How to create this: Picnic Ants Digraphs (Sorting Center)

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How To Create This - Picnic Ants Digraphs Bunny On A Cloud

Planning the Resource

Write a draft… something like this:

Skill: Digraph Sounds
Activity: Sorting Center.
Theme: anything from Picnic Kids clipart
Fun Activity Name: Picnic Ants Digraphs

CH Words: Chips, Chicken, Chain, Chair, Chop
SH Words: Shorts, Ship, Shoe, Shade, Shovel
TH Words: Think, Thermos, Thief, Thorn, Thread
WH Words: Whistle, Whale, Wheel, Whisk, Wheat

Creating the Resource

Step 1: Create the layout for the sorting mats

Option 1: Copy and paste this layout from my Task Cards Templates (from Build A TpT Store chapter 20).

Option 2:

  • Set slide size to 8.5″x11″
  • Create 2 rectangles 5.3″x8.2″

Step 2: Create the first sorting mat.

Picnic Basket (width = 2.31″)
Picnic Mat (width = 8″)

‘ch’ text box

  • Font: Happy Fun Titles
  • Size: 100 pt
  • Text Fill: white
  • Text Outline: black, width = 2.3 pt

‘words’ text box

  • Font: Happy Fun Titles
  • Size: 45 pt
  • Text Fill: white
  • Text Outline: black, width = 1.5 pt

Step 3: Copy and paste to create all 4 sorting mats.

Change the text box for the different beginning digraphs.

Step 4: Create the layout for the task cards.

Option 1: Copy and paste this from my Task Cards Templates (same one as above)

Option 2: Create 12 rectangles of 2.65″x2.7″

Step 5: Create the first task card, then copy and paste the main elements into the other boxes.

Ant (width = 1.2″)
Chips (width = 1.84″)

‘___ ___ ips’ text box

  • Font: Happy Paragraphs
  • Size: 32 pt

Step 6: Copy and paste the ant and text box to create the template for the remaining task cards

Step 7: Insert the beginning digraphs clipart into all the task cards and edit the text boxes

Step 8: Create the recording sheet layout.

Copy and paste this from my Worksheets Templates (from Build A TpT Store chapter 19).

Step 9: Add title, clipart, and directions to the recording sheet.

Step 10: Add phonics clipart and text boxes to recording sheet.

Clipart comes from my Beginning Digraphs.

Step 11: Add activity title, directions and skill/standards to the Center Cover Template.

Get the PowerPoint template (from Build A TpT Store chapter 20).

Step 12: Add thumbnails to complete the center cover.

For (1) and (2), group all the items in the sorting mat/task cards, right click, Save as Picture.

For (3), export the recording sheet as PNG or JPEG.

Completing the Resource

This can be a standalone activity, or you can combine it with other centers to form a bigger resource.

See Section 4 of Build A TpT Store to create the supporting sections to get your resource ready for sale!

Action Steps

  • Create a picnic-themed sorting activity for your targeted skill
  • Create a sorting activity in another theme for your targeted skill