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Word Work Monday BEFORE 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 -Smarboard 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 “spelling inventory” assessment. Stress getting into groups quickly (without running)! Class yes Prompt : WORD GROUP 3peat: word group, word group, word group. Students try to get there without running, within the three repetitions. 2) I hand out proper word sorts to the right groups 3) In groups (before cutting), students will look at the words/ sounds I’ve given, have students talk about the similarities and differences and decide on the sort rules for the week. “10 finger woo” when they think they have them. I’ll check before they write them down and if correct sent them back to their desks. [I hand out Ziploc bags onto desks while they are meeting in groups ] 4) Back at desks, students will look at the smart board for example pattern rule layout, and pattern if needed. (cover with shade to start with) color coordinated with each group’s colors. Students write down their pattern rules in a tchart format on a new page in their Word Work scribbler (neatly!) 5) Cut apart word sort (at their desk) so pieces don’t get mixed together; places them in their bags. When done practice sorting, again and again if needed (repetition is good!) 6) Put sorts back into baggies, put baggies away (keep scribbler), hand out sight word duotangs. Class yes Prompt: Away 3peat: away, away, away Class yes Prompt: hand out 3Peat: hand out, hand out, hand out (helping hands will hand out sight word folders.) 7) Review todays sight words with BiffyToons /actions, practice spelling with songs on smart board. 8) Add sight words to personal dictionary, or highlight if already 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 class is ready to move on. Set timer, for really slow students add this task to their writing time. 9) Super Speed 100 with their assigned partners (pair high with low) 10) Class yes Prompt: Away 11) 3peat: away, away, away (students put their word work scribblers and duotangs away) 12) Review at the carpet & move into Daily 5 block/ Checkin Store together in the classroom Personal dictionaries (separate bin to use also for writing) Word work scribblers Sight word duo tangs Sort baggies To copy/prepare weekly o Leveled word sorts o Super speed 100/1000 (wholebrainteaching.com

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This is my basic weekly routine for the Word Work component of The Daily 5. I only teach Monday to Thursday so you may need to adjust it to meet your classroom needs. I use Words Their Way as a basis for my Word Work program in a grade 1/2/3 split class.

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Word  Work  Monday BEFORE  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 -Smarboard 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  “spelling  inventory”  assessment.    Stress  getting  into  groups  quickly  (without  running)!    Class-­‐  yes  Prompt  :  WORD  GROUP    3-­‐peat:  word  group,  word  group,  word  group.  Students  try  to  get  there  without  running,  within  the  three  repetitions.      

2) I  hand  out  proper  word  sorts  to  the  right  groups    

3) In  groups  (before  cutting),  students  will  look  at  the  words/  sounds  I’ve  given,  have  students  talk  about  the  similarities  and  differences  and  decide  on  the  sort  rules  for  the  week.  “10  finger  woo”  when  they  think  they  have  them.  I’ll  check  before  they  write  them  down  and  if  correct  sent  them  back  to  their  desks.  [I  hand  out  Ziploc  bags  onto  desks  while  they  are  meeting  in  groups  ]  

 4) Back  at  desks,  students  will  look  at  the  smart  board  for  example  

pattern  rule  layout,  and  pattern  if  needed.  (cover  with  shade  to  start  with)  color  coordinated  with  each  group’s  colors.  Students  write  down  their  pattern  rules  in  a  t-­‐chart  format  on  a  new  page  in  their  Word  Work  scribbler  (neatly!)    

 5) Cut  apart  word  sort  (at  their  desk)  so  pieces  don’t  get  mixed  

together;  places  them  in  their  bags.  When  done  practice  sorting,  again  and  again  if  needed  (repetition  is  good!)      

6)  Put  sorts  back  into  baggies,  put  baggies  away  (keep  scribbler),  hand  out  sight  word  duo-­‐tangs.    

                       Class-­‐  yes                Prompt:  Away                3-­‐peat:  away,  away,  away              Class-­‐  yes                Prompt:  hand  out                3-­‐Peat:  hand  out,  hand  out,  hand  out  (helping  hands  will  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  if  already  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  class  is  ready  to  move  on.  Set  timer,  for  really  slow  students  add  this  task  to  their  writing  time.    

 9)  Super  Speed  100  with  their  assigned  partners  (pair  high  with  

low)      

10)  Class-­‐  yes        Prompt:  Away    

11)    3-­‐peat:  away,  away,  away  (students  put  their  word  work  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  for  writing)    √ Word  work  scribblers  √ Sight  word  duo  tangs    √ Sort  baggies      

To copy/prepare weekly o Leveled  word  sorts  �o Super  speed  100/1000  (wholebrainteaching.com

   

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 How  to  Play  Super  Speed  Reading  100    

Found  at  wholebrainteaching.com                          Pair  kids:  stronger  with  weaker  if  possible    

√ Helping  is  encouraged,  if  a  partner  gets  stuck    √ Read  for  1  min.  √ Try  to  break  their  record  

 1) Partner  1  reads  the  first  word,  partner  2  reads  the  second  word  and  they  continue  like  that  as  fast  as  they  for  1  min.    2) Say  stop  after  1  min.      3) Teams  circle  the  last  word  they  read  4) Teams  start  over  with  partner  2  starting  this  time  and  try  to  beat  their  previous  #  of  words  read,  trying  to  break  

that  ream  record  (may  have  to  go  3  times  for  groups  of  3)      

**  When  a  team  breaks  a  record,  they  start  the  next  level  down  the  next  time  they  play!  J                            

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Word  Work  Tuesday:  Say,  Sort  &  Write  (or  Glue)  

1) Review  sight  words  from  yesterday  using  Biffytoons  for  the  

first  50  some  words  (wholebrainteaching.com).  Sing  yesterday’s  sight  words.  

