Tips for teaching effective word study strategies to help students with spelling. Word study focuses on phonics and word patterns.
In this post, I'm going to share TWENTY word work ideas for sight word practice in your classroom. Before I begin the fun, I want to quickly explain how my
Hello darlings! Amy here from That Teaching Spark! When I teach spelling, I am often on the hunt for fun, yet practical activities for my students to practice their spelling pattern for the week. This year, I am meeting with my students in small groups to work on differentiated spelling lists. One of my rotations is called Choice. This is where students get the “Choice” of the activity they would like to complete. They are allowed to choose from a list of activities on their Choice Board. We glue these boards onto the inside cover of our Word Study Journals so students have them all year. (Freebie at the end of post!) At the beginning of the year, I introduce each activity choice and have students practice it. That way when rotations come along, I have a well oiled machine with students working independently. While I completely agree that activities such as these are NOT effective in long term application of spelling words, research shows that adding kinesthetic activities helps with memorization. I teach the understanding and the word pattern “rules” during my Teacher Rotation. A few Favorites…. I created the Michelangelo Spelling activity after our art teacher did a project with my kiddos about the Sistine Chapel. My kiddos LOVE taping their paper to the underside of their desks and “painting” like Michelangelo. Of course, they are just writing their spelling words, but it is incredibly motivating. My kiddos also love Ghost Spelling. They write their words on paper with a white crayon and then color over the crayon with a marker. It “magically” shows up. Another favorite of mine is Context Clues. Students must write a sentence with the word that is so detailed, that another student could figure out the word if the word was covered up. I use the little sticky flags for this activity. I wanted to give this Choice Board to you FREE!
10 engaging word work activities to support literacy instruction in a primary classroom.
This penguin four in a row game is editable so you can use it to work on sight words, math facts, letter sounds and more! Add it to your winter centers!
These editable word work activities are perfect for small groups or centers and help every level of reader as they become stronger readers!
This is a phonics word work packet for the suffixes -tion, -sion, -cian. It can be used as either individual work, in literacy centers, small group instruction, or as homework. There are 44 words featured in this packet (plus some additional words in my original stories activities). They include: action, addition, caution, celebration, definition, description, direction, education, location, motion, nation, option, position, question, solution, station, subtraction, vacation, conclusion, confusion, decision, discussion, division, expression, mansion, mission, occasion, permission, profession, session, television, tension, version, vision, beautician, clinician, electrician, magician, musician, mathematician, pediatrician, physician, politician, statistician Here are the printables/activities included in this packet: •-tion, -sion, and -cian Anchor Charts (can be put up on wall as class posters or used as individual student reference charts) {3 pages} •Find & Sort {1 page} •Complete the Words {1 page} •Using & Understanding -tion Words {1 page} •Using & Understanding -sion Words {1 page} •Understanding -cian Words: “Who Says?” {1 page} •2 original stories and 1 original poem: “A Graduation Vacation,” “Mansion Mission Mystery,” “Marco the Magician” {3 pages—includes answer keys} •Crossword Puzzle: Words ending in “tion” {1 page—includes answer key} •Word Search Puzzle: Words ending in “sion” {1 page—includes answer key} •Double Puzzle: Words ending in “cian” {1 page—includes answer key} •BINGO! Game (10 different game cards, 1 blank game card page, teacher word list) Please enjoy! **Check out these links to some of my other phonics packets:** Irregular Plural Nouns: -ves & -ies endings Phonics: -dge Family Word Work Phonics: -ight Family Word Work Phonics: Silent Letter Word Work Phonics: -ing, -ang, -ong, -ung Word Work Thank you to www.mycutegraphics.com; Melody Bastin @ http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Melody-Bastin for the cover page background art, and www.loveeducasong.blogspot.com for the pennant clip art.
Using what we know about Science of Reading, this post explains how to build sight word mastery by mapping out words.
Planning vocabulary activities that are meaningful and engaging can be challenging. Here are some ideas with a freebie to get started!
Engaging vocabulary review Ideas & activities that can be used with K-5 students! Five fun & collaborative vocabulary instruction ideas.
Do you use anchor charts in your classroom? The kids love anchor charts, and they are a great way to practice reading skills! I created th...
Teach CVC words in kindergarten and first grade with these free activities! You'll get a total of 15 no prep printable CVC word games in the bundle. Such a fun way to practice phonics! #cvcwords #phonics #teachingreading #kindergarten
Looking for new ideas to perk up your Daily 5 Word Work? This post is filled with fresh ideas!
These editable word work activities are perfect for small groups or centers and help every level of reader as they become stronger readers!
