Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds

Spanish Crazy
Eights! Hard and
Soft Sounds
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Hard and Soft Sounds—a fun and engaging way for students to practice reading and
classifying words with hard and soft c and g sounds.
Objective
Apply word analysis skills to decode new words.
With Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds,
students can play games that will help them read and spell
words with hard and soft c and g sounds. This set of Playing
Cards focuses on the most commonly confused sounds
and spelling patterns of c and g—when they precede e or i.
Through repeated play, students will begin to recognize the
spelling patterns that most frequently occur in words with
these often confused sounds. The low-stress and repetitive
nature of the game make it beneficial for all students. The
Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds activity is an
excellent way to reinforce your Spanish phonics instruction.
Managing Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds
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Playing Cards when the activity is finished.
Introducing Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds
The Spanish sounds c and g have hard and soft sounds with distinct spelling patterns that
can be confusing for Spanish language learners. The soft c sound is pronounced before e
and i and is spelled c, as in cena and cine. The hard c is also pronounced before e and i and
is spelled qu, as in que and quince. Similarly, the soft g sound is pronounced before e and i
and is spelled g, as in gente and girasol; while the hard g is also pronounced before e and i
and is spelled gu, as in sigue and guiso.
The Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds Learning Deck Cards™ feature words with
eight spelling patterns–ce, ci, que, qui, ge, gi, gue, and gui. Playing Crazy Eights! Hard and
Soft Sounds creates a non-threatening, playful environment that helps students
effortlessly internalize the sounds and spellings of these more difficult consonant-vowel
combinations while engaging in an enjoyable activity.
Introduce Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds to your group by explaining that the
deck includes cards with words that contain spelling patterns for the hard and soft c and g
sounds, seven Cambia Cards, and three Pasa Cards. There are
eight Word Cards for each spelling pattern, giving students
repeated exposure to eight different spelling patterns. The idea
of the game is to match the spelling pattern of the word on the
table with that of the players’ cards. If a match is not possible,
students can change the word on the table to a different
spelling pattern by putting down a Cambia Card, or they can put
down a Pasa Card instead of a Word Card. Players must say the
hard or soft c or g sound and read each word as they put down
a card. For example, if the player’s card is gente, the player says,
“ge, gente” as she puts down the card. This repetition reinforces
the spelling pattern and keeps students on track.
“Cambia” and “Pasa” Cards
• Cambia: Players use the seven Cambia Cards in the deck to change the hard or soft
spelling pattern of the word on the table that has to be matched. For example, if a player
draws or already has a Cambia Card along with gis, gira, girasol, and gente in his hand,
and the top card of the playing pile is guitarra, he can use the Cambia Card to change
the c or g spelling pattern that players must match. The player puts down the Cambia
Card and the gis card, and players continue by matching the soft gi spelling pattern
in gis.
• Pasa: Players use the three Pasa Cards in the deck when they cannot play a Word Card
and do not have a Cambia Card. For example, if a player draws or has a Pasa Card along
with four words with the spelling pattern ge, and the top card on the playing pile is gis,
the player can put down the Pasa Card instead of a card with a matching sound. Then
play continues using the gis card as the word on the table.
Model the game using the instructions that follow until students are familiar with the rules
and procedures, and then allow them to play the game independently or at a literacy center.
Photocopy the Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds Game Instructions in English
or Spanish and make them available to the students. Assign an aide or student volunteer
to deal the cards and oversee the game, making sure each player says every word aloud.
Spanish Crazy Eights! Hard and Soft Sounds Game Instructions
Number of Players: Two to six
Object of the game: To use all the cards in your hand by matching the hard or soft c and g
spelling patterns and go out first.
1. Shuffle the deck and deal 5 cards to each player. Players read their cards to themselves
before the game begins. Decide on the order of play.
2. Place all the remaining cards in a stack face down in the middle of the table. This stack
is the draw pile.
3. Turn over the top card and place it face up next to the draw pile.
4. The first player reads the face up card by pronouncing the hard or soft c or g sound
twice and then pronouncing the word, for example, “ci , ci, cine.” If Player 1 has a card
that matches the spelling pattern, she places it on top of the pile saying, “cocina suena
como ci en cine.” If the player does not have a card that matches the spelling pattern of
the word on the table, she draws a new card from the pile. If the card picked is a match,
Player 1 can put it down; if not, she keeps the card and the turn is over.
