Are you looking for no-prep Long U word games to consolidate early phonics skills such as blending and segmenting of Long U words, and swapping beginning, middle and ending sounds in Long U words? These word chains (otherwise known as word ladders) are a great way to build phonics knowledge in second and third grade classrooms, by getting students to change beginning, middle and end sounds of Long U words to build new Long U Vowel words.
8 different word chain mats are included for Long Vowel U words. Students will need to swap sounds at the beginning, middle and end of the words.
Answer cards are also included
- print 4 or 6 to a page, so that students can self-check or peer-check their work.
- The nature of word chain activities is also self-checking, as students will need to change the correct letter in order for the word chain to work.