Vowel Team

Games
No-Prep Phonics for Second Grade

1-player
AND
multi-player
options!

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 Table of Contents
Activity Skill Players Page(s)
AY Words ay vowel team 2-3 B&W: 6
Rowing Race Color: 43
AI Words ai vowel team 2-3 B&W: 7
Balloon Race Color: 44
Dinosaur Stomp long a 2-3 B&W: 8
with Long A vowel teams Color: 45
Apple Picking Some Long long a 1 B&W: 9
A Spelling Patterns spelling patterns Color: 46
Slam Dunk long a 2-3 B&W: 10-11
Long A Words spelling patterns Color: 47-48
EE Words ee vowel team 2-3 B&W: 12
Outer Space Race Color: 49
EA Words ea vowel team 2-3 B&W: 13
Reading Race Color: 50
Long E Sounds long e 1 B&W: 14
Race To Cover vowel teams Color: 51
Long E Spelling long e 1 B&W: 15
Patterns Treasure Hunt spelling patterns Color: 52
Kick Around long e 2-3 B&W: 16-17
Long E Words vowel teams Color: 53-54
IGH Words igh vowel team 2-3 B&W: 18
Airplane Race Color: 55
-Y Words -y (long i sound) 2-3 B&W: 19
Mermaid Race Color: 56
Monster Stomp long i 2-3 B&W: 20
With Long I Words vowel teams Color: 57
Long I Spelling long i 1 B&W: 21
Patterns Carrot Picking spelling patterns Color: 58
Slap Shot long i 2-3 B&W:22-23
Long I Words spelling patterns Color: 59-60
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 Table of Contents
Activity Skill Players Page(s)
OA Words oa vowel team 2-3 B&W: 24
Snowball Fight Color: 61
OE Words oe vowel team 2-3 B&W: 25
Reading Marathon Color: 62
Long O Sounds long o 1 B&W: 26
Race To Cover vowel teams Color: 63
Long O Spelling long o 1 B&W: 27
Patterns Diamond Dig spelling patterns Color: 64
Punt Some long o 2-3 B&W: 28-29
Long O Words spelling patterns Color: 65-66
UE Words ue vowel team 2-3 B&W: 30
Deep Sea Swim Color: 67
EW Words ew vowel team 2-3 B&W: 31
Forest Fun Color: 68
Jungle Stomp long u 2-3 B&W: 32
with Long U vowel teams Color: 69
Long U Spelling Patterns long u 1 B&W: 33
Tomato Picking spelling patterns Color: 70
Grand Slam Some Long long u 2-3 B&W: 34-35
U Words spelling patterns Color: 71-72
Long Vowel Sounds mixed long vowel 2 B&W: 36
Connect Four #1 patterns Color: 73
Long Vowel Sounds mixed long vowel 2 B&W: 37
Connect Four #2 patterns Color: 74
Long Vowel Sounds mixed long vowel 2 B&W: 38
Connect Four #3 patterns Color: 75
Vowel Teams mixed long vowel 1 B&W: 39
Blast Off patterns Color: 76
Hunting For Long Vowel mixed long vowel 2-3 B&W: 40-41
Sounds patterns Color: 77-78
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Black & White
Versions
 AY Words
Rowing Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

START
days way pay may

hay
Fast Ran into
saying current! gray a rock!
+2 -2

lay clay tray stay

played
Stop to
stray look at a
fish!
subway day FINISH
-2







 AI Words Balloon Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

aid aim sailing

START brain

paid
trains chain
mail
wait -2

+ 1 drain painted snail braid

trail

+2
FINISH laid
nail
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 Dinosaur STOMP!
with long a vowel teams (ai, ay)
2-3 people can play. You will need one die, a game piece for each person, and counters (or small
objects). Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. Take a counter. Keep rolling,
reading, and collecting counters. If you land on a dinosaur, that means that a dinosaur stomped and
shook the ground! You must put all of your counters back. Continue playing until each person has
reached FINISH. Once everyone has reached finish, see who has the most counters left. That
player is the winner! ***Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, record how many counters
you have at the end. Then, play again and try to beat your own score!

