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
Amanda L. –
Planning on using this while conferencing with my students and during my small group time.
Paola Baker –
Love this idea. I will use it this year. Is my 3rd yr. Thank you
Jen M. –
Can’t wait to use this with my kinders!
Misty Costanzo –
Excited to use these this year! What a great way to have my kiddos practice writing!
Mary T. –
Perfect addition to daily 5
Kari W. –
Love this! What a great way to get kiddos moving AND writing!
Heather A. –
I am looking forward to using this this year!
Diane O. –
Can’t wait to use this as a review of the writing conventions. Thank you so much!
Michelle M. –
My kids get so excited to do this. I love how easy it is to set up and store. I also enjoy how they are leveled.
Christina –
Thanks Michelle! I just started storing the sentence cards in a plastic sleeve with the recording sheet until I need it again next year! Easy-peasy!
Stephanie Haggard –
Engaging for the kiddos!
Debbie Wilkins –
Can’t wait to use this next year!!
Sarah P. –
Thank You!
Christina –
Thank you Sarah, I hope your readers of ALL levels are loving moving around the room to read and write! 🙂