Word chains are a quick and simple way to build students’ phonemic awareness skills because they have kids swap out just one sound at a time. For instance, students could change cat—> hat—> ham—> ram—> rum—> rug… Depending on students’ reading level, you can practice swapping out : 1️⃣ Beginning sounds 2️⃣ Ending sounds 3️⃣ Middle vowel sounds … Or, if they’re ready for even more challenge, mix them up and work on all three skills at once! I’m notorious for having my mind go blank when I’m tryin