Dictation is a no-prep phonics practice that helps students practice words within a specific phonics pattern.

This can be used 3 or 5 days a week depending on your classes' needs and time availability.

It is best used as a guided practice but can be used as quick practice, assessment, or review.

So, if you are a teacher tired of laboring over teaching phonics patterns that are forgotten by the next week and are hardly ever applied to their writing, give Dictation a try.

Included in this resource:

⭐6 different recording sheets in full (great to laminate or put in a page protect to reuse) and half sheets (for one-time uses)

⭐3- and 5-day plans with; letter sounds, review words, new phonics patterns, easy word phrases/ sentences, and longer sentences.

⭐Editable option to create what works best for your class and phonics sequence.

Other resources:

⭐ Short e Word Sorts

⭐ Short e Word Ladders

⭐ Short e Say, Tap, Write, Build

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Looking for a way to have access to all the letter tiles you need for your weekly Short e CVC phonics pattern?

Word Builder does just that. No more wishing to have tiles for each student or rushing to sort out letter tiles. Each activity comes with letter tiles to make most, to all, words in the phonics pattern. Also included is a work mat that has a space for blending and writing (these are of course optional for use). All you have to do is print, cut, and use.

Included in this resource:

**⭐**1 set of large letter tiles

⭐1 set of letter tiles made to fit 2 to a page for a printer-friendly version

⭐2 different full-page building mats

⭐2 half-sheet building mats for a printer-friendly version

Other resources:

⭐ Short e Say, Tap, Write, Build

⭐ Short e Flip, Tap, Write, Use

⭐ Short e Word Grid

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Looking for an activity to help students work on decoding and encoding simultaneously? Short e Flip, Tap, Write, Build, Use resource helps students practice just that.

How? Students flip a picture card over, these are focused on a specific phonics pattern, to get their word. Next students work on tapping out the sound. They can use the Elkonin boxes or the guide dots to help track the sounds tapped. After they will build the words by writing a letter for each sound made and using letter tiles(that are provided, so no need to search or organize tiles, just print, cut, and use). Lastly, the student uses the word to create a sentence.

This activity makes for a great center, small group work, independent practice, and even homework.

Need a way to hold them accountable?

No worries, there is a recording sheet available where students can record a few of their flips. All they have to do is write the word and the sentence on the sheet. This gives you a glimpse into their understanding and insures that they are indeed working during center, small group, and independent work time.

Included in the resource:

⭐2 work mats for Flip, Tap, Write, Build, Use

⭐1 page with 4 sets of letter tiles for short e CVC words

⭐1 set of picture cards in black and white

⭐1 set of picture cards in color

⭐One recording sheet

Looking for something without as many moving parts? This is a simplified version of Flip, Tap, Write, Build, Use. It focuses just on the building of the words from a given picture. Just print and use.)

⭐ Short e Say, Tap, Write, Build

Other Resources:

⭐ Short Vowel Flip, Tap, Write, Use Bundle

⭐ Short e Word Builder

⭐ Short e Word Grid

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short e Scoot gives students the chance to read and write short e CVC words while getting up and moving. This activity gives students the practice of a worksheet but the movement of an activity.

These task cards can be used in a variety of ways and setting depending on your classroom needs.

Included in this product:

⭐4 versions of Short e Scoot

⭐Bonus Short e Rhyming Scoot

⭐Answer keys for quick answer review

⭐Recording sheets to match each version

⭐⭐Recently Added (6/5/23) Digital Versions for each of the 5 paper scoots.

Each digital version has 4 different options: scoot cards, scoot cards with movement clips, or movement pictures, and scoot cards with delayed answers. These digital options are made through PowerPoint.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Puzzle

⭐ Short e Dominoes

⭐ Short e Word Grid

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short e 5 in a row is a great game that helps solidify students’ ability to read CVC words. All game boards include a picture for each word in varying layouts. This allows students to stay engaged and excited throughout the game.

Included in the resource:

⭐6 boards in color and black and white

⭐Words cards on one page
⭐An accountability sheet when playing in centers or with a partner.

⭐Picture cover pieces in color and black and white

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Dominoes

⭐ Short e Dots and Boxes

⭐ Short e Board Game

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short Vowel Puzzles come with two different puzzle options to help promote students’ understanding of common CVC patterns. Great for practice or review during centers or small group time.

Included in this resource:

⭐5 Word family puzzles. Including the families; -en, -et, -ed, -eg, -em

⭐20 Word-to-picture puzzle

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Sound Mazes

⭐ Short e Dominoes

⭐ Short e Word Ladders

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Dots and Boxes give you a short vowel activity great for partners. This low to no prep activity gives

Dots and Boxes is a low to no prep activity that gets students practicing reading and writing their short vowel words along with strategizing on how best to create boxes.

Students take turns connecting dots until a box is formed. The student who drives the last line, making the square, claims the spot. They then write the word beneath the player they are. The student with the most words at the end wins. For added fun, there are blank spaces where students can write their short vowel words.

This set comes with 7 different sheets with a variety of words and blank spaces, including one with all words and one with no words at all.

Included in this resource:

⭐7 different sheets

⭐1 Dots and Boxes Blank board.

⭐1 with all words

⭐5 other with a variety of blanks and words

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Board Game

⭐ Short e Roll and Read

⭐ Short e Spin a Word

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short e Word Sorts is a no-prep phonics activity that can be used to introduce a new phonics pattern or review. Sorts have multiple options to meet the needs of your students. Use for whole group, small group instruction, or center work.

