Phonics Snap Games

The Phonics Snap Games bundle has five phonics games for 1st grade. Any two cards in a game share exactly one picture. Students find the match, snap their fingers, and say the word and its sound pattern: “Chair! ch!” Each game has directions for three games to play.

Student Benefits

• Students hear and name the sound pattern in every word, which builds phonemic awareness.
• Students connect sounds to their spelling patterns across five skills, which helps them decode new words.
• Students group words by pattern in every game, which trains them to look for patterns when they read.

What’s Included

• CVC Short Vowel Snap!: short a, e, i, o and u. 31 cards.
• Digraph Snap!: ch, sh, th, wh and ck. 31 cards.
• Blends Snap!: l blends, r blends and s blends. 31 cards.
• Magic E Snap!: a_e, i_e, o_e and u_e. 21 cards.
• R Controlled Vowels Snap!: ar, er, ir, or and ur. 31 cards.
• In every game: How to Play page, Picture Key, picture and word cards, picture cards, optional card backs, My Snap Sheet, and a Detective color-by-sound page with an answer key. The cards come in color and in black and white.

Differentiation

Level 1 is the picture and word cards. Level 2 is the picture cards. They are the same cards, so students at both levels can play the same game.

Standards

RF.1.2a
Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2b
Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2c
Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2d
Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
RF.1.3a
Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs (two letters that represent one sound).
RF.1.3b
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
RF.1.3c
Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
RF.1.3e
Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.
L.1.2d
Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
L.1.2e
Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

FAQ

How many students can play? Snap Race and The Tower are for 2 to 4 players. Partner Practice is for two students at a center.

How do I prep the cards? Print in color or in black and white, on cardstock or on regular pages. Then laminate, and cut out the cards.

Is it included with the Library Card? Yes.