Groundhogs No Prep Phonics Center Mats 1st First Grade February Literacy Centers

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Cut the prep time and still engage your students with the Groundhog Phonics Literacy Center Mats! This set of 12 differentiated 1st Grade literacy centers is perfect for hands-on activities this Groundhog Day – or throughout February!

What’s included in the Groundhog Phonics Literacy Centers:

• 10 no prep literacy centers
• 2 low prep literacy centers
• Recording sheets
• Color and black and white versions

Many of these no prep centers are similar to my Partner Games so you can keep things consistent all year long.

Aligned with the Science of Reading! These centers give your students the opportunity to practice phonics skills they currently need to review.

Every phonics center includes practice with multiple First Grade phonics skills to help you easily differentiate.

Cover by Code: Students will cover each spot according to the code.

• Skills: beginning blends, CVCe words

Cover It Mats: Students will cover the answer in each box.

• Skills: beginning blends, long vowel sounds

Spin and Stack: Students will spin a word and stack a cube in that box. The first word to get 10 cubes wins.

• Skills: beginning blends, CVCe words

Race to Fill: For these phonics partner games, students will take turns spinning and covering a match on their side. The first player to fill their side wins.

• Skills: CVCe words, vowel teams

Spin and Color: Students will spin the spinner and color a matching picture on their recording sheet.

• Skills: beginning blends, long vowels, r-controlled vowels

Roll and Color Pocket Dice Center: Students will roll a sound or a word and color the matching picture on their recording sheet.

• Skills: beginning blends, CVCe words

Race Up the Burrow: For these phonics games, students will spin a letter or picture and then move their game piece up the ladder to that letter or word. The first side to reach the top wins.

• Skills: dge/tch, ending blends, CVCe words

Spin and Map: Students will spin a letter or word, map it, and write it.

• Skills: beginning blends, digraphs, CVCe words

Roll and Cover: Can be played as partner games or independently. Students will roll a die and cover the matching word on their mat.

• Skills: digraphs, beginning blends, CVCe words

Spin and Cover: Can be played as partner games or independently. Students will spin a sound and cover the matching picture.

• Skills: beginning blends, CVCe words

Race to Subtract: For these phonics partner games, students will start with all of their spots covered. They will roll a die and remove a counter from a corresponding spot. The first player to subtract all of their counters wins.

• Skills: beginning blends, CVCe words, r-controlled vowels

Spin It: Students will spin a sound or picture and cover a match.

• Skills: beginning blends, CVCe words, r-controlled vowels