paid way aim day aid START

hay

lay braid say pain may

sail mail chain

play train FINISH gray

brain faint

pay fail stay plain clay

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

Apple Picking Some Long A Spelling Patterns

This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long A Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long a vowel team (ai,
ay, a_e), cover up one apple on the right hand side of the page.
Keep going until you cover up all 5 apples! rain tray cake

START
sap way snail than

sale flat

hay lap flame mail

hat shack

tap nail grape tag

paint strap

play cat flag crate clay

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 Slam Dunk Long A Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long a vowel team the word includes (ai, ay, a_e) and write the word in the
correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which vowel team is the winner!

sail way bake paid day sale START

gave

pay braid trade stay snail plate tray

scum

late faint may chase drain stray take

play

train game gray aim wave clay paint

cake

FINISH brakes mail hay shape stain lay

 Slam Dunk Long A Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long a vowel team and record it in the correct column.

ai ay a_e

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 EE Words Outer Space Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each
person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on
start. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you
landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move
ahead or backwards, move that number of spaces, then
read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the
winner! **Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone,
time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play
again to see if you can beat your previous one.

START see feeling deep green

trees
BLAST An
asteroid
bee OFF! sweep hit!
+2 -2
reef keep seed week

weed
An alien stole
feet your space
helmet!
peeled seen FINISH
-2

 EA Words Reading Race

2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

eat mean leaf

START
reading

weak
each seat
east
teams -2

+1
meat bead leaked heal
meal

+2
FINISH bean
leap
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 Long E Sounds
FINISH
Race to Cover
This game is for 1 player. You’ll need a die, game piece,
and 6 counters. Put your game pieces on start. Roll the
die. Move your piece. Say the name of the picture you
landed on. Then find the picture at the left side of the weed wheat feet beads
page with the same vowel team and cover 1 circle next
to that picture. Keep rolling, moving, and covering until
you reach FINISH. Try to cover all 6 circles!


tea read cleat
ea

sheep wheel sweep

ee

leaf eat meat

START
heel eel leak sleep
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 Long E Spelling Patterns Treasure Hunt
This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long E Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long e vowel team
(ee, ea, e, -y), cover up one coin on the right hand side of the
page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 coins! bee leaf baby she

START
next pony vests queen

set smell

we clean fresh she

check shelf

seed funny help feet

pencil send

lady spell seat chess me

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 Kick Around Long E Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long e spelling pattern the word includes (ea, ee, e, -y) and write the word in the
correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long e pattern is the winner!

funny we team see baby be START

feel

seat me lady meet teach she puppy

keep

happy be dream sheep navy he clean

queen

feast we lazy wheel leak me pony

green

FINISH he cheap street tiny she peach

 Kick Around Long E Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long e spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

ee ea e -y

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 IGH Words
Airplane Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

START
sigh high sight might

flights
Zoom Ran into
tight ahead! light some fog!
+2 -1

slighted night right bright

fright
Zoom
highlight ahead! highway sighing FINISH
+2







 -Y Words Mermaid Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

by my spying
START cry

why
Stuck in
try seaweed! sky
fly
dry -2
Ride
the
waves!
+ 1 frying shy by my
spy
Open
ocean!
+2
crying
FINISH why
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 Monster STOMP!
with long i vowel teams (igh, y)
2-3 people can play. You will need one die, a game piece for each person, and counters (or small
objects). Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. Take a counter. Keep rolling,
reading, and collecting counters. If you land on a monster, that means that a monster stomped and
shook the ground! You must put all of your counters back. Continue playing until each person has
reached FINISH. Once everyone has reached finish, see who has the most counters left. That
player is the winner! ***Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, record how many counters
you have at the end. Then, play again and try to beat your own score!

fight sight high by sigh START

my

slight fry flight dry bright

might shy spy

delight reply FINISH tight

cry fly

light why night sky right

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Long I Spelling Patterns Carrot Picking

This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long I Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long i vowel team (igh,
i_e, i, -y), cover up one carrot on the right hand side of the
page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 carrots! bike light cry child

START
prize trip reply flip

bite kite

skip five strip slight

pig rip

night fly trip mild

drip bright

shy wild grin drive crib

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 Slap Shot Long I Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long i spieling pattern the word includes (i_e, igh, i, -y) and write the word in the
correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long i pattern is the winner!

mild life by sigh child bite START

light

my nine wild high cry white bind

night

grind wide shy flight find ride try

tight

fry drive kind bright dry line mind

right

FINISH kite deny slight behind pride reply

 Slap Shot Long I Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long i spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

i_e igh i -y

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 OA Words
Snowball Fight
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game
pieces on start. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space
that tells you to move ahead or backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The
first player to reach FINISH is the winner! **Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time
yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to see if you can beat your previous one.

