More About This Resource
These differentiated CVC decodable sentence building activities give kindergarten, first and second grade students practice reading and writing words that contain short vowel targeted phonics skills. This resource is the perfect extension activity to use with my Decodable Passages bundle and can be used for student review, independent work, or as a literacy center!
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Each sentence is a phonics-based controlled text sentence that contains target phonics skill words, previously taught phonics skill words, and irregular high-frequency words. The science of reading shows us that the connection between what our students learn in phonics and what they read & write is imperative for building a strong foundation in early reading!
After building each sentence with word cards, students write the sentence on their printable. They then use the student self-check to edit for accuracy.
This resource contains the following options in order for the teacher to easily differentiate based on student needs:
- 2 versions of each printable recording sheet: One version has a sentence stem that requires the student to fill in the blank with a target phonics skill word. The other version does not have a sentence stem and instead requires the student to write the entire sentence.
- 2 versions of sentence building word cards: Large word cards are perfect to pair with a pocket chart and small cards can be used at a small group table or student desk.
Included in this resource: ***See Preview File***
- master sentences list for the teacher
- 24 phonics-based controlled sentences
- 12 recording sheets (2 differentiated versions of each for a total of 24)
- 24 sets of sentence building word cards (2 differentiated versions of each)
- teacher tips for use
- 24 digital sentence building Google Slides
- PNG backgrounds included for Seesaw (this is NOT a premade Seesaw activity)
Phonics skills included:
- Short a
- Short e
- Short i
- Short o
- Short u
- review
christine S. –
This was a very helpful resourse. My younger students caught on quick and made nice progress.
MARNI L. –
This is a lovely resource to help build sentence structure and fluency, but it couldn’t be an independant station for students with challenges.
Crystal A. –
This is a great activity for an independent work station
Carol W. –
Students like to work on these activities at the end of Small Group lesson. While they work independently, I am right there to offer support or guidance when they get stuck.
Emily M. –
Great resource to work on sentence building!
Rolanda H. –
One of my favorite creators. This is a wonderful resource. Very little prep needed. My students were so engaged with the activities. Perfect for small groups. Thank you so much for making this resource.
Annalise A. –
My students loved using this for morning word. It was a great encoding and decoding activity as well.
Kelly D. –
Great for my emerging readers and writers. Thank you!
Melissa Block –
I love how easy this was for myself and my students to navigate. Great independent activity.
barbara V. –
This is a great resource to use to practice important foundational skills. The students are so proud of themselves when they can put the words in order and read their sentence. Great way to practice our skills.
Dominika T. –
Great to use in small groups to practice decoding and forming sentences.
Breann Ruiz –
My students love using these in Small Groups for ELA. I love that I can easily change them out each week and students know exactly what to do.
sierra kurland –
Love love LOVE these sentence builders for centers. Thank you so much!
Alexis Fox –
My students loved doing these during our literacy centers!
Nicole H. –
This is a great resource! I used it once we started writing our own sentences and sounding out CVC words. They are really engaging and not hard for kids to do. Thank you!
Leticia P. –
Just another great product to add to all the others I have from you. The products you make for phonics and writing are awesome! This is used after we meet in small groups! It gives them great practice for the sounds we are working on.
Kim P. –
This is such a fun and engaging activity! I love that I can differentiate to accommodate students needs. Students can practice reading and writing. More bang for the buck! You did it again! Great resource!
Jennifer T. –
Great practice and review for my students! Thank you!
Ms B’s Language Learners –
These are great for structured writing and teaching the basics of building good sentences.
Sara W. –
This is a great way for “warm-up” with my ESL students. They enjoy the hands-on approach.