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 activities.

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 resources for upper elementary. The activities, notebook resources, tips, and more included in this blog post will help you get your word study routines and schedule ready and organized for your 4th grade or 5th grade classroom! Unit 1 resources are FREE for WTW sorts for Letter-Name Alphabetic Spellers, Within Word Pattern Spellers, Syllables and Affixes Spellers, and Derivational Relations Spellers. #tarheelstateteacher

How are you teaching your students to be fluent readers in upper elementary? This skill is a vitally important precursor for efficiency and comprehension and can give a great leg-up in state testing! Check out my FREE reading fluency lesson series to get your #upperelementary students on their way to becoming fluent readers in no time.

Learn about an easy routine for decoding multisyllabic words in 2nd grade text, including lots of effective tools to use in small groups or literacy interventions with 2nd grade students. Free tools to try this routine are included!

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