This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m sharing my final set of short vowel four-in-a-row games. They’re a fun (and quick!) way to review single-syllable short vowel words. To play, print a board game of your choice. Then grab two do-a-dot markers. Other options include covering the words with small round manipulatives or coloring with regular markers or crayons. Take turns reading the words and dotting with a do-a-dot marker….
Free four-in-a-row games for short i words
Today I’m sharing a set of four-in-a-row games for teaching short i words. (This post contains affiliate links.) My Five is getting better and better at reading short vowel words automatically. Hurray! One of his favorite ways to practice is with our 4-in-a-row games. You should know something about my Five. He’s cute, but he’s grumpy. While he’d listen to me read books all day long, he’s often resistant when…
Free alphabet games to promote letter recognition
Try these free alphabet games to help your child remember letter names! (This post contains affiliate links.) Have our seen our Four in a Row games? Kids take turns reading or answering a math fact and dotting their answer. The first to get four in a row, wins. I’ve modified this simple game to review many different skills, from learning to read to practicing addition facts. A reader recently asked…
Four in a row games for “oo” words
It’s time for another set of four in a row reading games! (This post contains affiliate links.) I’ve shared quite a few of these four in a row reading games along with my other phonics activities. That’s because they’re quick to print and play, and they provide a lot of practice in a short amount of time. Plus, my kindergartner loves them. He’s one of those kids who are hard…
Free reading games for u-e words
(This post contains affiliate links.) Yay! We’re at the last of our Four in a Row reading games for silent e words! This is a small set for u-e words. There just aren’t many words that fit this category, so I included just two games in the download. My Three chose red and green Do-a-Dot markers for us to use as we played this game. (Christmas will be here soon!)…
Free Four-in-a-row games for o-e words
We’ve been working on o-e words at our house. Here’s a fun, no prep game! (This post contains affiliate links.) I’ve shared a giant collection of phonics games and worksheets over the past few years. This game is part of a big collection of silent e games. Whenever I tell my Five that we’ll be doing learning games after morning kindergarten, he asks, “Will we play Four in a Row?” It’s…
Practice reading i-e words with these quick games!
I’m sharing yet another free printable for practice reading i-e words! These four-in-a-row reading games take the boring out of reading practice. Plus, they’re quick to print and play! Print the game you’d like to play. I include four in the download: CVCe (i-e) words, such as ride and time CCVCe (blend or digraph + consonant + silent e) words, such as smile or write. Short i words, such as tip and sit, PLUS CVCe words Short i…
