Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Build words like a sandwich! Cut-out bread, peanut butter and jelly pieces make vowel teams hands-on and fun.

Crunchy peanut butter is first in line and shouts his sound. Smooth grape jelly is second in line and stays quiet. The bread goes on the ends. This packet turns the vowel-team rule into something students can hold, build and remember.

Inside you’ll find:

• The Sandwich Shop: fill each order by building or writing the word in the sandwich

• Sandwich Pieces: cut-out bread letters, peanut butter, and jelly pieces for building oa and ai words

• The Sandwich Detective: Dress Up the Friends: color the peanut butter brown and the jelly purple, then name the friends

• The Sandwich Detective: Draw It!: read the word or phrase and draw it

• The Sandwich Detective: Sort the Orders: sort words into the ai and oa boxes

Pieces print in color or black and white, so students can color their own peanut butter and jelly before cutting. Tip: keep the pieces in an envelope or lunch bag to use again and again!