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The Wordsmith Cat offers engaging, structured literacy resources for upper elementary students. Here you can find resources for morphology, phonics, and writing that align with the Science of Reading principles.
These UFLI aligned worksheets are not endorsed by nor are they affiliated with UFLI Foundations. These worksheets provide reinforcement activities aligned with the skills covered in UFLI lessons. The activities do not copy any material found in the UFLI manual. This suffix worksheet is great for students in 3rd and 4th grade to practice their phonics and morphology understanding. It covers the suffixes -ed -ing -es. This resource includes two reading passages and a range of review worksheets with activities to engage students. This resources aligns with UFLI lessons 63-65 for students to review words with -ed -es -ing suffix ending. ⭐This phonics resource features: -ed -es -ing suffix ending word list Engaging word work activities Games-based phonics review tasks 2 reading passages Sentence work ✏️ 10 word building activities: Word Chains Roll, Read, and Write Unscramble the Sentences Mystery Word Word Part Puzzle Dictionary Dive Creative Writing Reading Passage Fluency Check Extension Prompts Students will: ✅ Be engaged in reading ✅ Practice decodable reading ✅ Track their fluency reading ✅ Enjoy the puzzle-based word work activities ✅ Read, write, and spell words with -ed -es -ing suffix Teachers will: ✴️ Provide a Science of Reading aligned reading resource ✴️ Cater to older students in 3rd and 4th grade ✴️ Supplement explicit teaching ✴️ Have a useful reading intervention task ✴️ Work within the UFLI teaching sequence, catering to older students
These UFLI aligned worksheets are not endorsed by nor are they affiliated with UFLI Foundations. These worksheets provide reinforcement activities aligned with the skills covered in UFLI lessons. The activities do not copy any material found in the UFLI manual. This is a great resource for 3rd grade and above phonics lessons. The activities focus on words ending with -tch and are a great way to support students in reading and spelling trigraph words. There is a reading passage, a fluency passage, and phonics activities using -tch trigraph ending words. This resource is aligned with UFLI lesson 69. ⭐This phonics resource features: -tch trigraph ending word list Engaging word work activities Games-based phonics review tasks 2 reading passages Sentence work ✏️ 10 word building activities: Word Chains Roll, Read, and Write Unscramble the Sentences Mystery Word Word Part Puzzle Dictionary Dive Creative Writing Reading Passage Fluency Check Extension Prompts Students will: ✅ Be engaged in reading ✅ Practice decodable reading ✅ Track their fluency reading ✅ Enjoy the puzzle-based word work activities ✅ Read, write, and spell words with -tch trigraph ending Teachers will: ✴️ Provide a Science of Reading aligned reading resource ✴️ Cater to older students in 3rd and 4th grade ✴️ Supplement explicit teaching ✴️ Have a useful reading intervention task ✴️ Work within the UFLI teaching sequence, catering to older students
These UFLI aligned worksheets are not endorsed by nor are they affiliated with UFLI Foundations. These worksheets provide reinforcement activities aligned with the skills covered in UFLI lessons. The activities do not copy any material found in the UFLI manual. This resource focuses on the trigraph -dge and features a range of printable worksheets for 3rd grade students. There is a reading passage and fluency passage with -dge words. The worksheets include games and word work activities. This -dge trigraph activity aligns with UFLI lesson 70. ⭐This phonics resource features: -dge trigraph ending word list Engaging word work activities Games-based phonics review tasks 2 reading passages Sentence work ✏️ 10 word building activities: Word Chains Roll, Read, and Write Unscramble the Sentences Mystery Word Word Part Puzzle Dictionary Dive Creative Writing Reading Passage Fluency Check Extension Prompts Students will: ✅ Be engaged in reading ✅ Practice decodable reading ✅ Track their fluency reading ✅ Enjoy the puzzle-based word work activities ✅ Read, write, and spell words with -dge trigraph ending Teachers will: ✴️ Provide a Science of Reading aligned reading resource ✴️ Cater to older students in 3rd and 4th grade ✴️ Supplement explicit teaching ✴️ Have a useful reading intervention task ✴️ Work within the UFLI teaching sequence, catering to older students
