If your learner is working on blends or digraphs, you’ll want to grab a copy of these free phonics dice games for blends & digraphs.
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**The free download can be found at the END of this post.
A little background…
My daughter, now in 2nd grade, went to a part-time school for half of last school year. The pace of the phonics program they used was too fast for her {not to mention, it wasn’t my favorite}. We spent much of the last half of the year filling in gaps.
And while she did make progress, I felt we needed to back up and start some things over, especially after summer break. It’s not worth it to jump ahead because I want her foundation for phonics to be rock solid.
Because she really needs extra support as a reader, we are using All About Reading Level 2 with her this year. You know I love to create things and it won’t be all we do, but I really do love All About Reading‘s design for struggling readers!
Phonics Dice Games for Blends and Digraphs
We are going back to short vowel words with blends and digraphs, which she still struggles with from time to time. So, I created some quick and easy phonics dice games for blends and digraphs.
These are NO PREP, easy-to-play games. I listened to her read the words as she played them, but if you’re using them as a review, learners could play them independently.
There are 4 free phonics dice games included:
1- Words with Blends only at beginning OR end (level 1)
2- Words with Blends at the beginning AND end (level 2)
3- Words with Digraphs at the beginning OR end
4- Words with Blends & Digraphs at beginning AND end
My daughter tends to guess at words based on letters towards the end of the word instead of slowing down to start at the beginning. For example, she may say SOFT instead of frost. So I drew a reminder dot/arrow to help her focus on starting at the beginning.
If you use counters, you can make them reusable, even for the same learner. We used counters the first time and dot paint the second time. But you could also just have learners color in the boxes after they read the words.
More Blends & Digraphs Resources
If you’re looking for more resources for teaching blends and digraphs, we have quite a few! Click below or find even more on our free printables page!
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- Blend BINGO Boards
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- Blends & Digraphs Chart
Grab the freebie below!
Enjoy!
~Becky
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Thank you for these FANTASTIC printables!
Thank you! My reader has similar struggles with blending, and this looks perfect for him!
Dear Becky,
I live in South Africa. I have been trained as a dyslexia facilitator and I work at a school with many learners who have learning issues, including dyslexia. To be honest, I cannot even remember how I came to read your blog, but I am always happy when I see a email with your name on it. I would like to thank you for your weekly letter and all the freebees that I get with it. It has made learning so much more enjoyable for both the learners and myself. All I can say, is keep up the good work.
Regards
Viviane Robertson
Durban – RSA
I really love this resource you’ve created! My son (2nd grade) is doing the same with guessing at words based on the ending sounds. He used FUNdations previously. I find myself asking him to start from the beginning of the word often. We are also reviewing blends but still moving forward with vowel teams. Thank you for sharing:)
Love these for phonics review!
Glad you can use them! 🙂