START
oat oak loaf roam

boats
Extra Cold
coat snow! foam hands!
+2 -2

goat soaking load road

toad
Stop to
loaned look at
the snow!
goal soap FINISH
-2







OE Words Reading Marathon
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

START
toes Joe Moe
tiptoe

oboe
Water
Joe break doe
toe
Moe -2
The
wind
blows!
+ 1 tiptoed oboe doe toe
Joe
Burst of
energy!
+2
Moe
FINISH tiptoe
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 Long O Sounds Race
FINISH
to Cover #1
This game is for 1 player. You’ll need a die, game piece,
and 6 counters. Put your game pieces on start. Roll the
die. Move your piece. Say the name of the picture you
landed on. Then find the picture at the left side of the loaf toe road hoe
page with the same vowel team and cover 1 circle next
to that picture. Keep rolling, moving, and covering until
you reach FINISH. Try to cover all 6 circles!

goat coat Joe

oa

doe tomatoes toad

oe

toast float goal

START
oats boat oboe soap
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Long O Spelling Patterns Diamond Dig
This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long O Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long o vowel team
(oe, oa, ow, o_e), cover up one diamond on the right hand side
of the page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 diamonds! goat toe bowl home

START
elbow moth song goal

globe smoke

boat hot throw toe

shot soft

cross throat stove oboe

low pillow

tiptoe note float snot dog

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 Punt Some Long O Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long o spelling pattern the word includes (o_e, oe, oa, ow) and write the word in
the correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long o pattern is the winner!

Joe note low loaf toe globe START

roam

glow stove Moe float throw home tiptoe

toast

oboe drove elbow groan toenail smoke show

roast

slow whole toe throat grown stone Joe

boat

FINISH poke snow soak tiptoe froze bowl

 Punt Some Long O Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long o spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

o_e oa oe ow

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 UE Words Deep
Sea Swim
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start. Roll
the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or backwards,
move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner! **Single Player
Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to see if you can beat
your previous one.

START
hues due statue rescued

tissue
Stuck in
High tide!
glue +2 Sue seaweed!
-2

cue true blue argued

clues
Stop to
value look at a
shell!
hue due FINISH
-2



 EW Words Forest Fun
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game
pieces on start. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that
tells you to move ahead or backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player
to reach FINISH is the winner! **Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play.
Then, record your time and play again to see if you can beat your previous one.

START
new dew few grew

flew
You found Stuck in a
skew a path! curfew branch!
+2 -2

news crew stew chew

chewy
A bird
new distracted
you!
dew few FINISH
-2



 Jungle STOMP!
with long u vowel teams (u, ue, ew)
2-3 people can play. You will need one die, a game piece for each person, and counters (or small
objects). Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. Take a counter. Keep rolling,
reading, and collecting counters. If you land on a jungle animal, that means that an animal stomped
and shook the ground! You must put all of your counters back. Continue playing until each person
has reached FINISH. Once everyone has reached finish, see who has the most counters left. That
player is the winner! ***Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, record how many counters
you have at the end. Then, play again and try to beat your own score!

hue humid truth unit menu START

due

clue glue cue screw crew stew

true

statue tissue Sue FINISH drew

rescue blew

argue blue few new chew

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Long U Spelling Patterns Tomato Picking

This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long U Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long u vowel team (u,
u_e, ew, -ue), cover up one tomato on the right hand side of
the page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 tomatoes! menu cube stew glue

