More About This Resource
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.
This resource includes:
- 120 total decodable sentences
- 60 Level one sentences – 1st grade phonics skills
- 60 Level two sentences – 2nd grade phonics skills
- 20 student recording sheets
Phonics Skills included in this resource:
- r-controlled ar
- r-controlled er, ir, ur
- r-controlled or, ore
- short oo
- long u (oo)
- diphthong ow, ou
- diphthong oi, oy,
- complex vowel /aw/: aw, all
- long i and o (ie, oe)
- long e (y, ey, ie, ei)
- Syllable types: 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)
Party N Pre-K –
Great activity with helpful resources! My kids loved using this!
Kaitlyn M. –
My students were so engaged! We used this to review before our diphthong unit test, and it was perfect!
Rachel Purcell –
Loved using this resource with my small groups and was very practical
Teach it Taylored –
Perfect extra activity to do with my students and love the differentiation!
Leslee L. –
I love this resource! I use it during stations in my group. I love that there are sentences that cover the different phonics skills we’re working on in class. It also serves as a great way to differentiate and pull students who need extra practice with a specific skill outside of the one we’re working on in class.
FriendsofSPED –
My students love a good write the room activity. Students were able to practice the skill while moving around the classroom.
Sara A. –
This was a great activity I was able to cut and use for center work.
Gab’s Classroom –
I love everything Christina makes 🙂 Great resource!
Simply Secondary- Reading and Writing Support –
Great resource to get students up and moving during centers! Perfect for handwriting practice for all students.
Kayla Leonard –
Absolutely love this! Great for centers, small group, or whole group.
Tiny Travelin’ Turtle –
I love placing these around the room. The variety of sentences allow me to assign different cards for students to practice at the level where they are. It stretches my word work stations as students practice reading, practice handwriting and writing sentences!
My students found them fun to read and write!
Thank you!
Sarah F. –
Thank you for an engaging and useful resource! My students benefited from it and I am glad that I found it. Activities that get them moving and engaging is priceless. Thanks!
Candi Bridges- Palm Tree Wisdom –
This product was fun for first graders and is engaging.
Jade D. –
This product is great. Easy to prep and engaging for my students.
Colleen H. –
I love that these sentences are differentiated and allow for student choice. The picture support was so helpful for those students that needed it. This was wonderful practice writing complete sentences using proper punctuation. So good, thank you!
Jessie K. –
I am a big fan of Write the Rooms, and this one was a great one!
Susan R. –
I love how they are differentiated.
Melissa K. –
Nice resource!
Martha B. –
Great resource for Write the Room! My students are able to practice writing and reading sentences during our centers/literacy rotations and love walking around with a clipboard.
Jerica C. –
My students loved using this resource. Very engaging! I love that it is differentiated!