FREE Valentine’s-Themed Sort: The Two Sounds of Final Y

Sorting words is a hands-on way to get kids focusing in on spelling patterns, which helps them not only become a better speller, but a better reader, too! Want to learn more about word study? You can read my 10 day series called, Teaching Spelling Through Word Study.

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The Two Sounds of Final Y Word Sort

Here’s a Valentine’s Day themed word sort for the two sounds of final y (long i and long e) and is perfect for a child at the end of Within Word Patterns Stage or beginning of Syllables and Affixes Stage. It’s called MY CANDY HEARTS and here’s how it works:

 

Students sort these candy hearts (2 pages of hearts)

 

under the head words “my” and “candy”, then talk about the pattern they notice within these words (y on the end of a one-syllable word generally says the long i sound and y on the end of a two-syllable word generally makes the long e sound).

 

More Ideas You May Like:

• Using Words Their Way to Teach Spelling
• Teaching Dialogue with Conversation Hearts
• Valentine Word Bump! {spelling fun}
• Valentine Pre-K/K Pack
• Valentine Cut it Out! Pack

 

Follow This Reading Mama’s board Valentines Theme on Pinterest.
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Download this Free Valentine’s Themed Word Sort HERE.

 

 

Enjoy!
~Becky