Phonics

High Frequency Words P. 044

Word Baseball
Objective
The student will blend onsets and rimes to make words.

Materials
▶ High frequency word cards
Select target words.
▶ Baseball pattern
Make multiple copies, laminate, and cut. Attach a high frequency word card to each baseball.
▶ Word Baseball game board
▶ Game pieces (e.g., counters)

Activity
Students practice reading high frequency words while playing a baseball game.
1. Place the game board and game pieces on a flat surface. Place the baseball cards face down in a
stack.
2. Student one, the pitcher, picks up the first baseball and shows it to student two, the batter, who
reads the word.
3. If correct, advances to first base. If incorrect, batter receives an out and the card is placed at the
bottom of the pile.
4. Continues to move around the bases as words are correctly read.
5. After three outs or two runs, switch roles.
6. Continue until all target words are read.
7. Peer evaluation

would

many

Extensions and Adaptations

▶ Use other high frequency words.

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baseball patterns
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word baseball game board

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that

of
is

and

you
the

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he
to

it

was
in
a

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with
his
as

are
on
for

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have
this

at
they

be

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word
had
or
from

one

by

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were

what

we
but

not

all

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your

can

use
when

there
said

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how
she

do

which
each
an

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water

been
first
their

will
if

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about

who
oil

other
call

up

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made

come
may

part
get
its

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long

final
did
down

now

day

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sound
only

little
over

take

new

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many
year
out

place
know

work

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make

into
her

would
him
like

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them

then
time

some
these

so

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more
write
has
look

two

go

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number

could

no
people

way
see

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than

live
my

back

give
me

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thing

our
just
most

after

very

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sentence
name

good
think
man

say

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where
great

help
though

before
much

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right
line

too
mean

any
old

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came
follow

want
some

boy
tell

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around
show

also
three

small
farm

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end
well

put
another
does

set

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because
must
big

large
even

such

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went

men

why
here
turn

ask

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different
home
read
need

land

us

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picture
hand
try

again
move

kind

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spell

off
air
change

away

play

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mother

page
letter
animal

house

point

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answer

found
near
every

study
add

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America

world
learn

should

high
still

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between
food

own
country
below

plant

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school

never
tree
father

keep
last

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though
eye
city

earth

light
start

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don't

story

left
under
head

saw

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something
might
while

along

close
few

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open

hard
next

example
begin
seem

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together
always

both

paper
those
life

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important
got

run
group

often

until

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night
side

car
children

mile
feet

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began
white

took
grow
walk

sea

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book
state
four

once
carry
river

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second
stop

miss
without
hear

later

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watch
face

far
enough
idea

eat

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really

girl
let

above
almost
color

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sometimes mountain

young
talk
soon

cut

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being
leave
song

family
list

it's

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