This UFLI aligned activity is not endorsed by nor affiliated with UFLI Foundations in any way. No part of this resource copies any material found in the UFLI manual or website. This resource is aligned with the skills covered in each lesson. This comic book is a perfect way to engage 3rd and 4th-grade students in a decodable reader. The comic book features words with digraphs. Students will love the entertaining comic book illustrations as they read. There is an accompanying fluency passage to track students' reading rate. There are 4 pages of digraph review activities for students to complete. ⭐This resource features: Entertaining 4 page comic story Structured fluency passage with word count Diagraph review activities Decodable reading practice Digraph word list Supporting activities include: ✏️ Word list with 15 words ✏️ Roll and read activity ✏️ Bingo boards for a whole class game ✏️ Sentence writing ✏️ Spelling practice with word matrix Students will: ✅ Be engaged in reading ✅ Practice decodable reading ✅ Enjoy the comic story format ✅ Identify words with digraph Teachers will: ✴️ Provide a Science of Reading aligned reading resource ✴️ Cater to older students in 3rd and 4th grade ✴️ Supplement explicit teaching ✴️ Have a useful reading intervention task
Are you looking for a spooky story writing activity this Halloween? This Haunted House themed writing activity is perfect for students in 4th and 5th grade. It includes a story starter, plot prompts, and a scaffolded writing template to help students draft their story. The plot choices will inspire students and the story starter will spark imagination. Watch as students enjoy the writing process and create their own spooky Halloween narrative stories! ✏️⬇️ This writing resource features: ✰ 2-page story starter & continuation ✰ 3 prompt choices for each section of the plot ✰ A template for students to write in ✰ Hints and ideas for what to include in each section ✰ 10 pages of writing ✰ Printable & digital versions Students will: ✅ Feel confident to write ✅ Think creatively without the burden of coming up with their own idea ✅ Be guided through the writing process ✅ Draft an entire narrative story ✅ Follow a clear and consistent structure Teachers will: ✴️ Provide an engaging Haunted House theme to inspire writing ✴️ Reduce student cognitive load by providing a story starter ✴️ Provide options to advance the plot using prompts ✴️ Encourage students to be imaginative and creative in story writing ✴️ Support planning with prompts and ideas included in the template ✴️ Offer a digital and printable version of the task ❗ Here are some ways you can use this resource: ➢ Independent writing lesson ➢ Early finisher task ➢ Group writing activity ➢ Literacy rotation group
Do your older students need phonics word work practice? These phonics worksheet focus on words with vowel-consonant-e VCe spelling patterns. The worksheet activities are suitable for students in 3rd-5th grade. There are VCe passages, activities, games, and a word list for students to practice phonics and spelling skills These UFLI aligned worksheets are not endorsed by nor are they affiliated with UFLI Foundations. These worksheets provide reinforcement activities aligned with the skills covered in UFLI lessons. The activities do not copy any material found in the UFLI manual. ⭐This phonics resource features: -VCe word list Engaging word work activities Games-based phonics review tasks 2 reading passages Sentence work ✏️ 10 word building activities: Word Chains Roll, Read, and Write Unscramble the Sentences Mystery Word Word Part Puzzle Dictionary Dive Creative Writing Reading Passage Fluency Check Extension Prompts Students will: ✅ Be engaged in reading ✅ Practice decodable reading ✅ Track their fluency reading ✅ Enjoy the puzzle-based word work activities ✅ Read, write, and spell words with vowel-consonant-e spelling pattern Teachers will: ✴️ Provide a Science of Reading aligned reading resource ✴️ Cater to older students in 3rd and 4th grade ✴️ Supplement explicit teaching ✴️ Have a useful reading intervention task ✴️ Work within the UFLI teaching sequence, catering to older students ⚡Check out these phonics comics for older students! FLSZ rule Digraphs R controlled words -VCe words Long vowel team words Silent letters Vowel diphthongs
