$5 - $10 Pre-K Reading Strategies Games

Looking for an engaging and active way to reinforce phonics skills? This scavenger hunt combines movement and learning, making phonics practice fun for Kindergarten to 2nd-grade students!

This phonics scavenger hunt bundle is packed with everything you need to get your students practicing essential phonics skills in an exciting, hands-on way. It
includes 7 separate hunts letters and sounds in the sequence of UFLI lessons 1-59. With step-by-step teacher directions, a student-friendly recording sheet, and an answer key for easy assessment, this activity is ready to go! Phonics lessons include:

1. Uppercase to Lowercase Matching for all alphabet lessons

2. Initial Sound to picture Matching

3. CVC Word to picture Matching

4. Digraph to picture Matching

5. VCe Word to picture Matching

It’s perfect for independent practice or centers, whether you're teaching in small groups or as a whole class. It is perfect for kindergarten, first grade, early second grade any student working on these reading skills. Start with whole-group instruction to guide your students through the process of identifying the picture, matching them to words, and writing their answers. Once they master the format, this scavenger hunt becomes an independent literacy station that can be used again and again with different content!

Take a look at my preview for a better peek at what is included. You may also like to see these Letter Sound charts for all sounds through open and closed syllables to use as a quick warm up prior to the day's lesson and these Short Vowel Practice Activities to keep the vowel sounds automatic.

Contents:

• Teacher Directions

• Student Directions and Recording Sheet

• Teacher Answer Keys

• 7 Separate Hunts Including:

  • 12 Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Matching
  • 14 Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Matching
  • 12 Initial Sound/Picture Matching
  • 15 Initial Sound/Picture Matching
  • 12 CVC Word/Picture matching
  • 8 Digraph/Picture matching
  • 12 Picture/VCe Word Matching Cards

• Alignment with UFLI scope and sequence (lessons 1-59), not endorsed by, simply follows the introductory sequence of letters and sounds.

• Recording sheet for assessment or progress monitoring

• Built-in movement and fine motor practice

Perfect for:

• Whole group instruction
• Independent literacy centers
• Scavenger hunts for phonics practice
• Multi-sensory learning that combines movement, visual identification, and writing

Common Core Alignment:

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1.D: I can recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
✏️ ️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2.D: I can isolate and pronounce the initial sound in a word.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.2.C: I can isolate and pronounce the initial sound in a word.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3 I can know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3 I can decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3A I can know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3.B : I can associate the long sounds with the common spelling for the five major vowels.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3.C: I can know final -e for representing long vowel sounds.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3.A: I can distinguish long vowels when reading one-syllable words.

How it Works:

1. Students may start at ANY card with their pencil and paper on a clipboard. If this is too much to carry: Adjust the activity, by “hiding” the cards around the classroom writing surfaces such as tables and desks and have a pencil at each station.
2. Write the number of the starting card in the top left square.
3. Look at the picture, say what it is and think about what letters/word matches.
4. Walk around the room searching for the letter/word match of the picture located in the oval in the top right of another card.
5. When found, write the answer on the line in the first box.
6. Following the arrow on their paper to box 2, write the number of this card in the box on the top left.
7. Repeat until all boxes are full. Students should return to starting card when completed.

You will LOVE it because:

Teachers will love how easy this scavenger hunt is to set up and how versatile it is—use it for independent practice, centers, or whole group activities. It’s aligned with a trusted phonics curriculum and provides a great way to assess students’ understanding. Plus, the built-in movement keeps students engaged and focused, making phonics practice more fun!

Students will love the excitement of searching for the right answers while moving around the room. The matching activity encourages them to think critically about phonics and fine-tune their motor skills, making learning feel like a game.

Who This Product is For:

• Kindergarten through 2nd-grade teachers looking for engaging phonics activities.
• Teachers seeking a UFLI-scope and sequence aligned resource to support phonics instruction.
• Educators needing fun, low-prep activities for independent centers or small groups.
• Teachers looking for ways to incorporate movement into phonics practice.
• Teachers wanting an easy way to assess and monitor students’ phonics progress.

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This Match-Select-Name (M-S-N) Reading and Writing Bundle contains both the reading and writing packs of the Basketball M-S-N unit. These units provide resources for the acquisition and fluency stages of the M-S-N method.

The Match-Select-Name method was presented by L. Oelwein. There has been a significant amount of research done on the efficacy of this method.

It is shown to be beneficial for students with exceptionalities including Down’s Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder who are struggling to learn

to read using phonics.

The resources included in this unit support the acquisition and fluency stages for the 24 words in the set. The sight words in this set are from the Pre-primer and Primer Dolch word lists. Within this bundle there are 6 sets of 4 words with reading books (using both regular and open dyslexic fonts), flash cards, writing sheets and colouring sheets for each word. You will also find a board game using all 24 words.

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