Words Games
As your child's phonics skills build with Blending At The Beginning, some words will become automatic
and blending will not be necessary. Games are excellent activities for phonics instruction and can facilitate
this process and add fun to learning.
Concentration
Make pairs of words on cards; hat hat
Turn cards over to make matches. (This is good for visual memory.)
Board Games
Use a standard board game.
The player rolls a dice (spins a spinner) and reads a word on the card. If correct,
the player moves the number he rolled.
Tic Tac Toe
Use this familiar game by putting words in the square.
The player must say the word before earning the square.
Magic Square
Make squares and fill in letters- with the magic letter in the middle.
b c t
d a g
r
p m
Rule: all words must have a short a . cat, bag, rag ...Children make as many words as they can find.
