This powerpoint category game is great to use small or whole group! Use at the end of 1st grade with higher students, during 2nd grade, or at the beginning of 3rd grade. The skills reviewed are: long vowels, short vowels, r-controlled vowels, contractions, dipthongs, and blends/ digraphs. Simply divide your students into teams, play in slideshow mode or presenter mode, and keep track of points on your own. I read the question to students if needed but have them read the answer choices on the