Included in this resource:

⭐3 different short e sorts

⭐2 short e with review (a,i/o,u) sorts

⭐Each sort comes as a full sheet or half sheet of words/pictures/ words and pictures

⭐Full Sheet Sorting Mat

⭐1/2 sheet words or pictures with 1/2 sheet sort mat (perfect for composition notebooks)

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Spin a Word

⭐ Short e Dots and Boxes

⭐ Short e Dictation

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Want a no-prep word-building activity?

Say, Flip, Write, Build is just what you need. Each of the 4 versions has pictures around a specific phonics pattern. However, this product doesn’t have students just cutting and gluing letters. Instead, they are practicing saying the word multiple times as they segment the sounds, write the corresponding letters, then build the word using letter tiles.

Included in this resource:

⭐4 different sheets

⭐With 6 different short e CVC pictures each

Other resources to check out:

⭐ Short e Flip, Tap, Write, Use

⭐ Short e Word Grid

⭐ Short e Word Builder

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short e is an engaging game that has students practicing reading short vowel words. Added pictures help builds a deeper understanding of words (especially words like bat, pop, bun, and kid).

With 2 ways to play, either by matching words or rhyming them. Students can be met on a variety of levels.

Included in this resource:

⭐42 different dominoes on 2 sheets, for easy printing and cutting.

⭐Available in both color and black and white.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Word Ladders

⭐ Short e 5 in a Row

⭐ Short e Sound Mazes

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short Vowel Spin a Word is a no-prep game that gets students writing short vowel CVC words, in three different ways; spin a word family, spin a picture write a word, or write a word that rhymes. Offered in color and black and white.

Included in This Resource:

⭐ 1 word family spinner

⭐2 spinners to write the word

⭐2 spinner to write a word that rhymes

⭐ black and white or color

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Sound Mazes

⭐ Short e Word Ladders

⭐ Short e Puzzle

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short e Game Boards offer students the chance to practice reading and writing short e CVC patterns intwo fun versions.

Version one is Flip a Word Game Board. This game has students flip word cards over and then find the matching picture on the game board. Careful some cards can have you skipping ahead or back.

Version two Spin Around Game Board has students spinning around a word family spinner to land on words of that family. The first one to fill up their accountability sheet wins.

Included with this resource:

⭐Flip a Word Game Board

⭐Flip a Word Word Cards

⭐Spin Around Game Board

⭐Spin Around Accountability Sheet

⭐Both versions are available in color and black and white.

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Dots and Boxes

⭐ Short e Word Ladders

⭐ Short e Spin a Word

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Looking for a way to help your students practice the skill of decoding? With blending lines, you can do just that. This quick no-prep digital or paper activity can have your students practicing decoding (sounding out) words in a snap. These blending lines are phonics focused and are great for whole-group or small-group learning. I’ve based these lists on Wiley Blevins’s suggestions for blending lines.

In this resource you will find:

3 different variations of blending lines for the phonics skill. Each variation offers a little change of words and a higher level of challenging words and sentences.

Each variation is offered in:

· digital

· paper, full sheet, with or without guides

· paper, double sheet, with or without guides.

Other resources you may like.

⭐ Short Vowel Say, Tap, Write, Build Bundle
⭐ Short Vowel Flip, Tap, Write, Use Bundle
⭐ Short Vowel Word Builders Bundle

Short e I Spy is an engaging way for students to practice identifying words within a specific pattern. To reinforce the understanding of the word pattern student must identify the word or write the word. This can be used as a center or a whole group activity.

Included in this resource:

⭐4 different I Spy mats

⭐black and white and color

⭐2 different versions write the word and check the word

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Sound Mazes

⭐ Short e Word Ladders

⭐ Short e Board Game

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short vowel word grids give students the opportunity to create words using a set of letters, no matter their level. Multiple designs allow you to use these in whole, small, or individual settings. Use these as a center, practice, warm-up, a fun game outside, the uses are endless. Now including large and extra-large letters. Which can work for creating anchor charts and bulletin boards or extra-large grids during centers.

Included With Each Vowel:

⭐2 different grid versions

⭐1 teacher template per version (great for interactive whiteboards, doc cams, or anchor charts)

⭐3 student practice sheets with different writing spaces per versions

⭐1 set of large letters (4 letter tiles to a page)

⭐1 set of extra large letters (1 per page)

Other resources:

⭐ Short e Word Builder

⭐ Short e Say, Tap, Write, Build

⭐ Short e Flip, Tap, Write, Use

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Short e Roll and Read is a word center activity great for practicing reading short e CVC words in isolation and or in context. This low to no-prep activity has all you need. Dice cards, 7 premade sheets, and an optional editable file to create additional pages or pages to fit your class's needs.

Included in this resource:

⭐7 black and white practice pages

⭐4 word reading pages

⭐3 leveled sentenced pages

additional pages added

⭐2 recording sheet options

⭐3 paper dice card sheets

⭐a separate editable document

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e Word Ladders

⭐ Short e Board Game

⭐ Short e Dominoes

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle

Sort e Sound Mazes gives students the opportunity to practice identifying their phonics sound patterns in a game like format.

Students work through each maze identifying the assigned sound.

Included in this resource:

⭐6 different mazes made 2 per sheet

⭐Each maze is available in black and white and color

⭐1 page answer key

Other Resources:

⭐ Short e 5 in a Row

⭐ Short e Dominoes

⭐ Short e Board Game

⭐ Short e Mega Phonics Bundle