START
curfew dust dune skunk

menu truth

gulp dew statue blue

tube rule

buzz fuzz unit glue

few stew

hue uniform sun cube chunk

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond
Grand Slam Some Long U Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long u spelling pattern the word includes (u, u_e, ue, ew) and write the word in
the correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long u pattern is the winner!

dude uniform hue few tube menu START

stew

due unit cube curfew statue truth mute

flew

rule exclude argue drew dune humid tissue

dew

blue confuse prune Blew true menu costume

few

FINISH truth rescue stew fuse unit glue

 Grand Slam Some Long U Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long u spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

u u_e ew ue

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 This game is for exactly 2 players, and each
player needs 8 counters (or other items to
cover squares). Roll a die to see who goes
Long Vowel Sounds first. On your turn, roll the die (roll again if
you get a 5 or 6). Then, choose a word from
Connect Four #1
that row on the page to read. Once you read
the word, tell the other player what long vowel
sound the word contains and cover that word
with a counter. Keep playing until one player
covers 4 squares in a row.

sale statue throat child

seed trail curfew tiptoe

side beaches clay tubes

smoke delight happy Sunday



 This game is for exactly 2 players, and each
player needs 8 counters (or other items to
cover squares). Roll a die to see who goes
Long Vowel Sounds first. On your turn, roll the die (roll again if
you get a 5 or 6). Then, choose a word from
Connect Four #2
that row on the page to read. Once you read
the word, tell the other player what long vowel
sound the word contains and cover that word
with a counter. Keep playing until one player
covers 4 squares in a row.

skate brain quail playtime

baby sweep clean complete

rides highway reply spotlight

groan stones elbow oboe



 This game is for exactly 2 players, and each
player needs 8 counters (or other items to
cover squares). Roll a die to see who goes
Long Vowel Sounds first. On your turn, roll the die (roll again if
you get a 5 or 6). Then, choose a word from
Connect Four #3
that row on the page to read. Once you read
the word, tell the other player what long vowel
sound the word contains and cover that word
with a counter. Keep playing until one player
covers 4 squares in a row.

humid pillow wheel mailbox

tissue bathrobe peanut Sunday

argue oatmeal screen snowflake

curfew reptile child flashlight



 You will need a die and 24 counters to play. If more than one
Vowel Team person is playing, each player needs their own copy of this
page. Roll the die. Read a word in the same row as the number
you landed on, then cover the word. See which vowel gets to
Blast Off blast off first!

aid pay sail clay



seed read clean bleed
sigh high tight flight
loaf toe float tiptoe
unit glue true stew
fly cry try shy
 Hunting for Long Vowel Sounds
This game is for 1-3 players, and you’ll need one die, a game piece, pencil, and
recording sheet. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on, then
write the word down on your recording sheet. Keep rolling, reading, and collecting
words until you reach FINISH. Count up how many words you have in each column
at the end to see which long vowel sound is the winner!

sail way bake paid day sale START

gave

pay nine wild high cry white bind

night

happy be dream sheep navy he try

queen

feast whole toe throat grown stone Joe

FINISH
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boat

truth rescue stew fuse unit glue few

 Hunting for Long Vowel Sounds Recording Sheet
Each time you land on a word, write it down here. Make sure you check the long vowel sound so you can
write it in the correct column.

long a long e long i long o long u

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond
Color Versions
 AY Words
Rowing Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

START
days way pay may

hay
Fast Ran into
saying current! gray a rock!
+2 -2

lay clay tray stay

played
Stop to
stray look at a
fish!
subway day FINISH
-2







 AI Words Balloon Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

aid aim sailing

START brain

paid
trains chain
mail
wait -2

+ 1 drain painted snail braid

trail

+2
FINISH laid
nail
©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond
 Dinosaur STOMP!
with long a vowel teams (ai, ay)
2-3 people can play. You will need one die, a game piece for each person, and counters (or small
objects). Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. Take a counter. Keep rolling,
reading, and collecting counters. If you land on a dinosaur, that means that a dinosaur stomped and
shook the ground! You must put all of your counters back. Continue playing until each person has
reached FINISH. Once everyone has reached finish, see who has the most counters left. That
player is the winner! ***Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, record how many counters
you have at the end. Then, play again and try to beat your own score!

