Children need to learn to separate words into their component parts so that they can learn to decode unfamiliar words.

One of the first and easiest ways to 'break up' words is to look at compound words.

Here is a couple of picture sheets I made for my students some years ago. I have laminated them, and I re-use them each year to help my beginner readers.

   

         Compound Words_1                                                          Compound Words_2

You are welcome to download these sheets to print for your personal/educational use.

"Taking Words Apart" - Compound Words

Children need to learn to separate words into their component parts so that they can learn to decode unfamiliar words.

One of the first and easiest ways to 'break up' words is to look at compound words.

Here is a couple of picture sheets I made for my students some years ago. I have laminated them, and I re-use them each year to help my beginner readers.

   

         Compound Words_1                                                          Compound Words_2

You are welcome to download these sheets to print for your personal/educational use.

Printable board game for /all/ word family

I'm trying to get some of my students to recognise 'little words' or letter patterns inside words.... so I've been using this game I made several few years ago. I let the students borrow it to play at home, so they get extra practice (I also send home a little zip-lock bag with a die and 'wishing stones' for movers).

The game is quite simple to play- just make sure the players can follow the sequence of numbers from the bottom. My students enjoy this game, especially if they land on a bug!

Up the Wall game board 

Up the Wall Instructions

You can download this game for free until the end of this month. Print in colour on white or light-coloured card (or cover paper), and print the Instructions on the back before laminating. You will also need a die/dice and tokens or 'movers'.

Reading Game to Make

Busy times at work... today I had a mixed class of Grade 4 & 6 students (their Grade 3 and 5 classmates were sitting tests).
Some of the Grade 4's finished their work early so I quickly adapted and printed off a Reading Game board I made a while ago. The task I gave the students was to think of words either suitable for Grade 1's or words they themselves need to work on, then fill in the game board and decorate it.

A couple made some very good games that I can use with my Grade 1's (colour photocopied onto light card and laminated). The others can play their games with friends or family.

The game board will be available for free download until the end of May (click on the picture below) ... but children also love to design their own game boards!

The game is very simple - if a player lands on a word and can read the word correctly, they move on an extra space. If you want to make it more complex, you can make a rule that anyone who rolls a 6 has an extra turn, any player who rolls a 3 misses a turn (or 2=go back 2, 1= go on one), etc.

New printable board game for Sight Words

Term 2 began here last week, and I have been working with my Reading Intervention children on the "Bridges" reading program.

At the end of each session, I play a quick game with the child, highlighting a teaching point. Often I want to practise some Sight Words, so I have been going through my collection of games to find simple ones that won't take too long to play.

I thought I'd make a new one with cat pictures, as most children like cats.... so here it is.

Cat on the Mat - printable board game

You can download the game for the rest of April. Print it on light card and laminate for best results.

You can make or use word cards, or if you are playing the game with the child, you can just write a list of words and point to the word you want the child to read - I do this if I'm short of time as each child will be working on different words, and they can vary from session to session.

You will also need tokens or 'movers' and a die (dice).

Easter is coming early this year, so I thought I'd get organised with a couple of  printable board games - one to use with Sight Words cards and one to focus on the ‘short u’ sound.  

Both games are 'colour-in' sheets, which can be copied cheaply onto paper or light card to give to children so they can decorate their own game boards (a good Easter Holiday activity to get children to keep practising their Sight Words). 

Click on the pictures below to open a printable .PDF document.

            

Players will also need tokens or movers (counters/buttons/small shells etc.) and a spinner or die/dice.

These games can be downloaded for free during the rest of March- April, for private/educational, non-commercial use.

Easter games for Reading

Easter is coming early this year, so I thought I'd get organised with a couple of  printable board games - one to use with Sight Words cards and one to focus on the ‘short u’ sound.  

Both games are 'colour-in' sheets, which can be copied cheaply onto paper or light card to give to children so they can decorate their own game boards (a good Easter Holiday activity to get children to keep practising their Sight Words). 

Click on the pictures below to open a printable .PDF document.

            

Players will also need tokens or movers (counters/buttons/small shells etc.) and a spinner or die/dice.

These games can be downloaded for free during the rest of March- April, for private/educational, non-commercial use.