$5 - $10 2nd Grade Phonics Resources (by date, oldest first)

Phonics skills-based differentiated "Guess Who Game" for Vowel Pairs

Get ready to supercharge your students' phonemic awareness with this incredible printable PDF game! Designed specifically for long vowel sounds review, this game is the perfect tool to help your students practice identifying and reading long vowel sounds in CVVC and CVCe words.

With its engaging and interactive format, this game will keep your students fully engaged and motivated as they work to master these important skills. Whether you're a teacher looking for a fun and effective way to reinforce long vowel sounds, or a parent looking to help your child improve their reading skills, this game is the perfect solution.

So why wait? Give your students the gift of phonemic awareness mastery with this amazing printable PDF game today!

Engage your elementary school ELA students by using this phonics game to practice reading words with vowel pairs. Ideas for differentiation and prompting are included to ensure the game is suitable for students of all academic levels. This game also includes three levels of word difficulty- from simple words to multi-syllabic words. The sets of cards are notated with different colored inner borders so you can easily tell them apart.

This activity is perfect for elementary school reading and ELA centers, elementary school reading and ELA lesson plans, small group instruction, extra help sessions, early finishers, group/partner work, classroom competitions, individual practice, and so much more. 

What's included

• 72 "word pile" cards- 24 for each level
• 72 red board inserts- 24 for each level
• 72 blue board inserts- 24 for each level
• 40 question prompts
• Directions for five different ways to play (for individual players, two players, or small group)
• Guess Who game board linked here (NOT INCLUDED IN DOWNLOAD)

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When learning to read children must be taught patterns systematically and explicitly. After they are taught a pattern like blends they should read and spell words with that pattern in isolation and then read stories with the pattern!

These books help your child practice reading blends and high-frequency words in a fun and engaging story! Read the back of the book to engage them in the story. It has a question so that they can read to find the answer!

These books will help your little one feel confident in their reading and feel just like a big kid because they can read their very own book!

These books cover beginning and ending blends:

st

gl

pl

fl

cl

pl

fr

gr

tr

br

sk

sw

tw

ng

lp

nt

mp

These books are very little prep! Print, staple, READ!

In this product, you gain access to board games, bingo games, and roll and read games that you can use during small group time! You can also use the bingo games as a whole class to review the skill!

Beginning Blends

bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl

br, cr, dr, gr, fr, pr, tr

sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, str, sw

End Blends

nd, sk, st, ft, sp, nt, nk, lt, ct, lt

*All vowels are short vowels

These stories are NO PREP and FUN. All you need to do is print, fold, and staple! They will print out in the order needed so it is fast and easy for you!

These decodable readers will ENGAGE your students! They will be begging to read them because.....

1. They will build confidence

2. They have fun and colorful pictures

3. It feels like you are reading a REAL book

4. The back has an introduction to the story with a question so you can engage the students in the story before reading

Included:

• 5 books
• Instructions on how to use
• A parent guide so you can support your child while they read!
• Sound, word, and high-frequency word practice for each book

These are great for your beginning reader groups that are still learning to read! They will be able to sound out the MAJORITY of these words. In the entire set, there are only 13 high-frequency words!

When learning to read children must be taught patterns systematically and explicitly. After they are taught a pattern like blends they should read and spell words with that pattern in isolation and then read stories with the pattern!

These books help your child practice reading digraphs and high-frequency words in a fun and engaging story! Read the back of the book to engage them in the story. It has a question so that they can read to find the answer!

These books will help your little one feel confident in their reading and feel just like a big kid because they can read their very own book!

These books cover:

sh

ch

th

ck

4 books in total

*Because there are very few words for wh that have a short vowel I didn't make a book specifically for wh. Instead, I put words throughout all the books with the digraph wh.

These books are very little prep! Print, staple, READ!

To get a pattern to STICK in a new readers brain we need to read AND spell with a word and provide context. These self-correcting picture cards are perfect to achieve that goal!

Within this product your child will be exposed to beginning and end blends with short vowels. You can have the child read the card and flip it over to see if the picture matches the word or you can use the spelling mats to have the child look at the picture, say the word, and spell the word. When they are done they can flip the card over to check their spelling.

These posters help children to identify the pattern in words, how they are used, how to correctly map the sounds, and how to mark the word when spelling.

As a teacher, I was always struggling to remember each rule or pattern for the syllable types or patterns I was teaching! These are great to support YOU and your STUDENTS. You can cover them up when you haven't learned a pattern yet and they get to "unlock" the code as you work on that lesson!

Includes:

6 syllable types

The 7 jobs of silent e

Word Families

Prefixes and suffixes (how to map them) & what the prefixes and suffixes are and what their definition is

Homophones, homographs, homonyms

Let's be honest, phonemic awareness can be SO boring for our students! Whenever we are working on it they want to use the words in sentences or want to see a picture of what that word means! Now they have a picture to connect to the word!

