Here is my super simple, yet really effective favorite word work activity: CVC word puzzles.
Sorry, I don't have any pictures of my students using them, but you probably get the idea. They help students who are just learning to merge the letter sounds to make 3-letter words. Sometimes, I even cut the puzzles into 3 parts if the student is still struggling.
I use the puzzles during guided reading (and sometimes put them out as center work). Once I have presented the word family, I have the student read all of the rimes (op, op, op, etc.) so he or she gets the idea that they are all the same. Then, I spread out the onset letters and let the student find the matches, merging the sounds to read each word. When the student has completed all 5 puzzles, I have him/her read all 5 words again (to reinforce the pattern). Then, I send the laminated set of puzzles home with the student as a homework activity.
A set of 6 word family puzzles is available in my TPT store for only $1. Click on one of the sets of word family puzzles above or the link below to see the CVC word puzzles.
Hope you are enjoying the weekend!
Teacher Tam
Great word work activity! I love that you send them home too! Thanks for joining my Linky party too! I don't really have a good fall idea or I would join up on yours! You gotta come over and see my blog....it's got a new look! Let me know what you think! Thanks again!
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