letter tiles and board for OPGTTR

[hsingscrapper]

I have the book. I'm planning on using index cards and making the flash cards as we go along and letting ds pick the letter color of the day.

 

I need ideas on what we could use in place of the letter tiles and board sold online?

[alisoncooks]

I had a tub of "Eureka Letter Tiles" (bought from Amazon, $12). I stuck adhesive magnets on the back of the letters a-z and used a magnetic board from the Dollar Tree. Problem solved. :p

[3peasinapod]

The dry erase boards are relatively cheap right now. I just a large board to fit all the tiles.

 

While the tiles aren't necessary in level 1, they really become necessary in other letters. The reason I think they are necessary is because of the visual aids. Vowel teams are one color, consonant teams another. When the "oa" is together on the tiles, the child starts thinking of it as one sound. Ur, er, etc., etc. are all on one tile, aiding in memory and visualization of the words. There are other tiles too, including syllable tags, which could be made if you want.

 

Now that I'm typing it all out, as you look through the program, you should be able to make up a set by using Excel or something of the sort to create equal-sized cells with all the phonograms, etc. The scope and sequence may help to create everything you need. Then you can laminate them and put magnets on the back. It may be easier to buy the set, though.

[staceyobu]

magnetic letters and the fridge...

[hsingscrapper]

magnetic letters and the fridge...

 

*smacks forehead* doh!! Why didn't I think of that before???

[KristenR]

I was going to use our fridge but then decided to convert an oil drip pan into a magnetic board. It's big, magnetic, and CHEAP!

[Stellalarella]

Download these printable spelling phonogram tiles here.

 

I printed them off when we were doing a trial run of All About Spelling.

[skeeterbug]

The dry erase boards are relatively cheap right now. I just a large board to fit all the tiles.

 

While the tiles aren't necessary in level 1, they really become necessary in other letters. The reason I think they are necessary is because of the visual aids. Vowel teams are one color, consonant teams another. When the "oa" is together on the tiles, the child starts thinking of it as one sound. Ur, er, etc., etc. are all on one tile, aiding in memory and visualization of the words. There are other tiles too, including syllable tags, which could be made if you want.

 

Now that I'm typing it all out, as you look through the program, you should be able to make up a set by using Excel or something of the sort to create equal-sized cells with all the phonograms, etc. The scope and sequence may help to create everything you need. Then you can laminate them and put magnets on the back. It may be easier to buy the set, though.

 

I think this poster is referring to AAS, not OPGTR.

 

I used cheapo magnetic letters from the fridge, too, but with a mini-whiteboard. I also purchased the pdf download of flashcards so I didn't have to worry about making them.

[Sew happily ever after]

I cut 1 inch squares from a magnetic sheet then used a sharpie to write the letters on the squares. I store them on a cookie baking sheet and had an extra cookie sheet for working with the letters on.