or put the
correct vowel in the missing space and have them say the word.
S 15: Sight Word Fishing Game
The object of the game is to collect as many fish as possible. The game comes with sight words written on
cards; double-sided fish with a sight word written on each side of the fish; magnetic fishing poles. The
fish are color-coded according to the degree of difficulty. Begin by choosing a set of fish to work with
and putting them in a “pond” in the middle of the desk. Next have the student choose a fishing pole.
Then read a sight word and see if the student can catch it with their fishing pole. If they make a
mistake, practice saying and spelling the word and have them try again.
S 16: Sight Word Stomp!
The object of the game is to collect as many word tiles as possible. The tiles are double-sided, and
color coded according to degree of difficulty.
Choose a set of tiles to work with and lay out 10 or so to use. Have the student choose a dinosaur to
stomp with. Next call out a word and see if they can stomp on the corresponding tile. The dinosaur will
suction the card, and the student collects it if correct. If they cannot find the word or make a
mistake, repeat and practice saying and spelling the word and try again.
S 17: Basket of Books
White basket contains a series of books, both fiction and “reality=based” photos). These are split into 4
skill areas:
- short vowels
- long vowels
- blends - s,r,l, 3 letter blends such as str, and final blends
- digraphs - th, wh, sh, ch, ck
Each level comes with a teacher pamphlet.
S 18: Sight Word Swat!
The object of the game is to collect as many flies as possible. The included sight-word flies are
double-sided and color-coded by degree of difficulty:
- Blue - K
- Red – K-1
- Green – 1
- Orange – 2
- Purple – 3
Choose a level to work with and lay out all the tiles so the child can see the words. Give the child a
swatter. Next call out a word and the child tries to swat the word as quickly as possible. When the
child has swatted all the flies, have them read the words back.
S 19: Sight Words Splat!
Choose the sight words you would like to work on. Place the cards with these words on the table in front
of the student. Next, read a word aloud. If the student has a card with this word, they say “Splat!” and
flip the card over. When they flip over all the cards, they have won the game. See if they can flip the
cards back over and read the words to you.
S 20: Sight Word Seashell Game
Place the sandcastle box in front of the student. Have them draw a card from the box without looking. If
they draw a seashell, they read the word aloud. If they read it correctly, they keep the seashell. If
not, put it in a discard pile.
If they draw a crab, they return all the seashells to the box and put the crab in the discard pile.
Play until you decide time is up and count how many seashells the student got correct. Review words that
are in the discard pile.
S 21: Splash Vowel Sounds
Place the box in front of the student. Have them draw a card from the box without looking. If they draw a
word, they read it aloud and say the vowel sound. If they read it correctly, they keep the card. If
incorrect, they place the card in the discard pile.
If the student draws a “Splash!” they must return all their cards to the box and place the Splash tile in
the discard pile.
Keep playing until time is up/student has 10 cards. Review words that are in the discard pile.
S 22: Find & Write Blends & Digraphs
Before you begin to play, place the plastic pellets and word tiles in the tray. Select a mat and
demonstrate how to use the tweezers to pick up a word tile and place it on the correct space on the mat.
Next have the student use a dry-erase marker to write the word in the column on the right side of the
activity mat.
As you play, you can ask:
- What two letters together make the digraph/blend sound?
- How many sounds do you hear in this word?
- What word do you hear when you blend the sounds together?
S 23: Alphabet Learning Locks
Choose the letters you wish to work on. Review the upper-case letters and images on the locks and help
the student identify each one.
Show the student the keys and help them identify the lower-case letter on each one. Then have them use
the key to open the lock with the corresponding upper-case letter.
You can talk about the images and letters as you play – e.g. “I see a picture of the sun. Sun begins with
the ‘s’ sound. Can you find a key with the ‘s’ sound on it?”
Add more letters as the student becomes more confident. Have them find the letters matching the sounds in
their name, or one that has the same beginning sound as another object etc.