More About This Resource
These differentiated long vowel decodable sentence building activities give first and second grade students practice reading and writing words that contain CVCe and vowel team 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. Students will also have the opportunity to practice their reading fluency by reading to themselves or a friend.
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
- 54 phonics-based controlled sentences
- 18 recording sheets (2 differentiated versions of each for a total of 24)
- 54 sets of sentence building word cards (2 differentiated versions of each)
- teacher tips for use
- 54 digital sentence building Google Slides
- PNG backgrounds included for Seesaw (this is NOT a premade Seesaw activity)
Phonics skills included:
- a_e
- i_e
- o_e
- u_e
- e_e
- Open syllable e
- Open syllable i
- Open syllable o
- Long a: ai, ay
- Long e: ee, ea
- Long o: oa, ow
- Long i: _y
- Long i: igh
- Long u: ew, ue
- review
Stephanie H. –
This resource is neatly designed and a great resource for guided practice or a writing station activity!
Smarty Pants Teacher Supplies –
FROM ONTARIO, CANADA. Everything by Mrs. Winter’s Bliss is amazing. This resource was an excellent centre for my students who loved working with the decodable sentence building and sentence writing activities. It reinforced their understanding of CVCe and vowel teams in a clear and engaging way. The activities are well-structured and easy to follow, which made it simple to implement in my classroom. This resource supported my students’ reading and writing development effectively. I highly recommend it to anyone teaching phonics and early literacy skills.
Sandra C. –
I used this resource as a center to practice their sentence structure and writing skills.
Melissa Block –
This is exactly what I was looking for and I was so excited to find it!
Rachel S. –
I love having this as a fun center in my room for students!
Alanna B. –
I have loved all of the products I have bought from Mrs. Winter’s Bliss – and I love that they all follow the same phonics rules.
Laura G. –
Great resource for helping the kids form complete sentences and strengthen their awareness of punctuation and capital usage.
Heather Andrews (verified owner) –
I love this resource! I love all the resources I have bought here. They are perfect for my grade 2/3 class where students have several gaps in their learning. It is also perfect for my ELL students who are learning English and learning how to write. The activities are scaffolded nicely so they can work independently from building and copying to writing with guided support on the resource and then to independent writing! It helps the students feel proud of their progress! They are super engaged.
jenoleary10 (verified owner) –
Love this resource! I use this for my small group instruction with students who are struggling to form sentences correctly. It’s great to review capitals and end punctuation. As well as I use it in centers.
Heather G. –
This challenges my students in a great way! Not only does it have them decoding the words, they have to determine if the sentence makes sense and move the words accordingly!
Lodato’s Loves –
I love all of these sentence builders. They students are able to self check and helps with writing skills too 🙂
Jeana S. –
This is an awesome way for my kiddos to practice the skills they have been taught and learning how to check their own work. Thank you!
Jenna Tomkins (verified owner) –
Love this for a center in my reading rotations! I also use it for my RTI group and it has been great! This is so easy to differentiate for different abilities.
Tess the Krafty Teacher –
Wish the writing pages had each word next to the picture even really small so someone knows what word it is. I don’t have room for the pocket chart and all the cards. I thought I would still be able to use this resource but it’s difficult.
Special Strategies –
Great resource!
Jeanne Schoch (verified owner) –
Great resource for so many grammar /reading skills. thanks.
MEGAN H. –
Thank you!
Bettyann Spiech (verified owner) –
I love the conventions checklist. This will allow students to practice rereading their work and attending to the details of their writing.
MONIQUE REXER (verified owner) –
This is just what I was looking for. I love that students can work on skills such as grammar and conventions while reading decodable words!
Rachel M. –
Thanks