| Word Wall Activities |
| On the next 2 pages you will find our "Word Wall" words. These are words that the children will be expected to read and eventually spell. When we post a word we go through the following steps: 1. Read the word 2. Spell and "cheer" the word, identify the number of syllables in it. 3. Use it in a sentence 4. Find which letter to place it under on the "word wall" Since these words are visible in our room, the children are expected to spell them correctly when writing in their journals or in their creative writing. If they misspell one of the words, we "edit" their work, using the "word wall". |
| Rainbow Words |
| Write your word using a crayon or colored chalk, then switch colors and write it again, tracing the word. Change colors and trace the word for the third time. |
| Word Wall Book |
| Fold a piece of paper in half to make a simple 4 page booklet. Write one word at the top of each page. Write a sentence using your word wall word. Illustrate your sentence. |
| Fun Ways to Spell Words |
| 1. Spell your words with alphabet shaped cereal or pasta. 2. Write your words in: shaving cream pudding whipped cream 3. Use string, yarn, or pipe cleaners to shape the letters and spell your words. 4. Bake a "word wall" cookie, form the letters out of sugar cookie dough. 5. Cut the letters from magazines or the newspaper to spell your words. 6. Make the letter shapes with your body as you spell the word (or finger spell it using sign language). 7. Sing to spell your words. Many simple songs can be used to do this, for example, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" can be used to spell 7 letter words, like "because". |
| "Piggyback" Songs for Spelling |
| 2 Letter Words - "If You're Happy and You Know It" example: If you're happy and you know it spell "at" A T If you're happy and you know it spell "at" A T If you're happy and you know then your face will really show it If you're happy and you know it spell "at" A T! 3 Letter Words - "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Spell the word "and" A N D A N D A N D Spell the word "and" A N D all day long. 4 Letter Words - "Clementine" S A I D - S A I D - S A I D spells said S A I D - S A I D - S A I D spells said. 5 Letter Words - " B-I-N-G-O" There is a word that has 5 letters and that word is (if it is a one syllable word like house sing "house -o" if it is 2 syllables just sing the word "after") A F T E R A F T E R A F T E R And that's how you spell "after". 6 Letter Words - "Happy Birthday to You" 7 Letter Words - "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" |
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