games for teaching floss rule (f,l,s)

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I work with dyslexic students and would like to find a fun way to teach the floss rule. I have a few students who can tell me the rules but then have trouble remembering to apply them. I would like to find a game that would help us to practice this without being boring. Any suggestions???

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I work with dyslexic students and would like to find a fun way to teach the floss rule. I have a few students who can tell me the rules but then have trouble remembering to apply them. I would like to find a game that would help us to practice this without being boring. Any suggestions???


Every Friday I have a teacher vs. students game. I have a list of questions I want to see if they know. I use popsicle sticks to make sure everyone has had a turn and make a note as to who didn't understand that particular concept.

Floss rules are one syllable short vowel sounds. So model the steps to take to find out if it needs a double letter at the end.

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I made a game out of a shower curtain. I cut it to fit the teacher table where we would be playing. I have 6 students at a time so I used a permanent marker to mark off 6 playing spaces. Inside each space I attached a series of 10 teeth cut out of white index weight paper. I put the teeth in a path. We used the chatter teeth with feet to move from space to space when they got an answer right. The first time we played everyone started on the bottom tooth. I said a word such as "chill" and the students had to write on their individual dry erase boards either a "yes" or "no" to tell whether the Floss Rule applies to that word. If they got it right, they move their chatter teeth to the next space. The second time we played the game, I said a nonsense word and they had to actually write the word on the dry erase board ( Example is "sliff.) I would look to see if they had correctly doubled the f in that word. I used nonsense words because the 4th and 5th grade children already knew how to spell most of the words that I could come up with. The kids love to play the game because of getting to use the wind up chatter teeth. They frequently ask to play it again. I got the chatter teeth at a place like Oriental Trading. Hope this helps.