paid way aim day aid START

hay

lay braid say pain may

sail mail chain

play train FINISH gray

brain faint

pay fail stay plain clay

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

Apple Picking Some Long A Spelling Patterns

This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long A Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long a vowel team (ai,
ay, a_e), cover up one apple on the right hand side of the page.
Keep going until you cover up all 5 apples! rain tray cake

START
sap way snail than

sale flat

hay lap flame mail

hat shack

tap nail grape tag

paint strap

play cat flag crate clay

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 Slam Dunk Long A Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long a vowel team the word includes (ai, ay, a_e) and write the word in the
correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which vowel team is the winner!

sail way bake paid day sale START

gave

pay braid trade stay snail plate tray

scum

late faint may chase drain stray take

play

train game gray aim wave clay paint

cake

FINISH brakes mail hay shape stain lay

 Slam Dunk Long A Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long a vowel team and record it in the correct column.

ai ay a_e

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 EE Words Outer Space Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each
person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on
start. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you
landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move
ahead or backwards, move that number of spaces, then
read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the
winner! **Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone,
time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play
again to see if you can beat your previous one.

START see feeling deep green

trees
BLAST An
asteroid
bee OFF! sweep hit!
+2 -2
reef keep seed week

weed
An alien stole
feet your space
helmet!
peeled seen FINISH
-2

 EA Words Reading Race

2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

eat mean leaf

START
reading

weak
each seat
east
teams -2

+1
meat bead leaked heal
meal

+2
FINISH bean
leap
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 Long E Sounds
FINISH
Race to Cover
This game is for 1 player. You’ll need a die, game piece,
and 6 counters. Put your game pieces on start. Roll the
die. Move your piece. Say the name of the picture you
landed on. Then find the picture at the left side of the weed wheat feet beads
page with the same vowel team and cover 1 circle next
to that picture. Keep rolling, moving, and covering until
you reach FINISH. Try to cover all 6 circles!


tea read cleat
ea

sheep wheel sweep

ee

leaf eat meat

START
heel eel leak sleep
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 Long E Spelling Patterns Treasure Hunt
This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long E Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long e vowel team
(ee, ea, e, -y), cover up one coin on the right hand side of the
page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 coins! bee leaf baby she

START
next pony vests queen

set smell

we clean fresh she

check shelf

seed funny help feet

pencil send

lady spell seat chess me

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 Kick Around Long E Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long e spelling pattern the word includes (ea, ee, e, -y) and write the word in the
correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long e pattern is the winner!

funny we team see baby be START

feel

seat me lady meet teach she puppy

keep

happy be dream sheep navy he clean

queen

feast we lazy wheel leak me pony

green

FINISH he cheap street tiny she peach

 Kick Around Long E Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long e spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

ee ea e -y

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 IGH Words
Airplane Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

START
sigh high sight might

flights
Zoom Ran into
tight ahead! light some fog!
+2 -1

slighted night right bright

fright
Zoom
highlight ahead! highway sighing FINISH
+2







 -Y Words Mermaid Race
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

by my spying
START cry

why
Stuck in
try seaweed! sky
fly
dry -2
Ride
the
waves!
+ 1 frying shy by my
spy
Open
ocean!
+2
crying
FINISH why
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 Monster STOMP!
with long i vowel teams (igh, y)
2-3 people can play. You will need one die, a game piece for each person, and counters (or small
objects). Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. Take a counter. Keep rolling,
reading, and collecting counters. If you land on a monster, that means that a monster stomped and
shook the ground! You must put all of your counters back. Continue playing until each person has
reached FINISH. Once everyone has reached finish, see who has the most counters left. That
player is the winner! ***Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, record how many counters
you have at the end. Then, play again and try to beat your own score!

fight sight high by sigh START

my

slight fry flight dry bright

might shy spy

delight reply FINISH tight

cry fly

light why night sky right

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Long I Spelling Patterns Carrot Picking

This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long I Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long i vowel team (igh,
i_e, i, -y), cover up one carrot on the right hand side of the
page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 carrots! bike light cry child

