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Four-in-a-row games for ee words

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It’s time for more free reading games!

Free no prep games for ee words!

I’ve been creating a huge variety of games and activities as I help my Five master common phonics patterns.  Today I’m sharing his favorite game – Four in a Row.  This time we’re working on “ee” words.

Free no prep games for ee words!

As far as phonics patterns go, “ee” is one of the easier ones to remember.  For the first game board, we took turns reading “ee” words and dotting them with a marker.  The goal was to see which of us could get four in a row first.

I guess I was a bit distracted – my Five beat me quickly!

Free no prep games for ee words!

The second board game is a bit harder because the words begin with blends (gr, st, sw, etc.) and digraphs (wh, kn, sh, etc.)  But again, it was a quick game.

This time I won.

Free no prep games for ee words!

For the last game, I added in short vowel words.  This really helps kids slow down and look at the patterns. A few times, my Five read those short vowel words as if they had long e.  He read “bled” as “bleed,” for example.

After he won, I had him read and dot the remaining words for extra practice.

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25 Comments

  1. Danielle

    April 22, 2018 at 10:15 pm

    I recently played these “ee Four in a Row” games in my reading intervention groups and my kids absolutely loved them! And I love it when they are having so much fun learning. It’s activities like these that make a real difference for my struggling readers. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the quality resources you so generously share.

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    • Anna G

      April 23, 2018 at 7:22 am

      I’m so glad the kids liked these, Danielle!

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  2. Hazel

    October 26, 2017 at 11:00 am

    I can’t tell you how much I love your site. When you’ve been teaching vowels for the last 7 years it’s nice to have some new things to play with the kids.
    Thanks again

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    • Anna G

      October 26, 2017 at 5:30 pm

      You’re very welcome, Hazel! I know how nice it is is to have new activities to try!

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  3. Cindy Wood

    October 18, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    Hi. Do you have a blank template that you would consider sending me? I am a reading interventionist and some of the hard/soft c and g words were too complicated for my kids. I would love to program easier words for them. Thank you for your consideration!

    Cindy

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    • Anna G

      November 3, 2017 at 1:07 pm

      Hi Cindy!

      I just added some editable templates to the subscriber library, so if you subscribe to my newsletter you can go there to grab them.

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      • Cindy

        November 3, 2017 at 2:17 pm

        Thank you SO much! I really appreciate that you made the templates.
        Cindy

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  4. Lynnie Kendrick

    March 15, 2016 at 8:50 pm

    Even though things are very difficult for you right now, remember that God always has a plan for you. He knows you are strong and will be able to handle it. However, try to take some time for yourself. Do something that will make you smile.

    I will keep your family and especially you in my prayers!
    Lynnie Kendrick

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    • Anna Geiger

      March 18, 2016 at 2:28 pm

      Thank you, Lynnie, for your encouragement! God is getting us through this one day at a time.

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  5. Carol

    March 14, 2016 at 3:54 am

    Wonderful – like the one on green best!

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    • Anna Geiger

      March 18, 2016 at 2:28 pm

      Thanks, Carol!

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  6. Azra

    March 13, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    The ee games are Just in time for my lesson with my firsties.Yay

    Thanks

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    • Anna Geiger

      March 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm

      So glad you can use them, Azra!

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