St. Patrick’s Day Hard Alphabetical Order Activity
The St. Patrick’s Day hard alphabetical order activity helps 2nd and 3rd grade students alphabetize words that share a first letter using picture-sorted word cards. Answer key included.
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Putting words in ABC order gets tricky when every word starts with the same letter. The St. Patrick’s Day hard alphabetical order activity gives 2nd and 3rd grade students practice looking past the first letter to the second or third letter, a key step toward using a dictionary, a glossary or an index on their own.
Students sort 24 word cards into three picture sets: rainbows, shamrocks and green hats. Every word in a set begins with the same letter, so children compare the next letters to put the cards in order, then write each set on the recording sheet. A practice worksheet and answer keys make checking quick.
What’s Included
- Bright cover and a How to Use page for the teacher
- 24 word cards in three picture sets of eight on three cut sheets
- Recording sheet with a column for each set
- 2nd grade practice worksheet: number four words 1 to 4 in ABC order
- Answer keys for the recording sheet and the practice page
Why Kids Love It
- Sorting cards by picture feels like a puzzle before the real challenge begins.
- Spring words like rainbow, garden and shine fit the St. Patrick’s Day season.
- Children can race the clock and try to beat their best time.
Teaching Ideas
Before you start, write three words that begin with the same letter on the board and talk through which letter decides the order. Use the 1st grade alphabetical order activity with strong readers as a challenge, or with 2nd and 3rd graders in a literacy center. After the St. Patrick’s Day hard alphabetical order activity, have partners mix two sets together and alphabetize all sixteen cards.
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