Free 2nd Grade Phonics Activities (by date, oldest first)

Students will read and sort words based on common vowel pair sounds ea, ai, and oa. Visuals are added as prompts to help the students remember the sounds.

Whether you are practicing phonological awareness, orthographic mapping, or tapping sounds in words when you read this mat is perfect! For some kids, phonological awareness is hard to hear and they need a concrete method in breaking sounds apart. This helped my students to break words apart when writing or practicing phonological awareness!

Use it for small groups, early finisher activities, or centers! My kids always beg to play this game!

This freebie includes the first set which has the first 13 words on the Zeno word list. I teach the 107 Sight Words because they are the most narrowed-down list of the most commonly used words in texts. It is important your child can read these words quickly and accurately for success in reading! 

Included:

• Go Fish Rules
• Set 1; first 13 sight words on the Zeno Word List
• Total of 52 cards
• Endless amounts of fun!

*Prep time is needed. I suggest you print these on card stock and laminate them for more durability. Printing on normal paper will work too! Print the set of cards and cut them out!

For all 107 words buy the bundle!

107 Zeno Sight Word Game BUNDLE

Introduction to Wordle! This is a print and go activity with multiple levels as students develop skills. The playing mats can be reprinted and used again and again as so many different words can be created.

Begin with 3 letter words -

Level 1 - Students can use the alphabet to guess letters in your chosen word. You will mark (red, yellow or green) once students have guessed.

Level 2: Students will use a letter bank (10 letters) to make CVC words. You will again mark the students guesses.

Wordle mats with 4 letter words -

Level 1 - Students can use the alphabet to guess letters in your chosen word. You will mark (red, yellow or green) once students have guessed. (These are great for digraph, or consonant blend practice!)

Level 2: Students will use a letter bank (12 letters) to make 4 letter words. You will again mark the students guesses.

Wordle mats with 5 letter words -

Level 1 - Students can use the alphabet to guess letters in your chosen word. You will mark (red, yellow or green) once students have guessed.

Level 2: Students will use a letter bank (12 letters) to make 5 letter words. You will again mark the students guesses.

Have fun!!

Spring Short Vowel CVC - Word Blending, Segmenting & Building

Word Ending Digraphs - ge/-dge

Word Ending Digraphs - ch / -tch

Spring short vowel mini set - Included is one of each of the activities featuring short a.

Students will write and wipe or use manipulative letters. Students will build letters using flower petals, tap out sounds with Mr. Frog, and slowly talk with Mr. Turtle. Turtle and Frog are ready to be printed and attached to popsicle sticks for hopping / walking along each word. Use them again and again in your small groups or centers.

Turtle Talk

Materials - Picture cards, turtle

Directions - 

We will be talking very slowly like a turtle!  We call this turtle talk.  Look at the picture.  What is it?  Say the word slowly.  Tap out every sound you hear.  Write the letters on the card.  Use your turtle to walk and turtle talk the word you made!   

Flower Building

Use the letters on each flower to build words. Each set has 3 pages to provide appropriate support for your students. You will have one blank page, one with the medial sound written, and one with word families.

Hop along with MR. Frog then find a matching picture

I hope you like my sample set featuring short vowel a. I have an extended packet available for purchase that includes all short vowel sounds, and manipulative letters for a total of 88 words in each set.

Spring Short Vowel CVC - Word Blending, Segmenting & Building

Sort between word families with this Christmas tree themed sorting center. Print the trees and ornaments on card stock. Laminate the pieces for durability. Students will sort the ornaments onto the correct tree. There is a page included for students to record their sorting. This product is available in color and in black and white. This is a freebie sample of the ornament sorting centers. The following word families are available in this free packet: -all -aw -ow -own If you like this Freebie, be sure to check out my other vowel sorting sets! Christmas Ornament Long A Word Family Sort (AGE/AKE/ALE/AME/APE/ATE) Christmas Ornament Long A Word Family Sort (ADE/AIL/AIM/AVE/AY) Christmas Ornament Long E Word Family Sort (EACH/EAL/EAM/EAN/EAT/ECK/EEP/EET) Christmas Ornament Long I Word Family Sort (IDE/IGHT/IKE/IND/IME/INE/ITE/IVE) Christmas Ornament Long O Word Family Sort (OAT/OKE/OLD/OLE/ONE/OPE/OTE/OW) Christmas Ornament Long U Word Family Sort (EW/OOL/OOM/OON/OOT/UE/UNE/UTE) Christmas Ornament CVC Short A Word Family Sort (AT/AM/AG/AD/AP/AN) Christmas Ornament Short A Word Family Sort (AB/ACK/AMP/AND/ANG/ANT/ASH/ASK/ATCH) Christmas Ornament Short E Word Family Sort (ECK/ED/ELL/ELT/EN/END/ENT/EST/ET) Christmas Ornament Short I Word Family Sort (ID/IG/ILL/IN/IP/IT) Christmas Ornament Short I Word Family Sort (ICK/ING/ISH/IST/ITCH) Christmas Ornament Short O Word Family Sort (OB/OCK/OD/OG/OP/OSS/OT) Christmas Ornament Short U Word Family Sort (UB/UCK/UG/UMP/UN/UNG/UNK/USH/UT)

