Student Practice Activities for Vowel Teams and…

Students need lots of opportunities to practice vowel teams and diphthongs so that they can build accuracy and automaticity on the way to fluent reading. We've included free printable student practice activities below. Please download and share them with your colleagues!

Before your students begin the activities, make sure that they understand how to complete them. You can model the activities in a whole group setting or in a small group.

Then they'll be ready to work on the activities independently ... at their seat, at a center, or in a small group. Keep an eye out for students who may need you to step in and scaffold. It's best to have a recording sheet or something that students will turn in so that you can ensure they are completing the activity correctly. Some may need quick, explicit, positive corrections. Others may need additional instruction in this area.

We've also included a blank template for creating Read Sheets for any vowel team or diphthong. Use the template along with our word lists to create your own practice activities!

Roll and Read Practice Activities

Roll and Reads are a fun, game-like way to practice reading and spelling words in isolation. After you've modeled how to do Roll and Reads, students can do them with partners or in centers on their own. Use this student activity to build accuracy and fluency in reading and spelling words with vowel teams and digraphs. Students can play with partners or in small groups.