If you’re working on that tricky silent e, these games are a great way to practice reading a-e words.
A few days ago I shared my fold and read cards for a-e words. You know, words like tape, shake, and cape. I created those to help my kindergartner understand how silent e (sometimes called “magic e”) changes the sound of the vowel.
They worked even better than I’d hoped!
Today I’m sharing another set of freebies to help kids learning to read a-e words.
Before we played the new game, we reviewed a-e words by reading the fold and read cards I made the other day. I always insisted that he read the short a word first before folding over the e and reading the new word. He made a couple mistakes, but did great!
We also read a couple of a-e books from my set of free phonics readers. For the most part, he breezed through these.
Next, I pulled out the new game. This is a simple follow the path reading game. Just roll the die, move ahead, and read the word. Take turns until one of you helps the bee find the flower.
He enjoyed it so much he actually asked to play again! So I pulled out the second version. You’ll find three versions in the download, and you can get all three in black and white too.
Have fun!
Find all our silent e printables here!
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Theresa says
What a fun game! We will have to try this out. Thank you for the free printable.
Anna Geiger says
You’re very welcome, Theresa! I hope you get a chance to try it!
Stephanie says
I am so excited to use these resources with my first graders. Learning magic e words will be so fun! Thank you for sharing them. You are a very talented and generous woman!
Anna Geiger says
I’m so glad you can use them, Stephanie!
Tracy says
Thank you so much, I am going to start teaching this in the next week or so.
Anna Geiger says
You’re very welcome, Tracy!
Stephanie says
I love these game boards. They are such a great way for kids to practice decoding words with and with out that e. Thank you for sharing.
Anna Geiger says
Thank you, Stephanie! I’m so glad you can use them.
JC says
Thank you for these fun board games. My students enjoy them very much. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas!
Anna G says
You’re very welcome! I hope you find many helpful resources on my site.
Janice says
Wow! This is brilliant. And helpful. I was and still am shocked that you’re providing these for free. I will end up purchasing too because I’m so impressed with what you provide. Thank you so much!
Anna G says
Thank you for your kind words, Janice! I’m so glad you can use these!