START
prize trip reply flip

bite kite

skip five strip slight

pig rip

night fly trip mild

drip bright

shy wild grin drive crib

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 Slap Shot Long I Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long i spieling pattern the word includes (i_e, igh, i, -y) and write the word in the
correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long i pattern is the winner!

mild life by sigh child bite START

light

my nine wild high cry white bind

night

grind wide shy flight find ride try

tight

fry drive kind bright dry line mind

right

FINISH kite deny slight behind pride reply

 Slap Shot Long I Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long i spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

i_e igh i -y

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 OA Words
Snowball Fight
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game
pieces on start. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space
that tells you to move ahead or backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The
first player to reach FINISH is the winner! **Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time
yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to see if you can beat your previous one.

START
oat oak loaf roam

boats
Extra Cold
coat snow! foam hands!
+2 -2

goat soaking load road

toad
Stop to
loaned look at
the snow!
goal soap FINISH
-2







OE Words Reading Marathon
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start.
Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or
backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner!
**Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to
see if you can beat your previous one.

START
toes Joe Moe
tiptoe

oboe
Water
Joe break doe
toe
Moe -2
The
wind
blows!
+ 1 tiptoed oboe doe toe
Joe
Burst of
energy!
+2
Moe
FINISH tiptoe
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 Long O Sounds Race
FINISH
to Cover #1
This game is for 1 player. You’ll need a die, game piece,
and 6 counters. Put your game pieces on start. Roll the
die. Move your piece. Say the name of the picture you
landed on. Then find the picture at the left side of the loaf toe road hoe
page with the same vowel team and cover 1 circle next
to that picture. Keep rolling, moving, and covering until
you reach FINISH. Try to cover all 6 circles!

goat coat Joe

oa

doe tomatoes toad

oe

toast float goal

START
oats boat oboe soap
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Long O Spelling Patterns Diamond Dig
This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long O Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long o vowel team
(oe, oa, ow, o_e), cover up one diamond on the right hand side
of the page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 diamonds! goat toe bowl home

START
elbow moth song goal

globe smoke

boat hot throw toe

shot soft

cross throat stove oboe

low pillow

tiptoe note float snot dog

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 Punt Some Long O Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long o spelling pattern the word includes (o_e, oe, oa, ow) and write the word in
the correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long o pattern is the winner!

Joe note low loaf toe globe START

roam

glow stove Moe float throw home tiptoe

toast

oboe drove elbow groan toenail smoke show

roast

slow whole toe throat grown stone Joe

boat

FINISH poke snow soak tiptoe froze bowl

 Punt Some Long O Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long o spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

o_e oa oe ow

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 UE Words Deep
Sea Swim
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game pieces on start. Roll
the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that tells you to move ahead or backwards,
move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player to reach FINISH is the winner! **Single Player
Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play. Then, record your time and play again to see if you can beat
your previous one.

START
hues due statue rescued

tissue
Stuck in
High tide!
glue +2 Sue seaweed!
-2

cue true blue argued

clues
Stop to
value look at a
shell!
hue due FINISH
-2



 EW Words Forest Fun
2 or 3 people can play. You will need a die, and each person will need a game piece. Put your game
pieces on start. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. (If you land on a space that
tells you to move ahead or backwards, move that number of spaces, then read the word.) The first player
to reach FINISH is the winner! **Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, time yourself as you play.
Then, record your time and play again to see if you can beat your previous one.

START
new dew few grew

flew
You found Stuck in a
skew a path! curfew branch!
+2 -2

news crew stew chew

chewy
A bird
new distracted
you!
dew few FINISH
-2



 Jungle STOMP!
with long u vowel teams (u, ue, ew)
2-3 people can play. You will need one die, a game piece for each person, and counters (or small
objects). Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on. Take a counter. Keep rolling,
reading, and collecting counters. If you land on a jungle animal, that means that an animal stomped
and shook the ground! You must put all of your counters back. Continue playing until each person
has reached FINISH. Once everyone has reached finish, see who has the most counters left. That
player is the winner! ***Single Player Variation: If you’re playing alone, record how many counters
you have at the end. Then, play again and try to beat your own score!

