We just released four more weeks of free research-based word study warm-ups! These warm-ups are available to all of our Spiral WarmUps members including the free word study membership.
The new warm-ups are based on feedback from two years of testing and trails. They feature a newly designed navigation menu that brings all of the warm-ups in one location for quick, no-prep delivery of engaging instruction!
These are 4 of the many weeks of new free word study upgrades!
Questions About the New Warm-Ups
The warm-ups are designed for grades 2-3 on-level readers, grades 3-5 intervention or remediation, and English language learners.
Yes. The level of words and types of tasks are perfect for students at level 3 (speech emergence) and level 4 (intermediate fluency) of second language acquisition.
These 20 days of warm-ups focus solely on consonant blends. Students will practice a variety of skills seeing, hearing, reading, and writing words with initial, medial, and final 2- and 3-letter blends.
These warm-ups replace the first version of Decoding Fluency warm-ups, but those legacy warm-ups are still available in the Awesome members’ dashboards.
20 Days of Word Study Warm-Ups
The Free Word Study Membership includes 75 days (and growing) of spelling, decoding, word parts, affixes, and more areas of word knowledge, but the 20 days in these Decoding Fluency warm-ups focus on building decoding fluency with consonant blends.

- Blends ct, st, sp, sk, Choral Practice
- Blend sl, sn, Choral Practice
- Give It A Shot! (from days 1 & 2)
- Blends nd, ng, nt
- Word Racer
- Blends mp
- Blends pr, pl
- Give It A Shot! (from previous 7 days)
- Blends br, dr
- Word Racer (from previous 10 days)
- 3-Letter Blends str
- 3-Letter Blends scr
- Give It Shot! str scr
- 3-Letter Blends spr spl
- Word Racer (All Blends So Far)
- Blends ld, lf
- L Blends lk, ld, lf
- Blends fr, tr
- Blends sw, cl
- Word Racer (All Blends)
Where to Find the Warm-Ups
If you’re already a member, the warm-ups are in your member dashboard, or you can go directly to them here.
If you’re not a member, you can sign up today! And it’s free. Always. Click here to join >>
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These look good!