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Color the Chunk – Long i Word Families

By thisreadingmama 8 Comments

Today, we’re sharing our Color the Chunk pages for long i word families. You may also want to check out our Long a Word Families pages and our Long e Word Families pages.

Or search through ALL our Color the Chunk Phonics Pages to find what you need for your learners.

Long i Word Families - Color the Chunk - This Reading Mama

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Color the Chunk for Long i Word Families

These pages include EIGHT different long i word families: -ice, -ide, -ike, -ime, -ine, -ight, -ind, and -y. 

Words with a single beginning letter, such as time, are mixed in with words that include blends or digraphs, such as grime and prime on each page.

Some of the pages even have two syllable words under the line on the page. Learners may need extra help dividing the word into two syllables, so be prepared to provide some extra support there.

Just like all our other pages, learners color in the long vowel word family chunk in each word. Learners can use crayon, marker, or older readers may prefer a highlighter.

After coloring them all in, learners use those chunks to read the words. I love how the chunks “pop” out when they are colored in. This is such a great visual cue for struggling learners!

remind readers to start reading at the beginning with a green dot

Remember that you can write a little green dot at the beginning of the word to remind learners to start reading on the left side.

You can even extend the activity, and challenge learners who are ready, by asking them to write sentences on the back of the page with some of the words.

 

Grab a copy of these fun Long Vowel Word Family Mats HERE.

 

 

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Enjoy teaching!
~Becky

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Filed Under: Phonics and Word Study, Struggling Readers Tagged With: Color the Chunk, LV, VT

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Comments

  1. Talia says

    February 26, 2018 at 8:35 am

    I love these pages! Such a great resource for my kids.

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      February 26, 2018 at 8:57 am

      Yay! I’m so glad they work for your kids!

      Reply
  2. Haji | Mommy is My Teacher says

    March 1, 2018 at 3:16 pm

    These pages are great review for my first grader. I like to read a book that focuses on the long i sound first, then follow up with these color chunk pages. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      March 3, 2018 at 8:52 am

      What a great idea. I love how quick and simple these pages are as a before or after reading activity!

      Reply
  3. Christina Boman says

    March 13, 2018 at 1:59 pm

    amazing resources-thank you for all of your freebies also!!!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      March 13, 2018 at 3:38 pm

      You’re welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Melinda says

    March 15, 2018 at 8:43 pm

    I love these! The -ike page has “spike” written twice. My student asked me if there are two different meanings.

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      March 18, 2018 at 8:10 am

      Thanks! I’ll work on getting that fixed.

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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