Free Activities: Hunt for Letter Sounds and Build Words with Letter Tiles

Activity #1

Hunt for Letter Sounds in Decodable Books

Have students hunt for words with target letter sounds (e.g., short I) in a decodable book. Then, have them share the words they find with a partner.
Tip: For more ideas, check out the built-in review and family engagement ideas at the end of the decodable book.

Activity #2

Build Words With Letter Tiles

Give students a worksheet with pictures of short “I” words. Say the names of the pictures using the onsets and rhymes (e.g., Say, "/h/ /ip/" for "hip") and have students point to the pictures that match the words as you say them. Then, have students identify the same sound in each word (e.g., /i/). Finally, have students build these words on sound boxes using letter tiles.

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