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Go on a Word Search after Reading {and Giveaway!}

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Going on a word search (also known as a word hunt) is one of my absolute favorite activities to do with a book after reading it. Word hunts not only give beginning readers a reason to re-read text, but also help them to see how phonics patterns, such as word families, are applied to reading and spelling.

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A word search works particularly well with phonics-based books, like the BOB Books. We used our BOB Books Rhyming Words set, the newest set in the BOB Books collection, for this activity this time (read more about this set here).

 

Let’s Go on a Word Search

Before going on your word search, it is important to read the book with the child first. This ensures that the child knows how to read the words and comprehend the text, when appropriate.

Once you have read it, either on the same day or a subsequent day, tell your child, “We get to go on a word hunt!” If you are using the BOB Books Rhyming Words set, I have created free printable word search templates that correlate with them. You can download them all HERE.

re-reading text for a word search

Ahead of time, print off (or create your own) one of the word family word search charts. Tell your child that you’re going to re-read the book and search for words that fit that particular word family. (We used the -ed page.) I also printed off our re-reading eyes and attached it to a popsicle stick, from our Simple Writing Lessons Series, to make re-reading a little more fun.

 

spelling words from the word search

Once the child finds a word that fits the word family pattern, ask him to write it in the chart. This is a great way for readers and spellers to see that words that rhyme are often times spelled similarly. Be picky about spelling. There is no excuse to misspell the word! 🙂

After all the words are written from the text, see if you and your child can think of more word family words that would fit the pattern and write them in the chart. Try to stick with words that are spelled using the same word pattern, as sometimes rhyming words are not spelled exactly the same (red and head). Talk about this with your child and point out the differences.

 

BOBBooks-RhymingWords

Find more FREE BOB Books Rhyming Words printables HERE.

 

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  6. msdeth says

    Just saw the BOB books in our school book order! Was hedging on whether we could budget for them right now but this would be a great thing for us to win!

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  26. Rhoda says

    The cat and the rat sat on the dark brown mat waiting to hear if they won the BOB Book before falling over asleep–splat!

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  30. Jennifer Olszowy says

    flat, hat, sat, Matt, that, fat. When I taught school my kids loved rhyme time. Of course, now my own child does too!

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  76. dowbright2 says

    Extremely helpful to use in conjunction with the Bob Books, especially for kids with reading problems and issues! I’ll use them during tutoring sessions with my online students. Thank you! 😀

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