Reading the word wall

Reading
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PART 1-A&E
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i (long, short)
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reading wr, wh
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What Am I. Food. Starters
Викторина

reading Y (syllable type 1 and 2)
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th
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reading A (syllable type 1 and 2)
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reading U (syllable type 1 and 2)
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reading th, sh, ch, ck, nk, ng
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-AT, -AN, -AP, -IG
Случайное колесо

Anagram of -AT, -AN, -AP, -IG -words
Анаграмма

reading matching
Найди пару

reading U and Y
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g reading
Групповая сортировка

reading E (syllable type 1 and 2)
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Quiz. AT AN AP IG
Викторина

CVC words
Диаграмма с метками

reading 2 th, sh, ch, ph
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reading ch sh th(hard)
Групповая сортировка

reading I (syllable type 1 and 2)
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PART 1-i
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i (long, short)
Групповая сортировка

Reading -ed in Past Simple
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th
Групповая сортировка

Reading Gg
Классификация

reading ee,ea,oo,oo+k,ou,ow
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reading O (syllable type 1 and 2)
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reading ar, or
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part 1-a
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Pairs (-AT -AN -AP -IG) word families
Совпадающие пары

Reading Cc
Классификация

i (long, short)
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reading A and E
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cvc reading
Сопоставить

reading ng, ck, ay, ey, oy
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PART 1-o
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Reading
Анаграмма

Jolly 1+2 + g o u
Случайное колесо

PART 1-u
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Jolly 1-2-3 2 part
Случайное колесо

Present Simple and Continuous compared
Привести в порядок

Reading ar, or
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reading oo
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PART 1-e
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Actions
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Welcome 1 Unit 10 lesson 1
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Welcome 1 Unit 10 les 2
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Reading
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Reading letter Y
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Spotlight 3 Reading Letter U
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ABC cards
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reading b / d
Викторина

Numbers 11-20
Анаграмма

g
Групповая сортировка

short Vowels
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i (long, short)
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reading a+ll
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Letters
Сопоставить

reading o+ld, i+ld, igh, a+ll,a+ss(st,sk,nt,th), w+ar,w+or
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Step 1 and 2 Concepts Review
Погоня в лабиринте

Barton 3.6 Kiss the Cat (fly into the correct letter for the /k/ sound)
Самолет

Barton 4.3 Pick the Right Syllable Division
Правда или ложь

antonyms
Найди пару

Whack-a-mole ee and ea words
Ударь крота

Wilson 2.5 with suffixes and pics
Анаграмма

Welded Sounds 2.1
Сбить воздушный шар

Synonyms
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One Syllable and Two Syllable Words
Групповая сортировка

Wilson 2.2 Blends vs. Digraphs
Групповая сортировка

Sounds of G -soft and hard
Групповая сортировка

How Many Syllables?
Викторина

Barton 7.3 Boom!
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6.2 unjumble prefixes and suffixes
Привести в порядок

7.2 Spelling -nce
Викторина

Wilson 4.4 Syllable Sort
Групповая сортировка

VCe Spelling Hangman
Угадай буквы

Match the Rhyming Words Phonological Awareness
Викторина

C or K?
Групповая сортировка

Barton 3.7 Milk Truck Rule
Викторина

2.3 HFW sentences
Анаграмма

digraph (th) cloze sentences
Пропущенное слово

Vowel team sort (ai,ay,ee,ey,oe,oa)
Групповая сортировка

Barton 6.11 Silent E units
Викторина «Игровое шоу»

Wilson 8.2 Word Cards
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Find the match that goes with this open syllable to make a word.
Найди пару

2.5 Flash Cards for Automaticity
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2.3 Deck with pictures for ind, old, ost, ild, ind, olt
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Y as a vowel (LONG E)
Ударь крота

/ph/ Whack A Mole
Ударь крота

ending blends with L
Совпадающие пары

k/ck word Sort — shared
Групповая сортировка

prefix non-
Сопоставить

AU or AW
Групповая сортировка

Cry Baby Sort
Групповая сортировка

Silent E Spelling Rule
Викторина «Игровое шоу»

Short Vowel Drop
Сбить воздушный шар

2.2 HFW Anagram
Анаграмма

Context Clues
Викторина

Sight Words First Grade Set 1
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Soft C and G
Ударь крота

spelling of oa
Анаграмма

Match the Beginning Sound
Найди пару

3.2 Latin bases sort
Групповая сортировка

1.6 to 2.2 sentences with HFW
Пропущенное слово

Ai, Ay Matching Pairs
Совпадающие пары

Wilson 1.3 Sentences
Пропущенное слово

aw
Найди пару

Spelling /ow/ ou ow
Викторина

VCCV
Сбить воздушный шар

Step 1 Concepts Review
Погоня в лабиринте

Initial fl, cl, bl
Викторина

3.2 sentences with pics
Найди пару

Barton Level 4.10
План рассадки

3.1 and 3.2 sort endings al, el, il
Групповая сортировка

4.3
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Beginning and Ending Sounds
Викторина «Игровое шоу»

