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Lesson 3 Literacy Games — fun to play, simple to use!

Learning to read can be hard work and it is a great idea to have a fun way to practice new skills. These literacy games have been written for just that exact purpose. Each game contains:

  • Base boards or cards
  • Labels to glue to the front of the folder, plastic sleeve or shoe box you use for storing the game.
  • Worksheet for reviewing progress
  • Instructions

We recommend that you print the game materials in color, double-sided and laminate them for durability. The games are designed to be used by up to 6 players and target different literacy skills. They are fun to play and simple to use.

Game preparation

Bug Bites

Focus: identify beginning sounds in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words
  1. Print and laminate the 4 pages of leaves then cut each one into four cards.
  2. Print, laminate and then cut out the 16 letter and bug cards.
  3. You will need 16 plastic or wooden clothes pegs.
  4. Attach a bug card to one side of the peg and a letter card to the opposite side. Make sure the green part is at the bottom so it can be attached to the gap on the leaf card to complete the word.
  5. Print the instructions page and label, then glue them to a storage box.
  6. Print the worksheet

Apple Bites

Focus: identify final sounds in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words
  1. Print and laminate the 3 pages with the apple, worm and letter cards.
  2. Cut out the 5 apple cards from each page.
  3. Cut out the 5 worm and letter cards from each page.
  4. You will need 15 plastic or wooden clothes pegs.
  5. Attach a worm card to one side of the peg and a letter card to the opposite side. Make sure the red part is at the bottom so it can be attached to the gap on the apple card to complete the word.
  6. Print the instructions page and label, then glue them to a storage box.
  7. Print the worksheet
About the author

Belinda Howell is an experienced classroom teacher who has successfully used games as a teaching tool. She has found that being able to share and show off new skills in a fun environment are great motivators for students of all ages.

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Common Core

The Phonics.com program has been developed to align with the Common Core K-5 Reading Standards Foundational Skills:

  • Print Concepts
  • Phonological Awareness
  • Phonics & Word Recognition
  • Fluency

The first release of Free resources, the Phonics Alphabet, covers the 42 phonemes that make up the English language. These are essential for reading fluency and are taught in the Common Core order.

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