These cards are so much fun my students beg me to work with them! I let them choose their manipulative; whether it is play-dough to tap, legos, chips, or blocks! This also gives those kiddos struggling with blending and segmenting a concrete method to gain those skills!

The cards are broken into each vowel so that you can easily practice phonemic awareness with the vowel you are working on. You can also mix them up so they can practice the skill for each vowel!

-Includes

-vowels; ar,or,er,ur,ir

-R-controlled vowel words with a picture

-Sound boxes on the front

-The word and amount of sounds on the back for self-correction!

These are perfect for small-group instruction or centers! Slide them in sheet protectors or laminate and you can reuse them! You can print these cards double-sided (on the short side) so that students can self-correct!

This creates meaning for words that follow the phonics pattern they are learning. This is important in helping the child turn these words into sight words!

These are perfect for small-group instruction or centers! Slide them in sheet protectors or laminate and you can reuse them! You can print these cards double-sided (on the short side) so that students can self-correct!

This creates meaning for words that follow the phonics pattern they are learning. This is important in helping the child turn these words into sight words!

It is important for a child to understand what a syllable IS and how to break words apart into syllables! When children begin to read and write multisyllabic words it will be vital they understand how to break the word into their syllables! This is a great hands-on and engaging way to work on syllables! Pick a manipulative that your child wants to use and get to work! Use them in centers or during small group!

Let's be honest, phonemic awareness can be SO boring for our students! Whenever we are working on it they want to use the words in sentences or want to see a picture of what that word means! Now they have a picture to connect to the word!

These cards are so much fun my students beg me to work with them! I let them choose their manipulative; whether it is play-dough to tap, legos, chips, or blocks! This also gives those kiddos struggling with blending and segmenting a concrete method to gain those skills!

The cards are broken into each vowel so that you can easily practice phonemic awareness with the vowel you are working on. You can also mix them up so they can practice the skill for each vowel!

-Includes

-vowels; a,e,i,o,u

-VCe words with a picture

-Sound boxes on the front

-The word and amount of sounds on the back for self-correction!

These games are perfect for small-group instruction or centers! I give different tips and tricks to work on the skill! I would use these as a Friday fun day during small groups and my students loved them! These games don't have any prep! Print and play! I would suggest laminating or sticking in a sheet protector to keep them nice for a longer period of time! You can also use the bingo games as fun review as a whole class

Includes:

Roll and Read

Board Games

Bingo

CVC:

Reading words with word families

Reading words with short vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in isolation and mixed

Beginning Blends:

bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl

br, cr, dr, gr, fr, pr, tr

sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, str, sw

End Blends:

nd, sk, st, ft, sp, nt, nk, lt, ct, lt

*All vowels are short vowels

Digraphs:

sh

th

wh

ch

ck

*All vowels are short vowels

*Some of the words also include blends

It is important for students to know about syllable types and HOW to break them apart. It is also important for students to know the definitions of suffixes and prefixes so that we can grow their vocabulary! These are handouts that I wish I had as a teacher to help me teach syllable types in reading and spelling!

Includes:

• Syllable Division Rules (VCV, VCCV, CLE, VCCCV, VCCCCV)
• Syllable Type Rules for reading and spelling (word mapping example)
• Miscellaneous Phonics Rules; suffixes and prefixes, all the jobs of silent e, contractions, & homophones, homographs, homonyms
• POSTERS AND HANDOUT FOR RULES LISTED ABOVE
• Common Spelling Patterns Guide for FREE; This is a gem made just for you so that you have the most important spelling rules right in front of you while you teach!

These are perfect for small-group instruction or centers! Slide them in sheet protectors or laminate and you can reuse them! You can print these cards double-sided (on the short side) so that students can self-correct!

This creates meaning for words that follow the phonics pattern they are learning. This is important in helping the child turn these words into sight words!

These keyword letter cards will help your students remember their sounds! When you add pictures and keywords research has shown it helps in the retention and retrieval of information.

Included:

• Mnemonic keywords
• All 26 letters of the alphabet
• Long Vowels
• Digraphs; th (voiced and unvoiced), ch, sh, ck, ph, wh
• Vowel Teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, oi, oy, oa, oe, ow, ou, ue, ew, au, aw, oo
• Word Families: all, am, an, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk
• R-Controlled Vowels: ar, or, er, ir, ur

I always have my kids create actions that go with the pictures. This allows them to be active while doing letter sounds! Research shows that adding movement to learning can also help in the retrieval and retention of information.

Have some fun with your phonics this fall! This set is provided in both b/w & color. Prepare the color activities so you can use again and again! Students will interact with the materials to practice identification of initial, medial, and final sounds. In addition, differentiated pages are provided to work on identification of all sounds within a CVC word.

