Phonics activities for 3rd grade

Try these simple activities for phonics practice with your class! This no-prep phonics game is a great way to keep your students learning!

Phonics instruction can be tricky for older students. When I taught first grade it was a natural part of our guided reading time. The lower level text allowed for more opportunities to incorporate phonics instruction. My third grade students desperatly NEED phonics instruction. They need to work on the same skills my firsties did, but at a higher level. As a result of this need, Phonics for BIG KIDS was born. There are four components to our phonics routine: Assessment, Word Work Lesson…

When you have students who are in upper elementary classrooms reading several years below grade level, your phonics instruction needs to b...

Grab a copy of our FREE Upper Grade Phonics Assessment {for grades 3-5} with 15 different phonics skills you can use to assess your learners.

Here is a free TK (Transitional Kindergarten) Pacing Guide , (AKA curriculum map,) and some great TK assessments that you can access FREE t...

Free phonics sentences activities perfect for primary grades. Practice reading, phonics and fluency by reading phonics-based sentences.

Blends and Digraphs activities for fun learning in the kindergarten, first grade and second grade classroom. Free teaching ideas for games, printables and alternatives to worksheets for your struggling readers and elementary students. #phonics #decoding #readinginterventions #guidedreading #conversationsinliteracy #blendsanddigraphs

Help 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students practice decoding multisyllabic words with these 9 engaging activity ideas. These ideas make lesson planning and teaching multisyllabic word strategies to upper elementary students easier. Word sorts, word walls, syllable ladders, and more decoding multisyllabic words activity ideas.

Do 3rd graders need phonics? What does phonics in 3rd grade look like? Get answers to those questions and ideas for getting started in this post.