Kindergarten and 1st Grade Phonics Games Literacy Centers Grab It Card Games

DescriptionGrab It makes phonics review engaging and hands-on! This Kindergarten and 1st Grade Phonics Grab It Games Bundle gives students a fun way to practice reading and phonics skills with fast-paced playing card games. Instead of phonics worksheets, students decode words, build phonemic awareness, and race to find the correct match in Science of Reading aligned literacy centers that make reading practice feel fun.With 100 phonics games included (many games include 2-3 versions), this bundle gives you tons of low-prep options for kindergarten phonics and 1st grade phonics practice all year long. These printable phonics review games work well for kindergarten ELA, first grade ELA, literacy center activities, small groups, reading rotations, phonics centers, homeschooling, and partner practice. Each game is easy to print, play, and use right away, so you can keep phonics practice fresh without planning a brand-new activity every time.More Grab It Game Packs!Kindergarten Math Grab it Games1st Grade Math Grab it Games2nd Grade Math Grab It Games3rd Grade Math Grab It Games4th Grade Math Grab It Games5th Grade Math Grab It GamesPhonics K-1 Grab It GamesPhonics 2-3 Grab It GamesVocabulary Grab It GamesAddition and Subtraction Math Fact GamesMultiplication and Division Math Fact GamesWhat Is Grab It?This is a game where students race to find the answer first. Whenever they see the correct card, they grab it!What's Included?70 Game Packs and Skills to Choose From24 Game Cards in Every Card Set2-3 Differentiated Versions of Most Games & SkillsColor & Black and White OptionsAnswer KeysMultiple Ways to PlayAn Editable Set of Cards if you'd like to type up your own set (only included in the bundle)Blank Set for Printing Extras or Writing On with Sharpies (only included in the bundle)How to Play Grab ItStep 1: Lay out all circle cards. Put all rectangle cards in a stack with students sitting right in front of the stack.Step 2: Students race to grab the card's answer that is on top first. Step 3: The person who finds the answer first gets to keep it as a point.Step 4: Play continues until you run out of rectangle cards. The person with the most cards at the end wins.70 Skills Included with 2-3 Versions of Each Game:3 Letter Blends: SCR BlendsSHR BlendsSPL BlendsSPR BlendsSQU BlendsSTR BlendsTHR Blends3 Letter Blends Review Alphabet: Lowercase/Uppercase Letters Letter Sounds Beginning Blends: L BlendsR BlendsS BlendsBeginning Blends ReviewBeginning Blends Rhyming Words Beginning Digraphs: Begins with CHBegins with SHBegins with THBegins with WHBeginning Digraphs ReviewCVC WordsShort AShort EShort IShort OShort UCVC Words ReviewCVC Rhyming WordsCVC Medial SoundsCVC Ending Sounds CVCe WordsLong ALong ILong OLong UCVCe ReviewCVCe Rhyming Words DiphthongsDiphthongs OI OYDiphthongs OW OUDiphthongs Review Ending BlendsL BlendsM BlendsN BlendsS BlendsT BlendsFinal Blends Review Ending Digraphsends with CHends with CKends with NGends with SHends with THEnding Digraphs ReviewExtrasFloss Rule (FF LL SS ZZ)Soft and Hard C/GShort & Long OO WordsLong VowelsLong A (AI/AY)Long E (EY and Y as E)Long E (EE and EA)Long I (IGH and Y as I)Long O (OA and OW)Long U (EW, UE, and UI)Long Vowel ReviewLong Vowel Rhyming Words R Controlled VowelsAR WordsER WordsIR WordsUR WordsOR WordsAR ER IR UR ReviewOAR ORE Review Complex VowelsALL WordsAU Words & AW WordsHow to Use Grab It Games✅ Literacy Centers & Reading Rotations: Perfect for partner games, morning tubs, or dedicated phonics centers.✅ Small Group Intervention: Great for targeted phonics practice, phonemic awareness review, reading small groups, or one-on-one support✅ Early Finishers: A quick, low-prep activity that keeps students actively engaged when they finish their work early.✅ Sub Plans & Review Days: Easy directions make this a stress-free option for substitutes, whole-class phonics review, or a fun scavenger hunt finding matches around the room.✅ Homeschool Phonics Practice: A simple-to-learn playing card game that makes reading practice at home actually fun!GRADE LEVEL:-many games included covering kindergarten phonics skills-many games included covering 1st grade phonics skills-a few games included covering 2nd grade phonics skills (great enrichment)Why You'll Love Grab It Games:These phonics games are easy to prep and simple for students to learn. Once students know how to play, you can use the same game format again and again with different phonics skills.The game gives students a real reason to read carefully. As they play, students look at each card, think about the sound or spelling pattern, decode the word, and race to find the matching playing card.Grab It Phonics Games keep the whole group involved while giving students the repeated practice they need to build confidence with early reading skills. They're the perfect way to add science of reading-aligned phonics review to your reading rotations, small groups, or literacy centers.Switch Up the Fun: More Ways to Play✨ Split-Deck Race: Divide the rectangle cards between two players. Each student races to find their own matches before their partner does.✨ Collaborative Match-Up: Students work together to match all the cards. This makes it a great cooperative literacy center activity.✨ Team Challenge: Split students into teams and let them race to find the correct phonics matches together.✨ Beat the Clock: Students play once, record their time, and then play again to see if they can match the cards faster.✨ Partner Check-In: Each student looks for their own match, but both partners must find their cards before moving on to the next round.✨ Classroom Scavenger Hunt: Spread the circle cards around the room. Give each student a rectangle card and have them walk around to find the matching card.✨ Whole-Class Showdown: Place the circle cards around the room and show the class one rectangle card. Students race to find the correct match first for a quick whole-group review game.Other Information:Follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted. 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