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned in THIS post how I would be taking a giant step forward in “stepping up” my sight word instruction this upcoming year. Not that I need to “teach” sight words any differently, but offer continuous and hands on ways for my kiddos to practice them. Another area I will be offering […]
January is here! A NEW YEAR and so much to learn! I am super excited to continue our learning for this school year and start the calendar year off strong!
Welcome to Phonics Friday! My plan is to post every Friday with some fun Phonics based activities and ideas. With a holiday weekend next week and being in Vegas the week after that, I’m not promising consistency (at least for the next couple of weeks). But I do plan on posting more ideas for you …
NEED something to get your brain in gear this Monday morning? We’ve got just the thing. This fiendishly tricky new wacky words brainteaser challenges players to identify the well-known sayings in t…
This is an easy Word Work Activity that includes 3 different ways to write words: with pencil, marker, and colored pencil. I have my kids do one of these each week for their spelling list. They love it and the best part is they get to use the cool markers and colored pencils. Copy front and back for a list of 20 words or just copy one side for a list of 10 words.
Free, no-prep, editable spelling activities perfect for any word work center! #wordwork #sightwordactivities #daily5 #teachingreading #mrswintersbliss
This is a phonics word work packet for the suffixes -tion, -sion, -cian. It can be used as either individual work, in literacy centers, small group instruction, or as homework. There are 44 words featured in this packet (plus some additional words in my original stories activities). They include: action, addition, caution, celebration, definition, description, direction, education, location, motion, nation, option, position, question, solution, station, subtraction, vacation, conclusion, confusion, decision, discussion, division, expression, mansion, mission, occasion, permission, profession, session, television, tension, version, vision, beautician, clinician, electrician, magician, musician, mathematician, pediatrician, physician, politician, statistician Here are the printables/activities included in this packet: •-tion, -sion, and -cian Anchor Charts (can be put up on wall as class posters or used as individual student reference charts) {3 pages} •Find & Sort {1 page} •Complete the Words {1 page} •Using & Understanding -tion Words {1 page} •Using & Understanding -sion Words {1 page} •Understanding -cian Words: “Who Says?” {1 page} •2 original stories and 1 original poem: “A Graduation Vacation,” “Mansion Mission Mystery,” “Marco the Magician” {3 pages—includes answer keys} •Crossword Puzzle: Words ending in “tion” {1 page—includes answer key} •Word Search Puzzle: Words ending in “sion” {1 page—includes answer key} •Double Puzzle: Words ending in “cian” {1 page—includes answer key} •BINGO! Game (10 different game cards, 1 blank game card page, teacher word list) Please enjoy! **Check out these links to some of my other phonics packets:** Irregular Plural Nouns: -ves & -ies endings Phonics: -dge Family Word Work Phonics: -ight Family Word Work Phonics: Silent Letter Word Work Phonics: -ing, -ang, -ong, -ung Word Work Thank you to www.mycutegraphics.com; Melody Bastin @ http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Melody-Bastin for the cover page background art, and www.loveeducasong.blogspot.com for the pennant clip art.
First of all - Happy Friday, friends!! I have been very busy but wanted to take a second to tell you all about a reading game I LOVE. Ha...
There is a small group of rule breakers called Wild Old Words. When teaching wild old words make it fun! Recognizing them right away creates fluent readers.
These editable sight word games are so much fun and simple to prep! Type in any words you want and all 20 sight word activities auto-fill!
Whether you’re in need of ready to go word work games, activities, literacy centers or fun spelling practice, this pack has you covered.
