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This is a FREE sample of my Write the Room Decodable Sentences Yearlong Bundle!
These differentiated wrote the room decodable sentence activities give kindergarten, first and second grade students practice reading and writing words that contain targeted phonics skills.
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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!
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.
The FULL 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 the yearlong 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
Ellen Moak –
Thank you for this resource! I appreciate you sharing this!
Katelyn H. –
This was super easy to prep and provided a good challenge to my kinder students.
Maria T. –
I love this resource and the fact students get to move while learning.
Tara G. –
Students enjoyed using this resource in the writing center.
Shannon E. –
My students loved this fun way to practice sentences!
Anita COCHRAN –
great product and activities to use with students.
Bonnie N. –
Exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much!
Lupe L. –
I got the free version first but now I am getting the full paid version. This is a wonderful resource for kindergarten classrooms! The activities are engaging, easy to use, and developmentally appropriate for young learners. My students stayed interested and were excited to participate. The instructions are clear, and it fits well into both whole-group and small-group lessons. It’s a great way to support early learning while keeping students motivated and having fun. I highly recommend this resource for any kindergarten teacher!
Liz Crites –
This is such a great resource. Nicely made and my students enjoyed it!
Erin R. –
I love having a different variation of write the room for my first graders. They love this activity when we do it with words so doing it with a sentence provides a challenge. I will often have them identify heart words or sight words within sentences too.
Janet M. –
This is a centre students always look forward to and this one is perfect for my early readers. Thanks!
Martha S. –
My class loved these and they made it very easy to differentiate. Students could choose their own level. These were great!
Julie P. –
My students loved this activity. They enjoy walking around the room with their clipboards, looking for matching pictures with sentences.
Brooke S. –
perfect and helpful resource for my first graders!
Mary Jo S. –
The pictures make the sentence building more engaging to the students.
jennifer J. –
Wonderful way to get kids writing and be able to provide some movement too. My students enjoyed the activity.
Erika K. –
Most of my students struggle with composing sentences, and this has been a great resource to help them with sentence composition.
Jennifer B. –
I loved the ease of use for my classroom. Great resource!
Jennifer H. –
This resource helps keep students engaged during centers. It gives them a meaningful purpose.
Crystal E. –
This is a great resource. This was beneficial for my student. Thank you!