Montessori Green Series Word Lists for Phonogram
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You've introduced the AI phonogram with three-part cards, and your students can match the pictures to words, but now what? You need actual reading material, dictation words, and writing practice sentences. These Green Series word lists are a printable PDF featuring organized collections of words for nine essential phonograms: AI, AU, EE, ER, IE, OA, OU, OY, and UE. This is the reference document that Montessori guides keep in their planning binders for creating custom reading booklets, choosing dictation words, creating additional activities, and ensuring they cover the full phonogram vocabulary children need before transitioning to independent chapter books.
📦 What's Included
- 8 phonogram word list sets covering AI, AU, EE, ER, IE, OA, OU, OY, UE
- Multiple words per phonogram: Comprehensive vocabulary organized by vowel team pattern
- Progressive difficulty: Lists include both simple 3-letter and more complex multi-syllable words
- Clean, readable format: Clear text perfect for photocopying, laminating, or using as activity templates
- Reference-style layout: Organized lists that make it easy to select words for specific lessons or activities
- Teacher planning tool: The foundation for creating reading booklets, dictation practice, and extension work
🎯 Why Word Lists Are Your Green Series Foundation
Three-part cards introduce phonograms, but they only show 50 words. Real reading fluency requires exposure to dozens more examples of each pattern. These word lists give you the complete vocabulary bank you need to create unlimited reading practice. Pull five words from the AI list for Monday's dictation. Choose ten words from the EE list to create a custom reading booklet. Select words from multiple lists to make a phonogram sorting game. The lists become your raw material for every Green Series activity you create beyond the basic introduction. Without comprehensive word lists, you're stuck repeating the same 50 vocabulary words instead of building true phonogram mastery.
💡 How Teachers Use These Lists Daily
- Dictation practice: Select 5-10 words per day for spelling tests and encoding work
- Custom reading booklets: Create phonogram-specific readers using words from single lists
- Activity creation: Use as source material for making additional matching cards, worksheets, or games
- Assessment tracking: Check off words as children master reading and spelling them
- Differentiation: Pull easier words for struggling readers, harder words for advanced students
- Parent communication: Share lists to show which phonogram patterns are being taught
🍂 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide
Keep these lists in a sheet protector in your language planning binder. When you're preparing the week's lessons, scan the lists to choose dictation words that match the phonograms you've recently introduced. I highlight words as I use them so I don't repeat the same vocabulary too often. These lists are also brilliant for making custom reading booklets. Type five AI words into a simple document, print it as a tiny book, and suddenly you have phonogram-specific reading practice that perfectly matches what children are learning. The lists save hours of googling "words with OA phonogram" or flipping through dictionaries trying to find appropriate vocabulary.
👩🏫 Who This Is For
- Montessori Primary guides: Essential reference for planning Green Series lessons and activities
- Homeschool parents: Comprehensive word source for creating reading and spelling practice
- Reading intervention specialists: Organized phonogram vocabulary for targeted practice
- Classroom teachers: Ready-made word banks for dictation, assessments, and differentiation
- Tutors and educational therapists: Professional reference for phonogram instruction
🔗 Use These Lists to Create Custom Activities
- Green Series 3-Part Cards Introduce phonograms first, then use word lists for extension
- Green Series Tracing Cards Already includes words from these lists for handwriting practice
- Browse All Green Series Materials Find activities that complement your word list work