More About This Resource
These differentiated decodable sentence building activities give kindergarten, first and second grade students practice reading and writing words that contain targeted phonics skills.
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!
In this activity, students move around the room with their recording sheet to read & write decodable sentences. There are 2 differentiated versions of each sentence that can be hung side by side throughout the classroom. Level one sentences follow a 1st grade phonics scope & sequence and Level two sentences follow a 2nd grade phonics scope & sequence. Students are taught to record the version of the sentence they can decode. They must also match each sentence to the correct picture on their recording sheet as a self check for decoding skills.
This resource includes:
- 420 total decodable sentences
- 210 Level one sentences – 1st grade phonics skills
- 210 Level two sentences – 2nd grade phonics skills
- 84 student recording sheets
Phonics skills included in this resource:
- CVC: short a, short i, short o, short e, short u, short vowel review
- Blends: l blends, s blends, r blends, final blends, 3 letter blends, blends review
- Digraphs: digraph ch & tch, digraph sh, digraph th (voiced & voiceless), digraph wh, digraph ng
- final e: a_e, o_e, i_e, u_e, e_e
- open syllable e, i, o (ex. hi, be)
- Vowel teams: long vowel a (ai, ay), long vowel e (ee, ea), long vowel o (oa, ow), long vowel i ( _y, igh), long vowel u (u, ew, ue)
- r-controlled vowels: r-controlled ar, r-controlled er, ir, ur, r-controlled or, ore
- Variant vowels & Diphthongs: variant vowel short oo, variant vowel long u (oo), diphthong ow, ou, diphthong oi, oy,
- Other vowels: complex vowel /aw/: aw, all, long i and o (ie, oe), long e (y, ey, ie, ei)
- Syllable types: closed syllables, closed & consonant + le syllables, open syllables, open & consonant + le syllables, final e syllables, vowel team syllables, r-controlled syllables, r-controlled & consonant + le syllables, vowel team syllables: diphthongs & variant vowels, review six syllable types, other final stable syllables: -ture, -sure, -ion, -tion, -sion
Catherine E. –
This highly engaging, low-prep resource is absolutely perfect for my first-grade students. The kid-friendly design kept my young learners focused and independent, saving me so much planning time!
jamie V. –
This is a great resource that I use for my special ed students during our writing time so they have something independent they can do.
Sabrina M. –
My students love completing these during small group!
Teaching is the Journey –
Write the room activities are always a class fave. This writing activity is always in rotation especially towards the end of the year when students are building and becoming more confident in their reading and writing.
Jennifer L. –
These kindergarten ELA worksheets are a fantastic resource! They are incredibly easy to use – I can print and go without spending extra time on prep, which is a lifesaver during busy school weeks.
Carlie W. –
I have used this in my substantially separate 3rd and 4th grade classroom as a warm up. My students love this and it really helps with engagement!
Heather K. –
Perfect addition to my special ed classroom wrtitng center. Thanks so much!
Melody M. –
My first graders loved write the room last year. The bundle is a wonderful year long resource.
Ashley Culbertson –
My students enjoyed the simple sentences and drawings. Great resource to pair with IEP goals and practice CVC words
Wonderful World of Waldeier –
One of my favorite bundles. Very versatile. The Firsties love write the rooms and this bundle is great!
Emily A. –
I loved using this resource as a center in my first grade classroom. My students really enjoyed these activities! Thank you!!
Jennifer R. –
Students are very engaged with this hands-on activity.
Lisa Tran –
This resource is amazing to use in the classroom and in small groups ! I absolutely love it for Ufli
Alyssa G. –
Absolutely amazing resource! I used this with my special education students and it helped them so much!
Joanna Karnis –
This is an amazing writing resource I use as a center in my first grade classroom. I can align the phonic skills (ex. r control) with the skill my class is either working on or needs more help with. My kids love it too! Gets them up and moving while learning too!
Andrea W. –
My students loved it! Easy to use, easy to print, easy to distribute. Well worth it for the money!
Corrine T. –
I am a big fan of write the room and solve the room activities, but this one was hard for students to understand compared to others I have set up. They were not sure which sentence to put where because there were no matching pictures. This may only be a problem because I have multiple types set up. The price feels a little steep for what it is. Overall, it is a good resource.
Jasmine C. –
This was a great resource to use. This was a great resource to use for my student. They enjoyed reading the sentence and they enjoyed writing the sentence. They were so excited that they could read it.
Stefanie N. –
Interactive and fun way to practice mechanics of writing a sentence. Students enjoyed being up and walking around the room and didn’t even realize they were learning!
Teaching Tiny Stars –
I used this activity for my students who needed practice with both reading/decoding, and handwriting. It was great that it had the pictures next to it so that they could match the sentence to the picture.