Saturday, August 31, 2013

Daily 5 - Word Work


Word Work Activities

 

Students can work on almost any activity that is on their homework sheet.    
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1.  Play-Doh  (definitely a favorite)

2.  Smelly Markers (the other favorite!)
                                                       Mr. Sketch


 












  

         

3.  Alphabet Stencils


4.  Magna Doodle 
                              


5.  Alphabet Stamps
                                 

6.  Pipe Cleaners


7.  Dry Erase Boards / Plastic Plates
 

 
8.  Magnets


                 
 
 
10.  Dictionary

                
    

12.  Sign Language

 
                                                                            
13.  Ipad Spelling 


14.  Boggle



Boggle for the SMART Board


 
                                                                                    

                                                                            

Monday, August 5, 2013

Word Journals

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In lieu of a word wall..... word journals!  Each student has their own personal word journal.  Each letter gets one page.  This year I decided to go ahead and write four words in each journal  (awesome....one of their favorite words, my name, my principal's name and the school's name).  I wanted to model good handwriting and show the students how big to write each word.  Students will write new classmates' names during the first week of school.  Each month we will add words that go with that month.  We think about holidays, seasonal words and units we are studying. They usually have permission to ask me for one word during Writer's Workshop.  They know they have to "stretchy snake" other words.  This is definitely a well used resource!