The winter themed Climb and Slide activities are a fun twist to an old favorite game of Chutes & Ladders. The activities are perfect for independent practice of targeted phonics skills in your literacy centers. Once laminated, you’ll have ready-made activities all ready to go! All you’ll need will be game markers and dice. For my first, second and third grade friends, I created the climb and slide activities for targeted phonics skills. There are 9 game boards in this download including game boards for long vowel spelling patterns, r-controlled vowels and common diphthongs (e.g. oi/oy, aw/au). Although not necessary, I like to add a pop of color by using colored file folders. For easy storage, I purchased a thin