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

By thisreadingmama 6 Comments

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.

Two Sounds of Final Y - a FREE Valentines Word Sort - This Reading Mama

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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:

 

word cards for final y word sort

Students sort these candy hearts (2 pages of hearts)

 

final sound of y head words

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:

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  • Valentine Pre-K/K Pack
  • Valentine Cut it Out! Pack

 

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Download this Free Valentine’s Themed Word Sort HERE.

 

 

Enjoy!
~Becky

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Comments

  1. wilhcarm says

    January 29, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    Clever idea and educational, yet fun. I have a feeling I will be saying I knew you when! Wow!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:43 pm

      Oh, you’re too funny! 🙂

      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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