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
Jennifer T. –
This provides beneficial review for my students who need reading support. Thank you!
Lacy L. –
Always looking for more activities that include decodable material. Thanks for the resource!
Jenet C. –
Did not make my students actually write the sentence. Working on sentence structure so having the words scrambled and putting in order to make a sentence.
Mella & Me Creations –
My students loved using this- an engaging way to help them build sentences.
Rachel W. –
I used this in the writing station. It was a great way to reinforce recently taught transition words.
Sara W. –
I use this with my younger ESL students who are learning how to put together a complete sentence.
SecondwithSanson –
I enjoy this, and my kids love doing it. Thank you!!
Jessica D. –
Easy to use.
Heather O. –
Love, love, love this resource. Just what i was looking for to support my grade 1 students in phonics.
Christina Collura –
Got a little taste of the freebie and now I need the rest! LOL
Meghan H. –
My students love these! We use them in small groups and they are the perfect way to apply practice of our newly acquired phonics skills.
Trina R. –
Very good resource for review and learning for my student.
Jessica T. –
This resource is amazing for all students – even kiddos reading at an advanced level. It makes them slow down and decode to create correct sentences. It really helped first graders with their writing skills – Thank you!
Reading Zone –
My students and myself loved this resource! Thank You
Kelli O. –
Was easy to throw into a center for students to work on independently.
Christina –
Hi Kelli, I noticed you rated this free resource as only 3 stars. I strive to make resources that are empowering but easy for busy teachers and meaningful learning for students. Please let me know if you have feedback that would make this a 5 s star resource! Thank you, -Christina
Dana Sudhoff –
Just purchased and this is a great resource! Extremely helpful!
melanie G. –
My students loved using this resource during centers. It is great to help build their confidence in reading and writing.
Hollis B. –
I have been using these with my tutoring students. they are awesome, and I can’t wait to use them in my classroom this year! Thank you for sharing your hard work with teachers!
cterrazas (verified owner) –
I can not wait to use this resource in my classroom next school year!
Gloria Paulina I. –
A very good resource for working in centers and practice