Changing Y to I Spelling Rule Tools is packed full of multi-sensory practice activities and worksheets to help students remember when to change the y to i when adding a suffix.
Cool Tools Spelling Rules packs include interactive notebook pages, anchor charts, games, practice pages, word building activities, memory anchors, word lists, assessment ideas, and more. Digital Boom Practice Cards are also available. This was created to give students the tools they need to apply spelling rules and improve both spelling and reading skills.
Ready to print and go, they complement any Orton-Gillingham based program and can be used alone or with any spelling or reading/phonics instruction. These activities make great tutoring and learning center activities. Activities are included at various levels for easy differentiation.
⭐Digital Boom Task Cards are available separately and as part of the Y to I Spelling Rule Digital Bundle. This resource is included in the Y to I Digital Bundle and in the Cool Tools Spelling Rules Bundle below.
⭐Use all of the Cool Tools for Spelling Rules packs to create a complete interactive spelling rules notebook. A money-saving bundle of all 11 packs includes the c/k rule, the ck/k rule, the FLSZ rule, tch and ch rule, j rules, y rule, hard and soft c rule, hard and soft g rule, doubling rule, drop the e rule, and the y to i rule.
⭐ You may also like the Spelling Island Digital Games. These fun review spelling rule activities come in Boom Cards™, Google Slides™, and PowerPoint™.
⭐Visit Tammy’s Toolbox to see all the spelling resources, Digital Boom Cards, and bundles available.
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Holly H. –
Was a great option to help teach the Y to I rule to my class.
Sara Ludwick –
I loved this for the first week of school. Highly recommend!
Miss Dow Collective –
This is an awesome resource for teaching this phonics/spelling rule!
Rolanda H. –
This is a wonderful reading no-prep resource. My students really enjoyed it and they were engaged when working on it. This is wonderful for reading whole group and small group. Thank you so much for making this resource.
Spark & Structure Co. –
This is exactly what I was looking for !! Thank you!
JG Classroom Creations –
This was a great resource to supplement our spelling/word work curriculum. My students were engaged and enjoyed working on these activities during our word work block.
Angelica P. –
My students really enjoyed these activities. This helped me focus on seeing what students understand and what I need to do to help them out. I can’t wait to use these activities again!
Angela B. –
I appreciate having a lot of ways to get words that follow this pattern in front of my students. It is a tricky one, so lots of exposure to these words is often needed, and keeping it fun is key!
Tracey H. –
My students needed extra practice with this skill. This resource was engaging and enjoyable for them.
SecondGradeScoop –
I love the posters! The practice sheets were helpful to use along with our lessons.
Kathy D. –
We used this as a pullout activity for a small group needing extra support and practice. The kids really enjoy a game and it reinforces without them feeling like they did any work!
Thanks for sharing!
Natalie H. –
Students loved it, and it was highly effective for review.
Traci P. –
My students were having difficulty with this rule when spelling. This gave them good practice to sort things out.
Palmer’s Pirates –
My students liked this resource. Thank you very much! A+
Sara M. –
Great help and support for my ELs on this concept.
Deanna W. –
This was another fantastic resource that made learning a spelling and phonics rule fun and easy for my kids. We had fun whole group, and small group with this activity.
Charla M. –
My learners enjoyed the resource. I have the learners different activities depending on their abilities and it worked really well. Thank you for the resource.
Reading is Fantastic –
Great introduction to this skill for my students
Duke B. –
Great Resource!
Ashley S. –
I used this resource when I introduced the skill. It’s a good resource for spiral review and stations for practice.