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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!)
5)
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.
Class- yes
+ 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)
Class-yes
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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