Step 4
Play Games
After you teach your student a new concept and practice building some words together, it’s time to consolidate that learning with a fun game to practice.
General games
Games for Kindergarten – 1st Grade | Florida Center for Reading Research
Second and Third Grade | Florida Center for Reading Research
Fourth and Fifth Grade | Florida Center for Reading Research
Roll and Read Games for UFLI Lessons | University of Florida Toolbox
Games corresponding to phonics concepts
* indicates games available in the Lit Kit
Phonemic Awareness Games – 2Fun4Words
I Spy *
Memory with Vowel Sounds *
Tic TAC Toe With Sounds *
I Match *
Fiddle with the Middle *
Letter Recognition – Alphabet
Rainbow Hop Letter Sounds Game
Alphabet Letter Identification Activities
10 Letter recognition activities
Bingo Blast *
Eye Spy *
AlphaScramblers *
Short vowels
Blevins Word Sorts
Word Sorts – Letter Name Stage
Hopscotch Blending: An active way to do blending!
Don’t Cross Me *
Rolling Endings *
Blends and digraphs
Word Chains (word lists for creating concrete ladders)
Word Sorts – Letter Name Stage
Digraph board games
CVCe words and Vowel Teams
Silent E wand
Word sorts – Within Word Pattern stage
Roll a long vowel games
Word ladders Grades 1–2
Don’t Double Cross Me *
R controlled vowels, diphthongs and complex vowels
Word sorts – Within Word Pattern stage
Bossy R board games
Twender game
Games for irregular words
Concentration: In this memory game, the child has to match (and read) word pairs from a number of face-down cards.
Fishing with a magnet: It’s just like it sounds. The child uses a “fishing rod” to catch a fish. Once a fish is caught, the child flips over the fish to read the word at the back.
Bingo: This game is played like traditional bingo with the exception that words are used on the bingo card instead of numbers.
Snakes & Ladders: You can create your own snakes and ladders board game with words you choose. When students land on a square, they have to read the word they see.
Digital activities for computers, iPads or phones
Blending Sounds Spelling Game (set up free account)
Starfall – online games and decodable books sorted by phonics concept
Word Ladder Game
Wordshake – Build words from blocks provided in 2 minutes
ABCya – This link includes a range of word play games
Vocabulary game
Tips!
Explore the Lit Kit for game ideas and resources
