Young learners speed their way toward fluent reading with a hands-on consonant digraph activity. Using the numbered grid included in this resource, children roll a die and choose a word corresponding to the number they rolled. They then rainbow write the word before repeating the same steps five more times.

Concepts

spelling patterns, phonemic awareness, phonemes, phonics

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Additional Tags

digraph, phonics, phonemic awareness, spelling pattern, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• This activity would make an ideal learning center during language arts rotations in the primary grades

Pros

• Resource includes common vocabulary appropriate for most young learners
• Rainbow writing engages children in learning to correctly spell words

Cons

• Teacher must create explicit instructions for performing this spelling activity

Common Core

RF.1.3.a