Our Word Wall is an important tool in our classroom. Each week, we will learn and add five new words to the word wall. We'll watch it grow over the year with students' names, sight words, transfer words, contractions, multi-syllabic words, and more. The children learn how to use the word wall early on as they begin referring to it when reading and writing. Sight Words are very common (or high-frequency) words, often with irregular spelling patterns. Because these words have unpredictable letters and sounds, the children must learn to recognize them and spell them "by sight." These are words we attempt spelling and then ask ourselves, "Does that look right?" Power Words, on the other hand, have predictable spelling patterns (or "power parts," as I call them) that give the word the power to transfer to other words. The "power part" begins at the first vowel and goes to the end of the word. For example, the "power part" in the word like is ike. Children will learn a self-talk strategy that sounds like this: "If I can spell like, then I can spell bike, hike, and spike." When children can isolate and learn the spelling patterns in words, they can begin to easily spell other words that rhyme with that word... and that is a very powerful thing to know how to do. Sight words and transfer words will make up the bulk of the word wall this year. On our blog, I'll keep an updated list of the five new words we're working on each week, along with a cumulative list of all the words we've learned so far. There will be more than 100 words on the word wall before the year is over... WOW! Please make sure your child is practicing these words throughout the week. This week, all the words are "Chunky Challenges," or words made from multiple power parts the children already know from the words they've learned all year long. For example: Because the children know how to spell all and day, they should be able to spell hallway. Because they know how to spell fun, wish, and went, they should be able to spell punishment. Please help your child practice these words for Friday and help them understand the connection between the smaller words they already know and the bigger words they can build with those power parts. {Week of May 19th} {Cumulative List} Have fun and help your child practice word wall words (new AND OLD) with inexpensive puzzles from The Dollar Tree. This weekend, I found these superhero puzzles at The Dollar Tree (on US 301). Since they fit right in with our theme, I picked up several, but for all you families out there with daughters, they also had plenty of princess puzzles and, of course everyone's favorites, Mickey and Minnie... a little something for everyone. :) You can do all sorts of things with a cheap $1.00 puzzle. Here are two ideas you can do easily at home: 1. Program each empty space with a word wall. Focus on words your child consistently misspells or misreads. The more your child practices his or her difficult words, the greater the chances of it becoming automatically remembered. (Throw in a few simple words, too. The easy ones help your child understand what "automaticity" or instant recognition feels like.) Then, on the back of each corresponding piece, scramble up the letters from the word wall word. Challenge your child to look carefully at the letters and rearrange them mentally to form a real word wall word. Please know, some children will not be able to do this exercise mentally and may benefit from writing it down on paper or from manipulating magnet letters, so have those on hand if needed. Make sure your child reads each word before placing the piece back into the puzzle. 2. This idea is the same as the idea above except a letter has been removed from each word wall word and your child must figure out which letter is missing from each word. Again, make sure your child is reading the words as the puzzle is being assembled. It would be easy to adapt these ideas to support math instruction, too. What creative ideas can you share?
Trigraph TCH: Phonics Word Work {Multiple Phonograms} *** Australian and American spelling versions included *** Click Please click here HERE to download the FREE WH Digraph packet to see the activities and worksheets included in all my digraph packets! This book contains a comprehensive collection of worksheets, games and activities intended for use with children in Kindergarten (Prep), Grade 1 and Grade 2 to help learn the “tch” trigraph. They can be used with the whole class, in centers and small groups, as early finisher work or as homework. The worksheets, games and activities vary in tasks and degree of difficulty to allow children with different learning styles to add to their strengths and develop their weaknesses. Contents: 1. “tch” trigraph poster 2. “tch” trigraph poster with words 3. “tch” trigraph word wall cards (with and without pictures) and Write the Room recording page 4. “tch” trigraph Word Slider Cards with recording pages 5. “tch” trigraph Reading Cards with recording pages 6. “tch” trigraph I Have, Who Has? card game 7. “tch” trigraph playdough mat 8. “tch” trigraph write and wipe cards 9. “tch” trigraph word building mats with recording page 10. “tch” trigraph write the missing sound cards 11. “tch” trigraph Sound Hound and recording page 12. “tch” trigraph gumball word-picture match and recording page 13. “tch” trigraph flip book with recording pages 14. “tch” trigraph handwriting worksheet 15. “tch” trigraph word work worksheet 16. “tch” trigraph word work: word shapes worksheet 17. “tch” trigraph word work: picture sort worksheet 18. “tch” trigraph word work: Color It! worksheet 19. “tch” trigraph word work: match the picture and word worksheets (2 versions) 20. “tch” trigraph word work: build a word cut and paste worksheet 21. “tch” trigraph word work: picture scramble words worksheet 22. “tch” trigraph word work: syllable sort cut and paste worksheet 23. “tch” trigraph word work: word search 24. “tch” trigraph word work: alphabetical order worksheet 25. “tch” trigraph word work: complete the sentence worksheet 26. “tch” trigraph reading fluency 27. “tch” trigraph reading comprehension 28. “tch” trigraph vocabulary booklet 29. “tch” trigraph build a word reader 30. “tch” trigraph crown Please click here to view my other digraph word work packets! Follow me on Facebook for exclusive freebies and giveaways! Follow me on Pinterest Visit my blog
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This is the second round of words for the Look, Say Cover Books. I have been using this strategy with a white board a lot during guided reading small group instruction time, and the kids love it. After we read a book, each child will write the word we are learning on a white board. We will talk about what we notice, write it, say it, name the letters, erase(cover), write and check. You can click here for the ten words for Look Say Cover Write Check from, one, the, with, your, many, have, said, of, who, this Word Family Houses We are making these cute little word family houses. We are always brainstorming; word chunks at shared reading time from poems and songs. I made some houses in the fall but didn't include pictures. I do a lot of the chunks over and over again because it benefits everyone. Some students are just getting the idea oh if I spell cat and take off the c I can spell rat. Some of the students that are reading still need the reminder of looking at chunks in words. Making the Houses I used little index cards and cut them in half. I wrote with a pencil on the back(the lined part). When the student tells me what they plan to draw, it goes on the back. It helped me so much to write the word on the back of the card so that I could figure out what the picture was. The chunks here may seem a little random because they are the recent chunk from song charts. This download has the six chunks below. If you would like the download to the chunks click here
A fun collection of classroom spelling games to play with groups of students in grades two to six. Can be played with any spelling word list.
