Word Work introduction the WBT way

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Word Work MondayBEFORE STARTING-Give students the words their way spelling inventory assessment-Have word work scribblers ready to go- Have sight word duo-tangs/ folders ready to go-Starboard file with example sort for each week-Sight word slides Wholebrainteaching.com

- 1 copy of each sort to add to Word Work Center- 100 Word wall words perhaps 1000 words - super speed partner chart Copy super speed pages (1 per group)word work group chart- Print sight word songs - bags to store sorts

1) Place kids into word work groups based on spellinginventory assessment. Stress getting into groupsquickly (without running)!Class- yesPrompt : WORD GROUP3-peat: word group, word group, word group.

Students try to get there without running, within thethree repetitions.

2) I hand out proper word sorts to the right groups3) In groups (before cutting), students will look at the

words/ sounds Ive given, have students talk aboutthe similarities and differences and decide on the sortrules for the week. 10 finger woo when they thinkthey have them. Ill check before they write themdown and if correct sent them back to their desks. [Ihand out Ziploc bags onto desks while they aremeeting in groups ]

4) Back at desks, students will look at the smart boardfor example pattern rule layout, and pattern ifneeded. (cover with shade to start with) colorcoordinated with each groups colors. Students writedown their pattern rules in a t-chart format on a newpage in their Word Work scribbler (neatly!)

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Cut apart word sort (at their desk) so pieces dont getmixed together; places them in their bags. When done

practice sorting, again and again if needed (repetitionis good!)

6) Put sorts back into baggies, put baggies away (keepscribbler), hand out sight word duo-tangs.Class- yesPrompt: Away

3-peat: away, away, awayClass- yesPrompt: hand out3-Peat: hand out, hand out, hand out ( helping hands

hand out sight word folders.)

7) Review todays sight words with Biffy-Toons /actions,practice spelling with songs on smart board.

8) Add sight words to personal dictionary, or highlight ifalready in, and add sight words to Word Work

scribbler spelling list (if done early practice reading/spelling your sight word over and over until the classis ready to move on. Set timer, for really slowstudents add this task to their writing time.

9) Super Speed 100 with their assigned partners (pairhigh with low)

10)Class- yesPrompt: Away

11) 3-peat: away, away, away (students put their wordwork scribblers and duo-tangs away)

12)Review at the carpet & move into Daily 5 block/Check-in

Store together in the classroom

Personal dictionaries (separate bin to use also forwriting)

Word work scribblers Sight word duo tangs Sort baggies


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To copy/prepare weeklyo Leveled word sortso Super speed 100/1000 (wholebrainteaching.com)


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Launching Word Work the WBT way!

Class-yes Today our question is, What is WordWork,and how do we do it? Teach-ok-Teach your partner the question for

today

Class-yes Word work is where we practice reading, sortingand noticing patterns in words.

Teach-ok

Class-yes During Word Work we meet in word work groups. Teach-ok

Class-yes When you hear me say word groupyoullrespond with the 3-peat, word group, word group,

word group.

Teach-ok

Class-yes Lets practice. T: ClassS: yes T: wordgroup S: word group, word group, word group + or -

Class-yes

Hands and

eyes

When we meet for Word Work, we meet in wordwork groups. When I say Word group you say

_______. While your saying the 3-peat word

group, word group, word group youll also be

moving your bodies quickly into word groups. Soyour sittings together on the carpet in word work

groups.

Teach-ok

Class-yes Here are your word work groups. Show them the

word work group chart. Read off who is in eachgroup.

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+ or -


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you are see if you can figure out what kind of cluethose darker letters might be giving you.

Talk with your partner about what those clues might

be telling you.Teach-ok

Class-yes

Hands andeyes if needed

What are those darker letters or sounds telling you?

_____________. Thats right I call that the sort

rule. Turn to your partner and say she calls that

the sort rule ________ .

Class-yes Remember how I said that youll be working inword work groups? Well, in your groups normallyat the carpet, youll be working together to figure

out what the sort rules are for your group.

Tell your partner what youll be figuring out with

your group?Teach-ok

Class-yesCarpet: Carpet, carpet, carpet (students move back

to the carpet

+ or -

Class-yes Word group: Word group, word group, word group(moving into their groups)

+ or -

Class-yes Turn to your neighbor and tell them what wevelearned so far about Word Work

Teach-ok


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Helping hands hand out the Papers & scribblers

Class-yes

Hands andeyes

Mirror withwords

1) (one finger) meet with your word workgroup

2) find the sorts rule3) When your find it give me the ten finger

wooo

Teach your neibour what your going to do next

Teach-okClass-yes With your paper Word Group: Word group, wordgroup, word group

- watch to see if they follow the steps, find thepattern and give me the ten finger wooo

- as they woo I will send them back to theirdesk

+ or -

Class-yes

Hands and eyes

Now we are going to practice writing our word sort

headers, our word sort rules. Show them the word

sort slide with the headers; ask them to copy theminto their scribblers. Emphasize neatness but

quickness so they can be read the next day. (make

note of who is not able to achieve this task in atimely manner (perhaps pre printed headings are

needed and can be pasted into note books)-write them in for these students for today to keep

the flow of the lesson

- hand out super improvers stars for

neat, quick writing of headers.

Class yes Now I want you to take out your scissors and cut hand out super improvers stars for


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Class-yesTeach your neighbor what weve learned so far

about Word Work, why we do it and what we doduring Word Work time

Teach-ok

Class-yes Our next part of Working with Words is to learnsome new sight words. Sight words are very

important because you see them popping up

everywhere in your reading.

Show the students the Biffy Slide. Practice the sightwords for the day / sing the songsAsk them to write them into their scribblers on the

page behind their word sort headings and into their

personal dictionaries

-Continue to use

hands and eyes,

magic mirrors as

much as possible andto reward with and

Class-yes The last thing we do before we move into our Word

Work Centers is to play a really fun game. Its

called Super Speed 100.To show you this Ive

like you to go to the carpe. Wait for it carpet

Carpet, carpet, carpt (students move to the carpet)

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Carpet

-Show students the super speed partner chart,explain that this person will be your partner for the

game.

-Hand out super speed 100 papers: Cue: Papers and3x papers, papers, papers (helping hands hand out

papers)


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quietly put away the supplies on their desks and atthe carpet (I will stand at the back to guide them

where to put things as this will be there first time )

for quickness and

quietnessClass-yes Review what we learned today

1)

Word Work Groups2) Word Sort3) Daily Sight Words4) Super Speed Reading


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