Connect 3 Syllables
Introducing Connect 3 Syllables
Congratulations on your purchase of Really Good Literacy
Center-in-a-Bag™ Connect 3 Syllables, a hands-on activity
that strengthens your students’ ability to read multi-syllabic
words.
Connect 3 Syllables provides a fun setting for students to
practice identifying and blending syllables to make and write
words. First, students place 4 Cards in the designated columns
printed on the Card backs. After reading the word Cards placed
in the Word Column, students pick up a syllable Card from
Column 1 and pick up or point to a syllable Card from Column 2
to see if it makes the beginning of a word shown in the Word
Column. Continue to move or point Cards to make a whole word
using syllable Cards in all 3 Columns. Once a match is found for
one of the word Cards, students write the word on the
corresponding line. Students continue this practice until 3
words have been made. There are 5 levels of play, from easy to
extremely hard, depending on which Cards and which side of the
Mat you use. Connect 3 Syllables is an individual or a small
group activity.
Objective
Students will make words using multiple syllable patterns.
Meeting State Standards
This type of practice in identifying and blending familiar syllable
patterns helps students meet grade-level expectations and
prepare for standardized testing. Connect 3 Syllables can also
help improve spelling and advanced phonics skills.
This Really Good Stuff® product includes:
• 2 Write Again® Mats
• 5 Color-coded Card Sets
• 2 Dry Erase Crayons
• Center Task Card
• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide
Model the Activity
Begin by choosing the correct level of play for your individual
student or partners. (Easy level is described here for
demonstration.) Then select 1 Color-coded Card Set and read
through the word Cards. Be sure to define any unfamiliar words.
Set up the Cards using the Write Again® Mat and the column
numbers found on the back of the Cards. Review the syllable
patterns written on each Card in the columns. Show students
how to move a syllable Card from Column 2 and try it with
syllables in Column 1, looking for the beginning of a word from the
Word Column. Once you have the beginning of a word, move Cards
from Column 3 to complete it. Decide if the word made matches
a word that you see in the Word Column. Have students place
the 3 Cards in the right order on the Mat and write that word
using the Dry Erase Crayon. Practice together until 3 words
have been made. Remind students that it is important to
identify syllable patterns and then blend them together to read
big words. Then, by writing the word, students see the word as a
whole and reinforce the spelling pattern. If you decide to move to
more difficult level of play, remember to model first how the
activity will change.
Identifying and blending syllable patterns are necessary skills in
reading multi-syllabic words. With Connect 3 Syllables, readers
have fun building words with various syllable patterns. They also
receive practice in encoding by writing these syllables on their
Write Again® Mats. Through repeated play, students build
essential skills required to read longer words.
Center Task Card
Post this at the literacy center in a visible position. The student
or helper can refer to the Center Task Card for instructions.
Refer to the shaded section at the top of the Card for center
preparation, including needed materials.
Managing the Center-in-a-Bag
• Display the Center Task Card.
• Copy and file this Activity Guide for future use.
• Place Color-coded Cards into 5 separate zippered bags.
• Place laminated Answer Key with the 2 Dry Erase Crayons
into a zippered bag.
• Demonstrate how to tidy the center when the activity
is complete.
• Store the center materials in the bag and hang it
alongside other Centers-in-a-Bag.
All activity guides can be found online:
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Connect 3 Syllables
Answer Key
Connect 3 Syllables
One to four students
Object: Blend syllables, identify syllables
Materials: 2 Write Again® Mats, 5 Color-coded Card Sets, 2
Dry Erase Crayons
1. Select 1 Color-coded Card Set, a Mat, and a Dry Erase
Crayon.
2. Use the Mat inside (the side with the Word Column), and
place the word Cards in that column. Place syllable Cards
in Columns 1-3 according to the Card backs.
3. Pick up a syllable Card from Column 2 and try it with
syllables in Column 1 to make part of a word that you see
in the Word Column. Continue trying Cards from Column 3
to complete the word. Place the 3 Cards in the right order
on the Mat and write that word on your Mat.
4. Continue until you’ve made 3 words. Use the word Cards to
check your work.
5. Mix them up again for the next player. Try a different
colored Card Set!
For partners sharing a Mat: Take turns making, reading, and
writing words.
Variation:
Easy: As described above.
Medium: Play the same as above, but place the Colorcoded Cards randomly, without looking at column numbers
on Card backs.
Hard: Use the back of the Mat, playing without the
supportive word Cards from 1 colored Card Set. Place the
Cards according to column numbers on Card backs.
Really Hard: Same as above, but place Cards randomly,
without looking at Card backs.
Extremely Hard: Use multiple sets of Color-coded Cards. Do
not use the Word Side of the Mat or the column numbers on
Card backs.
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Answer Word Card
1
2
3
yesterday
yes
ter
day
anything
an
y
thing
together
to
geth
er
every
ev
er
y
suddenly
sud
den
ly
appearing
ap
pear
ing
anyone
an
y
one
understand
un
der
stand
vacation
va
ca
tion
realize
re
al
ize
disappear
dis
ap
pear
another
an
oth
er
permission
per
mis
sion
important
im
por
tant
different
dif
fer
ent
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