High Frequency Words | 6 Activities and Games With a Sandcastle Theme

Teaching high-frequency words will be a breeze with this versatile 6-in-1 set of sandcastle-themed games and activities. Give your kindergarten, first, and second-grade students the practice they need to master these 354 high-frequency words with this easy-to-individualize resource. Watch them grow as they learn to read these words, recognize them by “sight”, and develop fluency.

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All 220 pre-primer, primer, first, second, and third-grade words from a popular list along with the remaining 134 words from the 300 most commonly used words are included. There are a total of 354 high-frequency word cards (9 per page). Choose words to meet the instructional needs of your students.

Although these are considered high-frequency words that you want your students to learn to recognize by sight, many of them are phonetically regular. They are grouped on each page by the high-frequency level assigned by the authors of each list. I have also created a free document that groups the words by phonetic patterns. Use this document to help you select words that are phonetically regular and decodable for your students.

Try these word cards:

• with a Read, Build, and Write mat or
• to Roll-a-Sandcastle.

Have fun playing these games with high-frequency words:

• Beach Board Game
• Washout! (think Zap)
• Slap It!
• Memory Match
• Roll, Read, and Keep at the Beach (free)

These activities and games are perfect for your:

• literacy groups
• intervention groups
• resource groups
• literacy centers

You’ll want to try them:

• at the end of the school year
• during summer school
• for beach day/ week

With this easy-to-individualize, high-frequency word resource, you’ll receive 114 usable pages:

• 8 pages teacher directions
• 2 pages color Read, Build, and Write mats
• 2 pages color beach game boards
• 1 page color spinners and game markers
• 1 page color Roll-A-Sandcastle direction cards
• 2 pages black/ white Roll-A-Sandcastle coloring sheets
• 4 pages color sandcastle card backs
• 1 page color Washout! game cards
• 40 pages color high-frequency word cards (9 per page)
• 2 pages black/ white Read, Build, and Write mats
• 2 pages black/ white beach game boards
• 1 page black/ gray/ white spinners and game markers
• 1 page black/ gray/ white Roll-A-Sandcastle direction cards
• 2 pages black/ white Roll-A-Sandcastle coloring sheets (duplicated for easier printing)
• 4 pages black/ white sandcastle card backs
• 1 page black/ gray/ white Washout! game cards
• 40 pages black/ gray/ white high-frequency word cards (9 per page)

You’ll also receive two free related resources bundled for your convenience!

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