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Free Reading: Holiday Relay: A Sounding Out Game ActivityFree Reading: Holiday Relay: A Sounding Out Game Activity
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Free Reading: Holiday Relay: A Sounding Out Game

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A small group game to practice word and sound recognition and accuracy. Given a sound or word, each student on team runs to pile of holiday shapes, finds the letter, or picture that begins with the sound, or brings back all the letters to spell the word (depending on skill level)

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts

reading strategies

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classroom phonics game, consonant game, reading activities, sounding out words activities, sounding out words game, vowel game, a reading holiday relay game, a reading relay game, holiday relay: a sounding out game, pre-reading games, reading card game, letter sound accuracy
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Resource Details

Grade
Pre-K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Audiences
For Administrator Use
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Lexile Measures
0L

Common Core

RF.K.3.a RF.1.3.f

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Unit Plan

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Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan

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Activity

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Unit Plan

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Instructional Video

Phonics - 'A' Sound

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