Making words

Do your students need some extra practice with reading and writing words with short a phonics patterns? These Short A Phonics Worksheets & Activities are perfect for your short a word work centers during literacy time.

Get these free printable letter tiles for making words!

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Building words is a fun way for students to practice decoding and blending individual sounds in words. This pack contains 19 different building words activities, including short and long vowels. Each game has 10 opportunities to build words and comes with the letters needed. If you want, you can choose to use letter tiles or letter beads instead.

Making your own letter tiles is super easy. Free word building template.

35 hands-on spelling activities that get kids actively engaged with spelling words-thinking, making and creating. Perfect for literacy centers and homework.

If there's one thing I always am on the look out for, its some good "go-to's" for my Word Work center. Last year, my kiddos got into a good routine for their daily Word Work centers, but I always liked to mix it up- Lord knows I get bored doing the same thing all the time, let alone my little firsties. Throughout the year, I ended up making a bunch of activity sheets (some ideas borrowed and changed, some ideas new) for word work and decided to offer one HUGE freebie from my TpT store. The…

If you're looking for a new way to practice sight words this year, this sight word game is quick and easy and makes learning them all the more fun!

This free beginning sounds chart is a great resource for making rhyming words or spelling word families. Includes 55 different beginning sounds!