Fun with Phonics Activities
Accessed through the software Lesson Manager, these activities allow students to reinforce concepts in an engaging way. The activities are enabled as students progress through the lessons. Each activity utilizes skills previously learned and features engaging, dynamic content. These activities may be turned on or off for individual students and require a more robust computer for optimal performance.
Pizza! Pizza!
This activity exercises students’ memory by allowing them to match words with
pictures in order to remove pepperoni from the pizza. Each pepperoni has a picture
or a corresponding word, and the students must use their memory to find a match.
Download the Pizza! Pizza! sample activity.
Dynamite!
Students use dynamite to blast away a mining claim, looking for golden letters
that will eventually form words. When students blast open a letter, they will be
given the opportunity to guess the word, if they choose, or to continue blasting
away.
Download the Dynamite! sample activity.
Whack-a-Word
Those darn moles are taking over the field! The only way to stop them is to
(whack) the moles holding the correct letters to spell out the given word. Students
are able to spell many different words using a variety of reading skills.
Download the Whack-a-Word sample activity.
River Run
Jack the Rabbit needs help crossing the river. Students will help him jump to
logs that use a specific reading skill. Once Jack reaches the vegetables on the other
side of the river, he will dance for the students.
Download the River Run sample activity.
Letter Leap
Students help Mr. Frog hop on lily pads to correctly spell a missing word from
a given sentence. Students will be given hints along the way to help spell the word
correctly.
Download the Letter Leap sample activity.
Tomb Reader
Using a fl ashlight, students search a hidden scroll to find words that follow
a speci fic reading skill. They will be able to mark the correct words and will be rated
for how well they performed the task.
Download the Tomb Reader sample activity.
“The children get very excited over the instructions, over the success level, because they are instantly rewarded with a comment that they’re doing well.
“One of the things that has helped also is that when the students don’t understand the lessons, and they need more review, the program knows how to schedule review for them. They’re not allowed to go ahead until they master certain concepts.”
— Jan Storms | Watch Video