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These are basic 2 and 3 phoneme Elkonin boxes. I say a word and the students practice saying the sounds in the word while the circles drop down into the box. You could also say the sounds and have the students guess the word. Sometimes we think of what letter makes the sound and write it in the box. Circles drop on click into the box. Click on the links below for more Elkonin activities! Elkonin Boxes with Pictures - 2-Phoneme Words (Phonemic Awareness) Elkonin Boxes: Farm Animal Theme (Phonemic Awareness)

Sight word flashcards with pictures. I used these around my room for a scavenger hunt- also on my TeachShare (:

Students use this double-sided, half sheet to record their words and sentences during literacy stations. This provides great information and formative assessment for teachers. This also holds students accountable for their independent work.

See the video below for the recording sheet in action!

Station Recording Sheet Video

This template is for small group phonics lessons. It includes all of the crucial components of a phonics lesson identified by Wiley Blevins in his book, A Fresh Look at Phonics.

This template is a different format of template 1.

Happy Planning!

Use these phoneme-grapheme mapping charts in your phonics and small group lessons! Two options are provided. One with 4 sound boxes for earlier readers and one with 7 boxes for more advanced patterns.

See the video below for this chart in action!

Word Mapping Chart Video

These header cards and recording sheet are PERFECT for a literacy station that focuses on recently taught and review phonics concepts!

Record 10 real words and 10 silly words with the phonics concept on notecards or sentence strips.

Mark an x or a checkmark on the back of the cards so students can self-check.

Students read and sort the words.

Students self-check.

Extensions:

Students record words.

Students write real words in sentences.

This phonics template includes 3 versions. These plans include the most important components of a phonics lesson as identified in Wiley Blevin's A Fresh Look at Phonics.

Happy Planning!

Use these individual letters in your standard pocket chart. They can be used for phonics activities such as practicing blending, word ladders, etc.. It is recommended that you print out multiple copies so that you can have multiple of each letter.

See the video below as an example.

Word Ladders using pocket chart letters

Short Vowel Preview has six activities to help students practice words with the short a sound in a CVC pattern.

Products included:

⭐I Spy

⭐Roll and Read

⭐Sound Maze

⭐Dots and Boxes

⭐Word Grid

⭐Say, Tap, Write, Build

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⭐ Short a Dots and Boxes

⭐ Short a Word Grid

⭐ Short a Say, Tap, Write, Build

Short Vowel Word Ladders is a way students can practice substitutions and deletions within a single word family.

Included in each resource:

Teacher word meaning page

⭐2 different whole sheet ladders in black and white and color

⭐2 half sheet ladders (2 to a sheet for easy printing) in black and white and color

⭐6 half sheet ladders for small group, center, or independent practice in black and white and color

Other Resources:

Roll and Read activities are fun no-prep worksheet games that allow your students to practice decoding, word recognition and oral reading fluency for long vowel team and CVCe words. These phonics games are great for literacy centers, early finishers, informal assessments and morning work in your kindergarten, first grade and second grade classes.

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What's included:

• 1 long vowel ea & ee game board
• Directions page

More Long Vowel Team & CVCe Games:

Long A: A_E, AI & AY

Long E: EA, EE, EY & Y

Long I: I_E, IE, IGH & Y

Long O: O_E, OA, OE & OW

LONG U: U_E, EW, UE & UI

More Roll & Read Games:

Hard & Soft C & G

R-Controlled Vowels

CVC Short Vowels

Beginning Blends

This long vowel team sorting worksheet will help students practice reading words with the AI and AY pattern. Use it for end of the year review, morning work, literacy centers, guided reading, independent work and more! The skills included are appropriate for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students. Students will love cutting out the words/pictures and pasting them under the correct category (ai or ay).

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Differentiated Worksheet Options Included:

• Pictures only
• Pictures and words
• Only words without picture prompts
• Pictures and missing sounds in the word (ex: mail - m__l)

Words Included:

• ai: mail, nail, chain, paint, snail
• ay: play tray, hay, ray, say

More Long Vowel Team Resources:

Long Vowel Teams Roll & Read Bundle

Roll & Read Long A: A_E, AI & AY

Roll & Read Long E: EA, EE & Y

Roll & Read Long I: I_E, IE, IGH & Y

Roll & Read Long O: O_E, OA, OE & OW

Roll & Read Long U: U_E, EW, UE & UI

This roll and read phonics worksheet help students improve decoding and fluency skills. These short a sentences are perfect for literacy centers, morning work, small groups, homework, sub plans and more! Preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will practice their fluency and beginning reading skills by rolling a dice and then reading the matching sentence.

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What's included:

• 1 short a board
• directions page

How to play:

• Students can play individually or with partners.
• Roll the dot cube. Read the first word in the row. Cover the word with a counter or color in the box. Keep rolling and reading sentences until someone reaches the top of a column first!

More Roll & Read Phonics Words:

Short Vowel CVC

Digraphs

Blends

Long Vowel Teams

Hard & Soft C & G

R Controlled Vowels

More Roll & Read Phonics Sentences:

Short Vowel CVC

Hard and Soft C & G