or Word Cards – Black and White

or Word Cards – Black and White

These “or” Word Cards are great for practising decoding words containing the “or” digraph through hands on activities and games.

WunderSparks digraph word cards are split into two levels of difficulty. Level 1 is the place to start when introducing the digraph. The words in Level 1 contain only regular sounds along with the specific digraph being taught. Level 2 words contain the digraph being taught plus other digraphs or irregular sounds. You can add individual Level 2 words to your activities if the other digraph or irregular sound in that word has been introduced already, or if there is a specific word of interest to your child. Level 2 words are great to use for reading and spelling practise later, when they are familiar with most of the digraphs and irregular sounds.

The black and white design allows you to use less ink and gives you the option to print on colored card and color code the cards as you wish.

Ideas for Use:

* Hide cards around the room for a word hunt (students read the words as they find them).

* Hide in a sensory bin (students read the words as they find them).

* Knock down/target games. Attach the word cards to objects that can be knocked down, eg. Stacking cups, ten pin bowling pins, magnetic tiles. Children use items eg. a small bean bag or a soft ball to knock them down. They read the ones they knocked down and collect them. If you have the appropriate space and if it’s safe, you could also use items such as a water gun (outdoors) or remote control car to knock down the objects.

* Tossing into containers. Attach cards onto a series of plastic bowls/buckets or in the holes on a muffin baking tray. Children then toss small objects (eg. Ping pong balls, small beanbags, large pom poms etc) into the containers. If they get it in they read the word on that container and collect it.

* Card games such as “Memory”, “Snap” or “Go Fish”. (Print duplicates of the words you are focusing on)

* Sticky Hand Game. Lay the cards either face up or face down (whatever you prefer) and the children try to slap the cards with the sticky hand and retrieve them. They read and keep the words they retrieve with the sticky hand.

* Path games. Make a path in the style of a track or stepping stones. You could just place the cards on the floor in a line with enough space to step between them, or you could make a more elaborate path. Ideas for making the track include using chalk, natural materials if outdoors, skipping ropes, ribbon, flat sturdy cushions, non slip mats etc. (always consider safety, risk and what is right for the children in your setting). Place word cards along the path for children to read as they move along the path in order to get to the end. Alternatively, you could make a “small world” path to move a toy along, reading the words as they go. Magnetic tiles work really well for this.

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For best results, print using “high quality” print settings and good quality paper (higher gsm) or card (check your printer’s specifications for how high a gsm it can print with).