Today I’m sharing another set of free reading games for your learners! This time we’re focusing on the long i sound.
I’m on a mission to create a giant variety of free phonics games for new readers. Here’s our next set of games!
Free reading games for y, ie, and igh words
This week we’re focusing on the long i sound in one syllable words. In the download you’ll find four game boards with four different ways to play.
Here are the words we’ll focus on:
long i spelled y – cry, fly, fry, shy, spy, try, sky, sty, sly, dry, by, my, why
long i spelled ie – die, tie, pie, tied, flies, ties, tried, fried
long i spelled igh – high, nigh, night, light, fight, tight, thigh, high, right
Game one: Roll & Read
This is the simplest game in the pack. Just print it and have your students take turns rolling a die, moving along the path, and reading the words .If they land on a number, they need to go forward or backward that number of spaces.
Simple.
Game 2: Roll & Read (second version)
In this game, students need to notice the spelling pattern in each word. Instead of rolling the die to move along the path, they roll a die and check the key at the top of the game and move to the closest word with that spelling pattern.
For example, if a child rolls a 2, he should move to a word with -y, such as spy or try.
Game 3: Roll & Sort
For this version of the game, print the game and the recording sheet. Two students can use the same sheet, or you can print one for each player. Have them take turns rolling the die and moving along the path. When they land on a word, they should read it aloud and write it in the correct column on the recording sheet.
Game 4: Read & Do
This game is for your students who have no trouble reading these words but can use extra practice with language and writing. When they land on a word, they check the key at the top of the page. If the word is outlined in pink, the child names a rhyming word. If the word is outlined in blue, the child uses the word in a sentence. And if the word has a yellow outline, the child writes it on a piece of paper without looking at the game board for help.
My Six wanted to write all the answers, so he created the recording sheet in the above picture so we could record our rhyming words, sentences, and spellings.
And there you have it!
One game board that you can use in four different ways – to meet the needs of all your learners.
We hope you can use these no-prep long i games!
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Your students can complete these activities in Google Slides on a computer or tablet. The activities give them practice with ai, ay, ee, ea, ie, igh, -y, oa, ow, oo, ui, and ew.
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nikki
My kids is off school with a tummy bug. This is perfect to help him practice what he’s been missing this week! thank you
Heather Groth, Customer Support
I’m sorry to hear that your child has been sick! We hope he enjoyed this activity as he rested and recovered!
Denise
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Heather Groth, Customer Support
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Tracey Savage
Great activity especially for my struggling readers.
Use these in small groups daily to reinforce the different spelling patterns for long i.
Thank you so much!
Anna G
I’m glad you can use these games, Tracey!
Sandy Burton
These games are superb. I use them especially with my students who are struggling to read as well as those whose home language is not English. they love the fun way of learning. Thank you so much.
Anna G
I’m so glad these help you, Sandy!
jayathilaka Bandara
Dear Madam,
I’m Jayathilaka Harankahawa, a teacher in a government school in Sri Lanka. I have been writing six books as a learning aid for our students. Our students’ reading and writing abilities are very poor. My books will be helpful to improve their above skills.
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Anna G
Thank for your request! However, due to time constraints, I’m not able to do this at this time.
Kathy Hoben
Can I just say this is EXACTLY what I needed? You have no idea how perfect this is. My student has this spelling list with words ending in y and igh and, of course, he hasn’t gotten to that in Wilson because – well, I’m not exactly sure if its the teacher, how he works in a group, or what they’re reading. Anyway, I also need to get him to pay attention to the whole word, not just read the beginning and end and guess. Sound familiar? Haven’t decided if it is some laziness or if it is a strategy for dealing with low working memory. Maybe some of both.
Anna G
Yay! I’m so glad to hear these will work for your learner, Kathy! I have definitely seen kids who read the beginning and then guess at the rest of the word. Hopefully this kind of word study will help with that!
marjorie
thank you for making all of this free. I am an aide at school working with grade ones and i am finding your resources brilliant.
Anna G
Thank you so much for that encouragement, Marjorie!
Suzette O'Kennedy
Thank you Anna, I am currently teaching a little boy who is struggling with English issues. His parent speak Afrikaans in the house and he is placed in an English school. His language development is poor and he has exactly this problem (among others ) and this will make it easier to address.
Anna Geiger
You’re welcome, Suzette – I hope these games work for him!
Karen Pencil
Anna,
I am a retired teacher who is now working with adults in a literacy program. I appreciate all the effort you have put into your activities. Although my students have indicated that they don’t mind if some of the materials I use are intended for young children, I like when I find games/activities that are plainer. I have found many on your site, and my students enjoy them.
Anna Geiger
Thank you, Karen, I appreciate that feedback! Do let me know in the future if you see something that might be modified for older learners. I can’t always make those adjustments, but I can put it on my to do list for the future.
Marilu
I like your spelling game activity and I’m going to use them for my six graders!
Thank u for ur ideas
Elyse
Do you offer these games for the rest of the long vowels? Or even for the short vowels? I teach kindergarten and have quite a range this year, so I would love to differentiate with these games! Thank you!
Anna Geiger
Not these specifically, Elyse, but I do have a lot of phonics games for a variety of vowels. Check this page for all my games (scroll down to short vowels and long vowels): https://www.themeasuredmom.com/word-families/
Vida Brand
Thank you very much for this game my group that struggle with their phonics and sounds will definitely benefit.
Anna Geiger
I’m so glad you can use these, Vida!
Heidi Butkus
Anna, these are FANTASTIC! My intervention group of struggling second graders could benefit from these games, but even more so if you mixed the vowel sounds. They need practice with mixed long vowel words. They are expert rhymers, once they know what pattern you’ve set. But later when they see it in a paragraph, very often they don’t recognize it at all.
Heidi
Anna Geiger
Thank you for the encouragement, Heidi, and for the suggestion to make games with mixed long vowel sounds! I will keep that in mind after I’ve finished all the individual games. I think it will be a while… 😉 But I will definitely remember!