Initial Sounds: Use the apple orchard mat when working on initial sounds. 26 apple cards are included. Students will pick up the card, say the word, and identify the initial sound. All consonants and short vowels are represented:

Items: apple, bear, cupcake, donut, egg, fire, gourd, hat, inch, jack-o-lantern, king, leaf, moon, note, otter, pie, queen, rainbow, scarecrow, tent, umbrella, vote, wagon, x-ray, yellow, zip

Medial Sounds: Students will use interactive materials to practice understanding medial sounds. This activity focuses on short vowel sounds w/ 6 examples for each short vowel.

Final Sounds: Students will use interactive materials to practice understanding final sounds. A variety of leaf cards containing one syllable words are provided.

Items: cob, sock, mud, wolf, rug, jam, ball, gum, mop, cot, rod, cut, bin, mix, flag, map, seed, bear, tree, leaf, mug, barn, goat, pig

CVC Words: Use the fall mat and cards to say, segment, and spell out CVC words.

Items: cap, dad, wax, wag, fan, can, net, web, gem, vet, ten, bed, mix, kit, pig, lip, bin, zip, mom, pot, fox, cob, box, hop, gum, sub, cut, sun, bug, run

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Medial Short Vowel direct instruction, stations, and Boom cards!

Students will use a variety of activities to reinforce understanding of medial short vowel sounds. When teaching medial sounds I use a roller coaster arm motion providing emphasis of the medial sound at the top of the coaster. To reinforce this, I have made a visual students can use.

Direct Instruction Activity -

• Use the roller coaster and cars to segment words provided on the picture cards. Students will drive the coaster cars, identify the medial sound at the top of the coaster.
• This activity can be done over multiple days - you can focus on one vowel at a time (bring in mirrors so students can see the placement of their tongue when annunciating the short vowel sounds). You can also mix up all 5 short vowel sounds to determine if students are able to identify their sounds.
• Pictures provided have a short vowel focus, with a bonus 20 long vowel pictures.

Stations - Laminate the materials for extended use.

• Clip Cards (30 cards) - use expo markers or clothing pin to select the correct medial sound.
• Sorting (30 pictures) - Sort the pictures to the correct short sound
• 30 cards with pictures and beginning / ending sounds. Students will fill in the medial sound

Short Vowel Tab book - For extra practice, or direct instruction complete a tab book with your students. I have included a different set of pictures.

• B/W and color tab book

Boom cards - 10 sets of cards in all (one location)

Set one: Students select the correct word from a choice of 3 matching the picture.

Set two: Students will select the correct picture for the word that is provided.

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Spring Short Vowel CVC - Word Blending, Segmenting & Building

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This engaging cvc middle sound words pocket chart is easy read and prep.

What is included:

• There are 66 cards.
• Print 6 cards per sheet (in color).

CVC Middle Sound Words:

• Medial a: cat, car, dam, ham, wag, pan
• Medial e: net, wet, bed, pen, den, hen
• Medial i: pig, fin, pit, dig, lid, hit
• Medial o: fox, hop, top, dog, log, mop
• Medial u: cub, gum, bun, hut, mud, sun

You might also be interested in these other resources:

• Opinion writing
• Sequence of events headings
• Sequence of events worksheets
• 57 Story Starters Picture Writing Prompts
• 384 CVC Words Pocket Chart SUPER Packet
• Compare and Contrast worksheets, Picture Cards and Poster

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This bundle of alphabet mystery puzzles is the perfect literacy center to help students gain confidence with letter recognition and beginning sounds. Featuring 74 alphabet picture puzzles in total, students will love this fun, hands-on, low-prep activity where they put their phonics skills to use to reveal a hidden picture. What’s more, the puzzles are self-checking so students can correct their own work making them perfect for independent literacy centers. Each puzzle set includes several levels of difficulty providing differentiation opportunities to cater for students of all levels.

The literacy skills in focus with this set of alphabet mystery puzzles are:

- Lowercase matching: 14 Mats

- Uppercase matching: 14 Mats

- Lowercase to uppercase matching: 8 Mats

- Uppercase to lowercase matching: 8 Mats

- Beginning Sounds Mats (Uppercase and Lowercase): 15 Mats x 2 = 30 Mats

What are puzzle mats?

Puzzle Mats are just that - a puzzle! Students build a puzzle by placing the matching puzzle piece on top of the matching letter or picture. The goal for this activity is to identify the correct letter or picture match to reveal the mystery puzzle picture.

How are puzzle mats best utilized?

Puzzle mats work are suited for use in a wide range of setting including, but not limited to:

-Word Work Stations

-Morning Work

-Early Finishers

-Enrichment

-Intervention

-Home Connection

-Incentive

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