Scholars use a set of onset and rime cards to construct and write various simple words. Pairs take turns pulling cards from a bag and blending the onset card with the rime card to create a word. They record the onset, the rime, and the complete word on a data collection worksheet. They're reading and writing all in one activity!

Concepts

onsets and rimes, phonemic awareness, emergent reading, phonics

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Additional Tags

early reading, phonics, early writing skills, onset and rime, phonological awarneness, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Keep bags out for early finishers to play while they wait for their next ELA center

Classroom Considerations

• Preparation includes making copies of cards and the worksheet
• Requires two bags

Pros

• Boosts early reading skills
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.K.2.c RF.1.2.d