Making Words

Contains one hundred sixty lessons for teachers to use when teaching language arts to grades 1-3. Includes reproducibles.

Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in grade 1 using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 Making Words lessons and a reproducible sheet of instructions. It supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom.

Making Words Stick shows you how to move beyond spelling lists and rote memorization to make words both meaningful and memorable for all your students. It builds on the connection between vocabulary and comprehension and guides teachers in their most important task-- building a strong literacy foundation. Full of efficient, effective, and engaging strategies, this useful guide explores innovative ways to organize vocabulary instruction in the grade 1 to 8 classroom. It demonstrates how to: create a positive, student-centered environment for the concept-based, multi-layered learning of words;teach vocabulary during shared reading, guided reading, and independent center time;incorporate visual displays of read aloud/picture study vocabulary to develop important conceptual knowledge;introduce think-and-search prompts and stretch charts to expand word knowledge during shared reading;build reading and writing independence with a wealth of fun small-group, and word-play challenges. From the role of semantics and syntax to original classroom-tested activities, this imaginative guide helps you give your students the lifelong gift of words and language.

Use strategies developed by Dr. Timothy Rasinski to help students improve their phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, and vocabulary.

Base on the best-selling book, Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing, this grade level series offers a fresh pairing of lessons and activities for kindergarten through fifth grade.

Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in grade 3 using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 Making Words lessons and a reproducible sheet of instructions. It supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom.

Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in grade 2 using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 Making Words lessons and a reproducible sheet of instructions. It supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom. Making Words includes hands-on activities in which children manipulate letter cards to construct words, sort words by spelling patterns, and use the sorted patterns to spell and read new words.

Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in second grade using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 reproducible hands-on activities in which children manipulate letter cards to construct words, sort words by spelling patterns, and use the sorted patterns to spell and read new words, and a reproducible sheet of instructions.Making Words: Lessons For Home or School supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom or homeschool.