We’re on Day 8 of Teaching Spelling Through Word Study. If you’re joining me for the first time today, you can click HERE or on the photo above to see Days 1-7. I’m joining some other amazing bloggers from iHomeschool Network! Although word sorts are the heartbeat of word study, GAMES and FUN WORD ACTIVITIES can and should accompany the word patterns being studied.
Examples of FUN with WORD PATTERNS:
1. Games
Sort, Say, Score!, as described in this post
Word-Wac-Woe (a variation of this sight word game)- Both players write 9 words the sort on their “board”
Place head words at top of work space. Shuffle rest of word study word cards and them place face-down in a pile. Players take turns picking off the top card, reading it, sorting it, then crossing it off his board (if he has the word). First player to cross off all his words is declared the winner.
You can also view more spelling games here
2. Themed Sorts
Halloween Sort
Shamrock Sorting (sound/picture sort)
3. Word Manipulation
Making Words – I have a variation here and in each of my Phonics by The Book lessons (I call it “Little Words“…see the picture above).
Bottle Cap Spelling (similar to the Moveable Alphabet)
4. Decodable Readers Resources
- BOB Books {also visit my FREE BOB Book printables for Sets 1-5!}
- Reading A-Z
- FREE Decodable Books written by teachers
- FREE Reading
- FREE Word Family Booklets from Hubbard’s Cupboard
- FREE Phonics by The Book– phonics readers based on God’s Word
- FREE- Starfall’s interactive, decodable books
5. Technology
- Starfall’s activities and games for young readers (under column “Play”)
- PBS Kids:in particular the spelling & reading games
- various iPad apps
You can find MANY hands-on ideas for teaching word patterns (phonics) in my book, Teaching Kids to Spell. Read about the book or purchase it here.
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I’m bookmarking this one – I’m teaching my youngest to read and it’s been quite a few years…I love these ideas!
Thanks!