These UFLI aligned worksheets are not endorsed by nor are they affiliated with UFLI Foundations. These worksheets provide reinforcement activities aligned with the skills covered in UFLI lessons. The activities do not copy any material found in the UFLI manual. This phonics review resource for 3rd grade students and older is ideal for supporting students in understanding the FLSZ spelling rule. The FLSZ rule, or Floss rule, is an irregular spelling pattern. This resource includes review worksheets and activities and decodable reading passages. This resource is great to use in Science of Reading literacy centers and it aligns with UFLI lessons 42. ⭐This phonics resource features: FLSZ rule word list Engaging word work activities Games-based phonics review tasks 2 reading passages Sentence work ✏️ 10 word building activities: Word Chains Roll, Read, and Write Unscramble the Sentences Mystery Word Word Part Puzzle Dictionary Dive Creative Writing Reading Passage Fluency Check Extension Prompts Students will: ✅ Be engaged in reading ✅ Practice decodable reading ✅ Track their fluency reading ✅ Enjoy the puzzle-based word work activities ✅ Read, write, and spell words with the FLSZ rule Teachers will: ✴️ Provide a Science of Reading aligned reading resource ✴️ Cater to older students in 3rd and 4th grade ✴️ Supplement explicit teaching ✴️ Have a useful reading intervention task ✴️ Work within the UFLI teaching sequence, catering to older students
These UFLI aligned worksheets are not endorsed by nor are they affiliated with UFLI Foundations. These worksheets provide reinforcement activities aligned with the skills covered in UFLI lessons. The activities do not copy any material found in the UFLI manual. This phonics resource focuses on multisyllabic words with long vowel teams. There are decodable reading passages and review worksheet activities suitable for students in 3rd-5th grade. This resource aligns with UFLI lessons 84-88. ⭐This phonics resource features: Long vowel teams word list Engaging word work activities Games-based phonics review tasks 2 reading passages Sentence work ✏️ 10 word building activities: Word Chains Roll, Read, and Write Unscramble the Sentences Mystery Word Word Part Puzzle Dictionary Dive Creative Writing Reading Passage Fluency Check Extension Prompts Students will: ✅ Be engaged in reading ✅ Practice decodable reading ✅ Track their fluency reading ✅ Enjoy the puzzle-based word work activities ✅ Read, write, and spell words with multisyllabic long vowel teams words Teachers will: ✴️ Provide a Science of Reading aligned reading resource ✴️ Cater to older students in 3rd and 4th grade ✴️ Supplement explicit teaching ✴️ Have a useful reading intervention task ✴️ Work within the UFLI teaching sequence, catering to older students
These morphology reading passages focus on multisyllabic base words with prefixes and suffixes. This resource supports 4th & 5th grade students with their morphology skills and reading comprehension. The passages are aligned with the Science of Reading principles and are suitable for literacy centers, small groups, or independent work. ⭐This morphology resource includes: ✰ Base words study guide ✰ Spelling rules for base words ✰ Base words vs root words explanation ✰ Morphology word sum activity ✰ 6 multisyllabic reading passages Students will: ✅ Identify base words in context ✅ Recognise the difference between base words and root words ✅ Identify prefixes and suffixes Teachers will: ✴️ Help students identify base words in context ✴️ Teach students how to use affixes, prefixes, and suffixes ✴️ Engage students in interactive reading passages ➡️ Ways to use this resource: ✧ Independent work ✧ Small group work ✧ Literacy center ✧ Homework task
Are you looking for a morphology word work activity for 5th and 6th-grade students? Older students will love these morpheme ladders! This resource includes printable and digital word chain ladder worksheets. Students will practice building words and identifying morphemes. It is an engaging morphology activity that promotes spelling skills and helps students identify prefixes, suffixes, roots, and base words. ⭐ This morphology resource includes: ✰ 10 word ladder chain worksheets ✰ Printable or digital version ✰ Changing affixes directions ✰ Space to write a paragraph using created words ✰ An editable word ladder template to make your own Students will: ✅ Identify prefixes and suffixes ✅ Practice spelling skills ✅ Change morphemes and affixes Teachers will: ✴️ Provide an engaging morphology activity ✴️ Discuss spelling rules for affixes that change a base word ✴️ Have a digital or printable version available ✴️ Have an editable word ladder template ❗Ways to use this resource: ✧ Independent work ✧ Small group work ✧ Literacy center ✧ Homework task ✧ Assessment screener ✧ Early finisher task