hue humid truth unit menu START

due

clue glue cue screw crew stew

true

statue tissue Sue FINISH drew

rescue blew

argue blue few new chew

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

Long U Spelling Patterns Tomato Picking

This game is for 1 player only. You will need a die, game piece, Long U Vowel Teams:
and 5 counters. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the
word you land on. If the word contains a long u vowel team (u,
u_e, ew, -ue), cover up one tomato on the right hand side of
the page. Keep going until you cover up all 5 tomatoes! menu cube stew glue

START
curfew dust dune skunk

menu truth

gulp dew statue blue

tube rule

buzz fuzz unit glue

few stew

hue uniform sun cube chunk

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Grand Slam Some Long U Words
This game is for 1-3 players. You will need a die, game piece, recording sheet, and
a pencil. Roll a die and move your game piece. Read the word, then decide what
long u spelling pattern the word includes (u, u_e, ue, ew) and write the word in
the correct place on your recording sheet. Keep going until everyone reaches
FINISH, then count your words to see which long u pattern is the winner!

dude uniform hue few tube menu START

stew

due unit cube curfew statue truth mute

flew

rule exclude argue drew dune humid tissue

dew

blue confuse prune Blew true menu costume

few

FINISH truth rescue stew fuse unit glue

 Grand Slam Some Long U Words Recording Sheet
When you land on a space, write the word down here.
Make sure to look for the long u spelling pattern and record it in the correct column.

u u_e ew ue

©2021 Learning At The Primary Pond

 This game is for exactly 2 players, and each
player needs 8 counters (or other items to
cover squares). Roll a die to see who goes
Long Vowel Sounds first. On your turn, roll the die (roll again if
you get a 5 or 6). Then, choose a word from
Connect Four #1
that row on the page to read. Once you read
the word, tell the other player what long vowel
sound the word contains and cover that word
with a counter. Keep playing until one player
covers 4 squares in a row.

sale statue throat child

seed trail curfew tiptoe

side beaches clay tubes

smoke delight happy Sunday



 This game is for exactly 2 players, and each
player needs 8 counters (or other items to
cover squares). Roll a die to see who goes
Long Vowel Sounds first. On your turn, roll the die (roll again if
you get a 5 or 6). Then, choose a word from
Connect Four #2
that row on the page to read. Once you read
the word, tell the other player what long vowel
sound the word contains and cover that word
with a counter. Keep playing until one player
covers 4 squares in a row.

skate brain quail playtime

baby sweep clean complete

rides highway reply spotlight

groan stones elbow oboe



 This game is for exactly 2 players, and each
player needs 8 counters (or other items to
cover squares). Roll a die to see who goes
Long Vowel Sounds first. On your turn, roll the die (roll again if
you get a 5 or 6). Then, choose a word from
Connect Four #3
that row on the page to read. Once you read
the word, tell the other player what long vowel
sound the word contains and cover that word
with a counter. Keep playing until one player
covers 4 squares in a row.

humid pillow wheel mailbox

tissue bathrobe peanut Sunday

argue oatmeal screen snowflake

curfew reptile child flashlight



 You will need a die and 24 counters to play. If more than one
Vowel Team person is playing, each player needs their own copy of this
page. Roll the die. Read a word in the same row as the number
you landed on, then cover the word. See which vowel gets to
Blast Off blast off first!

aid pay sail clay



seed read clean bleed
sigh high tight flight
loaf toe float tiptoe
unit glue true stew
fly cry try shy
 Hunting for Long Vowel Sounds
This game is for 1-3 players, and you’ll need one die, a game piece, pencil, and
recording sheet. Roll the die. Move your piece. Read the word you landed on, then
write the word down on your recording sheet. Keep rolling, reading, and collecting
words until you reach FINISH. Count up how many words you have in each column
at the end to see which long vowel sound is the winner!

sail way bake paid day sale START

gave

pay nine wild high cry white bind

night

happy be dream sheep navy he try

queen

feast whole toe throat grown stone Joe

FINISH
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boat

truth rescue stew fuse unit glue few

 Hunting for Long Vowel Sounds Recording Sheet
Each time you land on a word, write it down here. Make sure you check the long vowel sound so you can
write it in the correct column.

long a long e long i long o long u

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