Upper elementary phonics activities

Are you interested in getting your upper elementary students to spell more words correctly, understand the meaning behind more words and read more words independently? If so....then code based instruction must continue in the classroom! This means explicitly teaching students about prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Graphic organizer activities are great for deeper understanding. #prefix #suffix #rootwords #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade #morphology

Students in 4th and 5th grade still need decoding strategies and instruction. This post shares my go-to decoding strategies with free introductory activities (and a free decoding prompt guide for teachers!)

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

These long a decoding activities are perfect for students learning to read and write words with the long a phonics pattern. Each decodable includes words, nonsense words, sentences, and a short story.

Fun and engaging phonics partner games that help students practice decoding two-syllable words. These partner games are designed to give students extra practice decoding compound and multisyllabic words.

Learn our best tips and tricks for teaching the six syllable types. A huge variety of activities and free teaching tools are included inside this post.

Download FREE Words Their Way word study activities and resources for upper elementary. The activities, resources, tips, and more included in this blog post will help you get your word study routines and schedule ready and organized!

Today's topic is oral reading fluency, which is one of the very first "reading skills" I teach at the beginning of the year!

Learn about an easy routine for decoding multisyllabic words in 2nd grade text. Free tools included!

Free anchor charts, interactive notebook pages, and activities to teach commonly confused words in upper elementary.