Word Study... Revised!

                                 

Change can be good! 

1) Make all three differentiated lists have the same spelling pattern. 
2) Update the word study homework activity sheet. 
3) Put all 93 lists (31 lists for A, B and C) on spellingcity.com. 
4) Find activities to match each spelling pattern.  Add these activities to ikeepbookmarks.com and our team's Google Drive word study folder.
5) Select 4 vocabulary words from each spelling list so the program is more integrated. 

Word study words were selected from Hope King's Second Grade Word Work product.  I made three lists out of her two.  One big selling point for King's product is that she was inspired by Beth Newingham's word study tutorial.  They both recommend calling out pattern words that students do not study at home.  Like Words Their Way, we will be doing weekly word sorts.  Word Work will continue to be a literacy station center.  Big change:  (most days) Students will choose between two activities instead of always having free choice.  Everyone can understand that students have a favorite, but they should use other activities besides Play Doh :).  

Organization idea - Number each word study list.  When I find matching activities, I put the spelling list number before the link's or document's name.  This should make weekly planning much easier!

Online links - Looking for online word study activities?  I've started finding online activities for each list.  Here's what I have found so far: ikeepbookmarks.com link.  Students will be able to use these links at school and at home. 

                             
Updated Homework Activity Sheet (editable document link)


Old posts that have links to a few resources mentioned below:  spelling/word study resources

Word Study Centers  (editable document link)

1.     Dry erase boards (3x each, sentences, bubble letters, dotty letters, spelling stairs)

2.    Cubes

3.    Magnets

4.    Dictionary

5.    Stamps

6.    Stencils

7.    Coin Code

8.    Sign Language

9.    Pipe Cleaners

10.        Scent Markers

11.    Letter Beads

12.        Spelling Story

13.        Word Sort

14.        Type words

15.        Draw pictures, label

16.        Word Work Roll and Create sheet

17.        Rainbow Roll-n-Write sheet

18.        Play Doh

Word Work......Getting it organized!

The Word Work bookshelf can be a little like shopping at Target.  You go there intending to make it a short trip..... then you soon find yourself distracted by all of the neat things to look at!  To help students avoid this problem, I have created two Word Work binders.  (possibly will make more later) They just grab one and go!   

More ideas and links are on my previous post on Word Work. 

Binders include:
Pocket pouch that has dry erase markers and one foam die
Word Work Roll / Create 
Scrabble Spelling Addition
Rainbow Roll-N-Write 
iPad Spelling
Alphabet stencils - from Amazon
Spelling Task Cards - (I used page two.) 
See the previous Word Work post for the following links:
Boggle
Sign Language
How Much is Your Word Worth? differentiated - 2 different levels

 

Daily 5 - Word Work

Word Work Activities

 



Students can work on almost any activity that is on their homework sheet.    
sheet link

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

storage case link



                 

9.  Unifix Letter Cubes

 

 

10.  Dictionary

                

11.  How Much is Your Word Worth?

    

12.  Sign Language

 

                                                                            
13.  Ipad Spelling 

14.  Boggle

Boggle for the SMART Board