More About This Resource
This is a free sample of my Decodable Sentence Building Activities. These differentiated decodable sentence building activities give kindergarten, first and second grade students practice reading and writing words that contain 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!
⭐️ ⭐️ This freebie is a sample of my resource: DECODABLE SENTENCE BUILDERS ⭐️ ⭐️
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 the FULL RESOURCE:
- master sentences list for the teacher
- 210 phonics-based controlled sentences
- 74 recording sheets (2 differentiated versions of each for a total of 24)
- 210 sets of sentence building word cards (2 differentiated versions of each)
- teacher tips for use
- 210 digital sentence building Google Slides
Phonics skills included in the FULL RESOURCE:
- Short a
- Short e
- Short i
- Short o
- Short u
- L blends
- S blends
- R blends
- Final m/n blends
- Final l blends
- Final s blends
- Final t blends
- Three letter blends
- 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
- R-controlled ar
- R-controlled er
- R-controlled ir
- R-controlled ur
- R-controlled or
- R-controlled or, ore
- R-controlled are, air, ear
- Short oo
- Long oo
- Diphthong ow
- Diphthong ou
- Diphthong oi
- Diphthong oy
- Variant vowel au/aw
- Long i and long o: (i)nd, (o)ld, (i)ld
- Long i and long o: ie, oe
- Long e: _y, ey, ie, ei
- Review
Erika K. –
Most of my students struggle with composing sentences and spelling, and this has been a great resource to help them with both areas.
Crystal E. –
This is a great resource. This was beneficial for my student. Thank you!
Kim W. –
We thoroughly enjoyed using your resource.
Thank you for sharing we used it for homework.
Cydnee S. –
This resource was exactly what I needed! It was well-organized, easy to use, and saved me so much time when planning. My students were engaged and I could tell they were really grasping the material. The visuals were clear and age-appropriate, and the instructions were easy to follow.
laurie B. –
This was so easy to use. Thank you for creating this.
Kristin B. –
This is very useful for teaching how to write sentences. I have used this and similar resources for years
Johanna M. –
One of my favorite resources! I use it year after year and it grows with the students!
Kristina T. –
Sentence building activities are so wonderful as a way to incorporate standards based communication with students who struggle with fine motor. Love the incorporation of pictures and ability to build further for others.
Sammi S. –
This was a great activity! It helped my student with stuttering.
Riley G. –
My students loved this resource! It was easy for them to understand and was engaging. I will definitely be using this again 🙂
emily Z. –
My students loved this! Really helped with my struggling writers!
Marlisa Price –
The class enjoyed doing this during morning work.
Macie S. –
I LOVED this resource for my student WIN Time (What I Need). They were able to work on their decoding skills while also practice sentence building. The pictures allow them to make connections between words and what they already know. Great activity, with little prep!
Ginger F. –
This was extremely helpful with my struggling writers! THANK YOU
Pam B. –
A great activity for students to practice reading decodable sentences and making sure they make sense.
Elysse Doswell –
This is an excellent resource to review phonics skills and focus on sentence structure!
janice C. –
I used this lesson in my small group setting where they felt comfortable.
Angie G. –
My students loved this resource! It was a fun way to review!
Madeline McCabe –
These were helpful for my multilingual students when we practice sentence structure.
Ashley P. –
great resource. my students loved it, would use again !