As we get ready to head on into November, I wanted to create some packets that make learning core skills FUN, hands-on and super effective. These NO PREP
Word work activities for ANY words! Word work is an essential part of language learning in the primary grades. Make word work FUN while LEARNING takes place! There are seventeen different word work activities included in this pack. They can be used for absolutely ANY word learning! Perfect for literacy centers or sub plans. A must have for Kindergarten- Third Grade! #wordwork #wordworkactivities #spelling #1stgrade #2ndgrade #kindergarten
This blog post is packed full of fun, hands-on activities to help students learn to blend, segment, read, and write short vowel CVC words.
These five fun word games will have your students practicing vocabulary terms without even realizing it! Check out this list for instructions for play.
Digraphs (SH, CH, TH, WH) Word Work Centers ARE HERE! Do your students need help understanding digraphs? These digraph activities are perfect for teaching and reinforcing consonant digraphs, and much more fun than relying on books and worksheets! If your students are having difficulties with the digraphs sh, ch, th, wh, keep them engaged and motivated with my digraphs games and digraph activities. THREE CENTER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED! Chick and Whale's Birthday Bash: a board game where students identify which digraph is needed to complete the word on their card. Students will race along a game board to arrive at the birthday bash. Includes: game board 28 picture-word cards instructions center sign Thirteen Riddles: students solve riddles by finding the matching picture word card. Includes: 13 riddle cards 13 word cards recording sheet instructions center sign What a Splash!: Students sort the picture word cards onto the matching sorting mats prior to writing the words in the matching columns. Includes: 27 word cards 4 sorting mats recording sheet instructions center sign YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS WILL LOVE THESE ACTIVITIES! cooperative hands-on fun! SO MANY WAYS TO USE DIGRAPH CENTER ACTIVITIES! morning work learning centers whole group WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING: "Perfect for my first graders! I have a small class, and we did this the game as a whole group activity. So much more fun that relying on books and worksheets!" -Brittany S. "This is great - the kids love using it and it can differentiated well for use in the classroom!" -TSophia B. "Great hands-on activity for centers." -Jessica G. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: ⭐ Soft and Hard G Word Work Centers ⭐ Sweet Treats Hard & Soft C Word Work Centers ⭐ Magical Prefixes Pack re- and un- LET'S CONNECT! ❤️ TPT The Home Aide Teacher (click this link to follow my store and receive a weekly Note to Followers) ❤️ Instagram ❤️ Facebook ❤️ Pinterest ❤️ Blog & Website THANKS FOR VISITING! I hope that you found what you are looking for! Please let me know if you have any questions. If you invest in this resource and love it, PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW. You will receive TPT credits that can be used on future purchases. All my best, Dawn - The Home Aide Teacher Copyright © The Home Aide Teacher All Rights Reserved by Author Permission to Copy for Single Classroom Use Only
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Teaching with sight words is a challenge when it comes to keeping students practicing in engaging and interactive ways. Here's my list of activities!
Hello Everyone! Just a super quick share tonight! We are coming up on the tricky word work study of the diphthongs ou and ow. The exceptions to the common rule that ou (as in ouch) is usually found at the beginning or middle of a word and ow is found at the end of a syllable or word are numerous! I put together a mini unit to help kids practice. And OH!! Since it is poetry month, I've also included a way to integrate the word work with Shel Silverstein and a written expression, OUCH! Here are a few pics! A fun word work game for a little extra practice! You can get that little ou ow unit if you simply click HERE!! :) Hope you can use it!! Or even just parts of it! thanks for stopping by!! I hope you're having a great week!! Joyfully! Nancy
4 fun word association worksheets in PDF form. These activities can be done as pair work and are suitable for beginners and advanced learners.
