Phonics Short-I and Long-I Scavenger Hunt Activity

Materials: Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt Short-I and Word CardShort-I and Scavenger Hunt Scavenger hunt worksheet (page 2) Word Card Long-I 5 Long-I Short-I and 15 Phonics short-i and long-i 6 Long-I word cards (pages 3-6) Word Card Scissors and scotch tape 7 Preparation Print the word cards on card stock or brightly-colored paper and cut them night kite apart along the dotted lines. gift Make copies of the scavenger hunt worksheet. Each student will need his or her own copy. Hide the 15 word cards around your classroom where students will be able to find them. You can put them on chairs, on the pencil sharpener, on the back of your classroom door, on the sides of student desks, on the white board, or wherever you like. Activity Students receive a copy of the scavenger hunt worksheet. They have to search the room and find all of the phonics word cards. When they find a card, they: 1. Say the word aloud. 2. Spell the word aloud. 3. Neatly write the word on their worksheet. 4. Write ĭ or ī to tell which vowel sound is in the word. Management tips 1. You can have the kids work by themselves or with partners. 2. Don't be afraid to hide the facts in tough places. Kids think it's more fun when they have to search around a little. Examples of good hiding spots might include: • sticking out of a book, like a bookmark • the back of the classroom door • laying flat on the bookshelf • on the back of the teacher's chair • on the side of your computer monitor

3. Have a plan for students who finish early. You may want to have an assignment for them to complete when they're done, or you may have them help other students find Word Cards.

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Find the Short-I and Long-I words in your classroom. Write the words on this page. Tell whether each word has the ĭ (short-i) or ī (long-i) sound

Card 1: ______Card 2: ______word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 3: ______Card 4: ______word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 5: ______Card 6: ______word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 7: ______Card 8: ______word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 9: ______Card 10: ______word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 11: ______Card 12: ______word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 13: ______Card 14: ______word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 15: ______word ĭ or ī

Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt Short-I and Word Card Short-I and Word Card Long-I 1 Long-I 2

fish hive

Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt Short-I and Word Card Short-I and Word Card Long-I 3 Long-I 4

dice platezip

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dig night

Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt Short-I and Word Card Short-I and Word Card Long-I 7 Long-I 8

kite gift

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wig mice

Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt Short-I and Word Card Short-I and Word Card Long-I 11 Long-I 12

light lid

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grill pig

Scavenger Hunt Short-I and Word Card Long-I 15

ice

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Phonics Short-I and Long-I Scavenger Hunt Activity

Find the Short-I and Long-I words in your classroom. Write the words on this page. Tell whether each word has the ĭ (short-i) or ī (long-i) sound

Card 1: ______fish ______ĭ Card 2: ______hive ______ī word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 3: ______dice ______ī Card 4: ______zip ______ĭ word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 5: ______dig ______ĭ Card 6: ______night ______ī word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 7: ______kite ______ī Card 8: ______gift ______ĭ word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 9: ______wig ______ĭ Card 10: ______mice ______ī word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 11: ______light ______ī Card 12: ______lid ______ĭ word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 13: ______grill ______ĭ Card 14: ______pig ______ĭ word ĭ or ī word ĭ or ī

Card 15: ______ice ______ī word ĭ or ī

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