Hard G activities

Hard and Soft Gg Activities to Improve Reading and Spelling

1-2-3 Come Do Some Letter Gg Activities With Me

I find that if my kiddos can compare the hard & soft Gg sounds side-by-side, with a variety of different activities, their reading and spelling of those words is much more successful.

hard and soft g activities, games, crafts, word workA few little rules, lots of examples and fun ways to practice, will help reinforce the different Gg sounds.

So I created this packet. I started out with just the gorilla & giraffe flip booklets, but as I was designing, I also wanted to include other quick, easy, and fun activities, where students could practice in other ways. 

The variety keeps things fresh, while allowing for continued practice without reinforcement becoming boring.

Thus, the packet grew into jumbo size, as I combined both the hard and soft Gg activities into a BUNDLED packet.

They mirror each other, as the activities for the hard g have a matching soft g counterpart, which makes comparison super easy as well as fun.

Simply put, I know this “stuff” works because it’s worked for me.
My students are focused and engaged, enjoying learning some tricky things. I can use these centers year after year, which is a huge time saver. Win-Win.

The packet includes:
gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter g* A super-fun gorilla & giraffe flip booklet. So that teachers can quickly & easily make an example to share, I've included full color templates, as well as black and white so that students can make their own. 

The "mouth" of the gorilla and giraffe flips up to reveal pages of a soft or hard Gg graphic, along with a "trace & write" word.

gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter gThere are a variety of page options, featuring words beginning with that sound, as well as the sound within the word. 

Choose your favorites or run them all off and give children a choice.


gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter g* The packet also includes 60 picture word cards with a tip list of games you can play, plus other ways to use them, as well as a nice selection of
gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter g* Posters, which you can use as anchor charts and a way to introduce the lesson.

* There are also a variety of "Word Work Worksheets", which includes alphabetizing as well as word searches. As with all of my packets, answer keys are included. Here are some more things that are included...


gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter g* 36 Ekonin Box cards with matching letters, makes for a  quick, easy & fun independent center.
* “Mixing Math With Literacy number PUZZLES.

gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter g* "Going to the Zoo” alliterative, “hard & soft Gg” story craftivity, packed with Dolch sight words.

The reading passage is sprinkled with hard & soft Gg alliteration, which is  sure to tickle your students' tongues.

My kiddos LOVE reading this aloud, and enjoyed making their own "open the door" worksheet. 


gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter g* Giraffe & Gorilla word booklets for hard & soft Gg words. My kiddos keep these in their writing notebooks. (Colorful teacher's version, plus black & white patterns for students).


gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter g* “Feed the Gorilla & Giraffe” craft, with 194 (hard & soft Gg) word cards. (Snack crackers).The mini cards feature a banana (which gorillas love), as well as some acacia leaves, which giraffes are fond of.

gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter gI put the "head" on a Boutique Kleenex box, so that the "mouth" of the gorilla and giraffe goes over the oval opening in the box.  I cut the mouths using an Exacto knife.

My students actually ask to play this game they enjoy it so much! Woo hoo.  

Choose which words you want to reinforce, print the pages, laminate and trim.  Pass them out to your students. We gather in a circle and sit on the floor.  I hold both boxes. 

gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter gStudents show their word card and everyone reads it together.  If you want, they can also point out the vowel that helps give the word its sound, or explain that this is a word that's an exception to the rule, or that this word contains both sounds.  They "feed" their card to the appropriate animal.  Play 'til all of the cards have been "eaten". 

gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter gI often do this as a quick review before lunch. (Munch a bunch of cards before lunch!) 

Besides using the cards for "feeding" the animals, you can also use them for an independent center, where children sort X number of cards onto a gorilla or giraffe sorting mat. 

gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter gOlder students can pick 3-6 cards and use them to make up sentences which they record on their worksheet.

You can use the variety of activities for...
* A whole group
* An independent center
* Partner fun
* Homework
* Lessons for a sub folder
* A simple & quick time-filler or something for early finishers

* Assessments
* A game
* Something fun for ESL students or children who need extra help.

Petre the cat activities, alphabet activities, pete the cat centersToday's featured FREEBIE is also a letter activity. The Alpha Cats packet is perfect any time of the year.  Fun for a pet theme, and especially teriffic if your students are Pete the Cat fans, as these little kitties are wearing shoes!

Besides the upper & lowercase letter cards, there are also a few worksheets, plus I've included a 3-page tip list of ideas for using the cards, including the Kaboom game.

gorilla and giraffe hard and soft g flip booklets, letter g activities, letter g crafts, hard g activities, soft g activities, giraffe activities, Elkonin boxes center activities, gorilla activities, word work, daily 5 word work for the letter gWell that's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by.

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