Consonant Blends Game Swamp Search Dice Game for Blends and Digraphs Fluency

Looking for an easy way to sneak in more blends and digraphs practice? This swamp consonant blends games are just the thing!

Swamp Search is a playful, low-prep game that helps your little learners master consonant blends.

This low-prep resource is perfect for small groups, independent work, early finishers, or your emergency sub folder when you need something right now.

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What’s Included:

• 5 Swamp-themed board games
• A simple and clean recording sheet
• Instructions for teachers so you don't have to guess how to play.
  

✏️ Why Teachers & Students Love It:

• It’s just the right mix of learning and laughter
• Easy to prep (print + play = done!)
• Targets essential phonics skills like blending, decoding, and fluency
• Encourages speaking, listening, AND writing
• Makes your literacy centers feel more like game time than work time
• Built-in consequences (hello, crocodiles!) keep students engaged and coming back for more
  

What Students Are Practicing in Swamp Search:

1. Consonant Blends

• The core focus of the game is reading blended words . . . words that begin with consonant blends like bl-, cr-, st-, dr-, etc.
• This helps students decode chunks of sounds instead of single letters, building fluency and confidence.
  

2. Phonemic Awareness

• As students say each word aloud, they're strengthening their ability to hear and isolate sounds within words.
  

3. Decoding & Fluency

• Repeated reading of high-frequency blends builds automaticity, which leads to smoother, faster reading.
  

4. Vocabulary Recognition

• By encountering a variety of words with blends, students expand their vocabulary and word recognition skills.
  

5. Self-Monitoring for Accuracy

• Students must determine if they read a word correctly or not (with support if needed), helping them build self-awareness in their reading skills.
  

6. Turn-Taking and Game Etiquette

• Bonus social skills practice! Students learn to take turns, follow directions, and handle the ups and downs of game play (crocodile setbacks and all ).
  

7. Writing Practice (via the Recording Sheet)

• They also reinforce spelling and handwriting by writing down correctly read words.
  

Perfect For:

• Small group literacy centers
• Reading intervention
• Early finishers
• Home practice
• Anyone who needs a little extra practice with consonant blends (but doesn’t want to be bored to tears doing it)
  

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