1st Grade Vowel Digraph Spelling Puzzles

These vowel digraphs spelling puzzles are a great resource for students to practice vowel digraphs without a boring spelling drill. The cut-and-paste format and the hands-on puzzle pieces give students two different ways to practice reading words with vowel digraphs.

What’s Included In The Vowel Digraphs Spelling Puzzles

• 5 Cut-and-paste worksheets. There is one worksheet for the vowel teams ai, ay, ea, ee, and oa
• 80 Vowel Digraph puzzle pieces. Students match the vowel digraph word to a picture.

Puzzle words include: snail, rain, paint, mail, chain, train, pair, nail, tray, ray, pay, hay, crayon, play, spray, lay, seal, leaf, bean, bead, tea, peach, read, steam, tree, wheel, knee, sheep, bee, jeep, seed, sleep, toast, soap, goat, coat, boat, goal, road, toad

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Standards

This resource covers the following standards:

RF.1.2.b
Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2.c
Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2.d
Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
RF.1.3.b
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
RF.1.3.c
Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.

Quick Tips For Your Classroom

• Laminate puzzle pieces for repeated use year after year.
• Use the cut-and-paste sheets for morning work or early finisher activities.
• Pair students for a partner matching activity at your spelling center.
• Use the worksheets as a quick formative check before moving to the next spelling skill.
• Number the backs of puzzle pieces so students can self-check their matches.

How To Get The Most Out Of The Vowel Digraph Spelling Puzzles

Whole Class: Print the worksheets and use them for long vowel review, early finishers, or homework assignments
Independent Work or Spelling Centers: Print, cut, and laminate puzzle pieces. Store in a task box or baggie and keep at your spelling center

Replace rote spelling drills with these vowel digraph spelling puzzles. Your students will love matching the puzzle pieces together and doing the cut-and-paste puzzle worksheets.

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