CVC A I O : Treasure
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Schwa Sort (Barton 4.6)
Групповая сортировка

open or closed syllables
Групповая сортировка

Step 1 and 2 Concepts Review
Maze chase

Barton 3.6 Kiss the Cat (fly into the correct letter for the /k/ sound)
Airplane

Barton 4.3 Pick the Right Syllable Division
True or false

antonyms
Find the match

Whack-a-mole ee and ea words
Whack-a-mole

Wilson 2.5 with suffixes and pics
Anagram

Welded Sounds 2.1
Balloon pop

Synonyms
Find the match

One Syllable and Two Syllable Words
Group sort

Wilson 2.2 Blends vs. Digraphs
Group sort

Sounds of G -soft and hard
Group sort

How Many Syllables?
Quiz

Barton 7.3 Boom!
Random cards

6.2 unjumble prefixes and suffixes
Unjumble

7.2 Spelling -nce
Quiz

Wilson 4.4 Syllable Sort
Group sort

VCe Spelling Hangman
Hangman

Match the Rhyming Words Phonological Awareness
Quiz

C or K?
Group sort

Barton 3.7 Milk Truck Rule
Quiz

2.3 HFW sentences
Anagram

digraph (th) cloze sentences
Missing word

Vowel team sort (ai,ay,ee,ey,oe,oa)
Group sort

Barton 6.11 Silent E units
Gameshow quiz

Wilson 8.2 Word Cards
Random cards

Find the match that goes with this open syllable to make a word.
Find the match

2.5 Flash Cards for Automaticity
Random cards

2.3 Deck with pictures for ind, old, ost, ild, ind, olt
Random cards

Y as a vowel (LONG E)
Whack-a-mole

/ph/ Whack A Mole
Whack-a-mole

ending blends with L
Matching pairs

k/ck word Sort — shared
Group sort

prefix non-
Match up

AU or AW
Group sort

Cry Baby Sort
Group sort

Silent E Spelling Rule
Gameshow quiz

Short Vowel Drop
Balloon pop

2.2 HFW Anagram
Anagram

Context Clues
Quiz

Sight Words First Grade Set 1
Open the box

Soft C and G
Whack-a-mole

spelling of oa
Anagram

Match the Beginning Sound
Find the match

3.2 Latin bases sort
Group sort

1.6 to 2.2 sentences with HFW
Missing word

Ai, Ay Matching Pairs
Matching pairs

Wilson 1.3 Sentences
Missing word

aw
Find the match

Spelling /ow/ ou ow
Quiz

VCCV
Balloon pop

Step 1 Concepts Review
Maze chase

Initial fl, cl, bl
Quiz

3.2 sentences with pics
Find the match

Barton Level 4.10
Seating plan

3.1 and 3.2 sort endings al, el, il
Group sort

4.3
Random cards

Beginning and Ending Sounds
Gameshow quiz

CVC A I O : Treasure
Random cards

Schwa Sort (Barton 4.6)
Group sort

open or closed syllables
Group sort

Now, being a first grade teacher and since having begun my journey with differentiated Spelling lists with the help of Words Their Way (learn more about this journey HERE), I found the need to focus more on graphemes (spelling patterns that represent sounds) rather than simple letter sounds. So, I switched up my Word Wall. It then evolved into this:

Notice the post-its around each Long Vowel house! Yes! Those are words written by my students as they hunt for words in their decodable books that contain the current Spelling pattern they are studying! A bit more interactive, right? Yes, I was getting closer to having a truly interactive Phonics Word Wall.

I spent a huge amount of time this summer working on individual Word Family houses for EACH spelling pattern. For example, there is no longer just ONE word family house for each long vowel sound but, SEVENTEEN long vowel houses-one for EACH grapheme! Here is a glimpse of “Long Vowel Lane”:

I must ask you to take a closer look at one of the houses. Notice the windows are the exact same size as a 3×3 post it. Notice how the graphics all contain that ONE long vowel sound for ONE spelling pattern. In fact, you might even tell a story about the words that live in that house together. Here is another closeup of Bossy R Way for you to take a better look:

Just WAIT! …it’s coming…

First let me explain our Read to Self routine.

When I am working with my small guided reading groups, the remaining students are assigned differentiated Word Study assignments for Word Work AND Read to Self.

As a Read to Self assignment, I provide my students with decodable readers so they can practice reading words according to that specific spelling pattern. They hunt for words, record them in their “Gumballs Collection” (a notebook that contains a page for each spelling pattern -we call them “gumballs”-I’ll explain this further in a bit) and they prepare a post-it to share their learning with the class during “Share”.

You are going to LOVE this…

After our Daily 5 center rotations, I provide my students with the opportunity to share their learning from their Read to Self assignment with the whole class. This provides the whole group with the opportunity to learn from each other. Which will expose them to 4-5 different spelling patterns!

My above-level students will have an opportunity to review what they have previously learned when an “on-level” or “below-level” Word Study group presents their learning.

On the flip-side, my “on-level” and “below-level” students will be exposed to new spelling patterns that the above-level groups present (a bit of front-loading!)

After the children share their “gumball”, we display their learning by adding their post-it to our Word Wall. We place them on the house windows or below the house for all to see and learn from. The children feel so proud to see their work displayed on the “Wall”.

In the photo below, you can see snapshots of how our Word Wall grows with four Word Study groups presenting their learning during Share Time.  When they see their own words and those of their friends’ posted on the Word Wall they pay much closer attention to it and utilize it! All. Day. Long! Later, they also become excited when its their turn to add to the houses that their friends may have already contributed to!

Did you happen to notice that each lane/road/street is…..

color coded!
Be still my teacher heart!
What teacher and student doesn’t LOVE color-coding?

This simple color-coding strategy has proven to be a HUGE help to my students when identifying graphemes (spelling patterns to represent sounds) in their reading AND applying these spelling rules in their own writing! I cannot begin to explain how well this works for my students and how much they enjoy it. I urge you to try it! You can learn more about Gumball Phonics™ HERE.

If you would like to implement a truly interactive Phonics Word Wall in your classroom, there are SIX different Word Wall sets available at my TpT shop. You can find them HERE.

or pin it for later:

I hope you have found this information helpful. After teaching the primary grades for over a decade now, I have a lot to share. Be sure to try the color-coded system called Gumball Phonics™ to help your young readers identify spelling patterns in their reading and their writing! It helps tremendously! And it is FREE!