Small group phonics activities

Ditch the phonics worksheets and try these hands-on phonics activities to incorporate the science of reading into your literacy instruction.

Small group activities to do with your students during your literacy small-groups. Free file too! I love these activities as a warm-up before I begin my small-group reading instruction.

A great variation to this would be to make a game of it. BINGO would make a great class activity, but this would be better suited for a small group of 4-6 players in small group centers. Have the cards either in a pile in the center of the table, or inside a box where they'd have to be drawn out. First person to cover all their squares correctly wins! Of course, the other kids can check that person's card to make sure the squares were covered correctly.

Literacy Center Ideas - hands-on literacy center activities perfect for 5-8 years | you clever monkey

Your students will love learning to read and write Wild Old Words with these wild old words games and activities. Great for small group instruction or for activities within first grade literacy centers or second grade literacy centers!

Keyana - Miss. Session on Instagram: "FLUENCY STICKS ✨ Fluency Practice in #kindergarten! This was a whole group activity and each student started off with a sentence stick. When the music stopped they partnered up and read their stick to each other. Then they traded and moved around the classroom again. We did a few rounds and it was so much fun. You can differentiate with #cvcwords #highfrequencywords, letter recognition, etc the learning opportunities are endless. Follow me for…

Sharyn Kish on Instagram: "Fluency Practice in #kindergarten! Each student in this group started off with a sentence stick. When the music stopped they partnered up and read their stick to each other. Then they traded sticks and put their hands up to let me know they were ready for another round. We repeated 5-6 times. This is a SKILL group (not my whole class) but you could definitely do this as a whole group activity. You can differentiate with #vocabulary words, #highfrequencywords…

Set up a fun phonics activity for preschoolers and school aged children with this sorting objects into baskets game! Easy, low-preparation and adaptable

My students love working on writing blends and digraphs through this fun Blends and Digraphs Write and Wipe Activity! Once my students master the ability to read and write CVC words, then we move on to introducing blends and digraphs. After introducing the sounds, I put these activity mats into their literacy center rotations. Each student will pull a card, say the word, write the word, and use the word in a sentence. When students are able to complete the activity mat with accuracy, I offer…

Are you looking for a resource to bring STEM into your phonics skills or word work stations? Or maybe you are just tired of using the same 'ole word work stations year after year..?? Maybe you are wanting to give STEM a try but nervous on how to get started...?? I get it! That's why I created Phonics STEM Sound Kits!