 2) Review  sound  sort  rules  from  yesterday.  Review  each  sort  

with  the  whole  class.        3) Class-­‐Yes    

Prompt:  handout,  word  sort  3-­‐peat:  handout,  word  sort,  handout,  word  sort,  handout,  word  sort  (helping  hands  hand  out  word  sorts)      

4) Students  independently  pull  out  their  bolded  pieces  and  put  them  at  the  top  of  their  desks.  Students  pull  words  or  pictures  1  at  a  time  and  say  the  word  or  picture  and  place  it  in  the  correct  column  

 5) Write  words/  letters  under  the  correct  headings  or  cut  apart  

mini  sort  and  glue  them  in.  (students    will  put  sorts  back  in  bags  and  practice  sorting.  Lave  scribbler  open  so  that  I  can  check  work  as  I  walk  around  (If  done  early,  older  students  can  also  do  speed  sorts  to  see  if  they  can  beat  their  previous  times)    

 6)  Put  sorts  back  into  baggies,  put  baggies  away  (keep  

scribbler),  hand  out  sight  word  duo-­‐tangs.                            Class-­‐  yes    

           Prompt:  Away                3-­‐peat:  away,  away,  away              Class-­‐  yes                Prompt:  hand  out                3-­‐Peat:  hand  out,  hand  out,  hand-­‐out  (helping  hands  will  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  if  already  in,  and  add  sight  words  to  Word  Work  scribbler  spelling  list,  Write  the  words  I’ve  chosen  for  each  list  onto  their  spelling  list  in  their  Word  Work  Scribbler  (if  done  early  practice  reading/  spelling  your  sight  word  over  and  over  until  the  class  is  ready  to  move  on.  Set  timer,  for  really  slow  students  add  this  task  to  their  writing  time.    

 9)  Super  Speed  100  with  their  assigned  partners  (pair  high  

with  low)      10)  Class-­‐  yes    

   Prompt:  Away    11)    3-­‐peat:  away,  away,  away  (students  put  their  word  work  

scribblers  and  duo-­‐tangs  away)      

Review  at  the  carpet  &  move  into  Daily

   

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                               Word  Work  Wednesday:  Buddy  Spell  

   

1) Review  sight  words  from  yesterday  using  Biffytoons  for  the  first  50  some  words  (wholebrainteaching.com).  Sing  yesterday’s  sight  words.  

 2) Review  sound  sort  rules  from  yesterday.  Review  each  sort  

with  the  whole  class.        3) Class-­‐Yes    

Prompt  :  hand  out:  word  sort  bags    3-­‐  peat:  Word  sorts,  word  sorts,  word  sorts.    

4)  explain  that  Wed.  is  Buddy  Spell  day.    That  today  they  are  going  to  get  with  a  partner  of  my  choosing  and  practice  their  word  sorts  together.    Show  them  how  this  will  look.  Placing  their  bolded  words  at  the  top,  placing  a  pile  in  the  middle,  each  drawing  a  card  reading  the  word,  the  others  spelling  it,  and  1’s  partner  placing  it  into  the  correct  column.  Give  another  person  a  change  to  go  first.  If  your  done,  do  it  again  until  I  call  you  back.    

 5)  Class-­‐Yes    

Prompt:  Partner  sticks    3-­‐peat:  Partner  sticks,  Partner  sticks,  Partner  sticks  -­‐Each  student  will  line  up  in  front  of  me  and  choose  a  stick,  they  will  then  walk  around  and  find  a  person  with  the  same  color,  there  may  be  a  group  of  3    

   

6)  Ask  them  to  find  an  appropriate  place  around  the  room  and  begin.    I  will  roam  to  check  in.    

 7) Class-­‐  yes  

               Prompt:  sort  bags  away  3-­‐Peat:  Sort  bags  away,  sort  bags  away,  sort  bags  away      

 13) Review  todays  sight  words  with  Biffy-­‐Toons  /actions,  

practice  spelling  with  songs  on  smart  board.      

14) Add  sight  words  to  personal  dictionary,  or  highlight  if  already  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  class  is  ready  to  move  on.  Set  timer,  for  really  slow  students  add  this  task  to  their  writing  time.    

 15)  Super  Speed  100  with  their  assigned  partners  (pair  high  

with  low)      

16)  Class-­‐  yes        Prompt:  Away      3-­‐peat:  away,  away,  away  (students  put  their  word  work  scribblers  and  duo-­‐tangs  away)      

17) Review  at  the  carpet  &  move  into  Daily  5  block/  Check-­‐in    �

   

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Word  Work  Thursday:  Spelling  Test/  Assessment  Day    

   

1) There  are  no  new  sight  words  on  Thursday.  Use  partner  sticks  to  practice  spelling  this  weeks  sight  words/  songs  actions      

2) Ask  word  work  groups  to  meet  and  play  buddy  spell  with  the  whole  group.  Place  cards  in  the  middle,  1st  person  reads  it,  the  group  chorally  spells  the  word,  and  the  other  group  members  sort  the  word.  Steps  1  and  2  10  min  total.    

   

3) Hand  out  spelling  test  page    

4) Begin  spelling  test  give  the  students  their  spelling  sort  words        

5) Give  students  their  sight  words  for  the  week      

   

Notes:  color  code  spelling  pages  to  match  levels

   

 

   

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