5. If a player does not have a match but has a Cambia Card, he can change the spelling
pattern being matched. For example, if the playing pile has cocina on top and the player
has doce, aceite, acera and querido in his hand, he can put down a Cambia Card along
with one of the cards in his hand to change the spelling pattern. For example, he can put
down the doce card and change the pattern to ce. The doce card becomes the new card
on top of the pile.
6. If the player does not have a match but has a Pasa Card, she can put the Pasa Card
down. Play continues using the hard or soft c or g spelling pattern of the word before
the Pasa Card.
7. Players take turns matching spelling patterns and reading the words aloud. If necessary,
shuffle the playing pile, turn it over, and continue playing until one player runs out of
cards.
8. The first player to run out of cards is the winner.
Variations:
• Play a noncompetitive version and have students play with their cards face up.
• Meet the needs of your group by removing some of the categories so you can have
students focus on fewer hard and soft sound patterns.
Reglas del juego Crazy Eights en Español! Sonidos suaves y duros
De dos a seis jugadores
Objetivo del juego: Usar todas las cartas de una mano descartándolas al igualar la
c y la g suave o dura.
1. Baraje las cartas y reparta cinco a cada jugador. Haga que los estudiantes lean para
sí mismos las cartas antes de comenzar. Decidan quién comienza.
2. Ponga las cartas sobrantes cara abajo en el centro de la mesa. Estas cartas serán
el mazo.
3. De vuelta a la primera carta del mazo y déjela abierta (cara arriba) junto al mazo.
El primer jugador leerá en voz alta esa carta pronunciando la c o la g dura o suave y
entonces leerá la palabra completa, por ejemplo: “ci , ci, cine.” Si el jugador 1 tiene en
su mano una carta que iguale el patrón fonético, deberá ponerla encima de la carta
abierta (para hacer una pila de descarte) diciendo por ejemplo: “cocina suena como ci
en cine.”
Si el jugador no tiene una carta que iguale el patrón fonético en su mano, tomará una
carta nueva del mazo. Si la carta tomada iguala el patrón fonético el jugador 1 puede
ponerla en la pila de descarte, de lo contrario se queda con la carta y finaliza su turno.
4. Si un jugador no tiene una carta que iguale el patrón fonético pero tiene una Carta
"Cambia", el jugador puede entonces cambiar el patrón fonético a su conveniencia. Por
ejemplo: si la pila de descarte tiene encima la palabra cocina pero el jugador tiene doce,
aceite, acera y querido en su mano, puede usar una Carta "Cambia" para cambiar la
pauta o patrón a cualquiera de las cartas que tenga en su mano y así por ejemplo
cambiar el patrón fonético a ce como en doce y la carta doce se convierte en la nueva
carta de encima de la pila de descarte.
5. Si el jugador no tiene ninguna carta que iguale el patrón fonético pero tiene una Carta
"Pasa", el jugador puede ponerla en la pila de descarte. El juego continúa usando el
patrón fonético de g o c suave o duro de la carta anterior.
6. Los jugadores tomarán uno a uno su para igualar el patrón fonético y leer las palabras
en voz alta. Si es necesario, se barajará la pila de descarte para incorporarla al mazo y
seguir jugando hasta que algún jugador se quede sin cartas en la mano.
7. El primer jugador que se quede sin cartas es el ganador.
Variantes:
• Jugar una versión no competitiva y dejar que los estudiantes jueguen con sus cartas
abiertas (cara arriba).
• Alcance las necesidades específicas de su grupo enfocándose en menos patrones
fonéticos duros o suaves removiendo algunas de las categorías.
Extensions
Add extra oral language and written practice:
• After playing the game, choose one hard or soft c or g pattern. Find all the cards with
the target spelling pattern. As a group, tell a simple story or make up a riddle using the
Word Cards.
• As students place each card on the playing pile, have them say the word aloud and also
use it in a sentence.
• Hard and Soft Sounds Word Bank – Have students search through magazines, textbooks,
and other print media for words with the spelling patterns in this set. Ask them to
record the words they find in a word bank for later use in their writing activities.
Have them circle or highlight the c and g spelling patterns in each word.