Word play grade 1 and 2

The activities in Word play are perfect for: whole class instruction to introduce word concepts Homework assignments wordcenter activities partner and small group work individual student review Take home activities for students to complete

2 GRADES

ENGAGING ACTIVITIES THAT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ON eee eee ee Introduction

Ways to Use the Activities,

Descriptions of Activities and Extension Ideas,

Activities

Mystery Word (missing letters)

Secret Code (beginning sounds}

Rhyme Time (rhyming words}

Switch the Letters (making words}

Letter Math {making words)

Sentence Decode (word search)

Match Words (compound words}

Word Cube [making words)

Great Groups (word categories)

Serombled Riddles (making words}

Mind Your ABC's [alshabeticol order}

Mix and Match (making words}

Letter Exchange [making words)

Flower Families (word families)

Change Up (making words)

World af Words (making words)

INTRODUCTION

OL ee _ 6< 80 26< 6 6< 6 7e & Word Play encourages students te have fun playing with words while learning how letters con be chonged and manipulated to make the words they say and wile each day, as well as builds their vocabulary of new words The variety of activities in this book involves making words by changing or rearranging the letters used in differen! words While students ploy with a word they ere actually doing challenging “word work," The illustrations in Word Play serve an important role by providing extra support to students who may have had little experience in spelling, reading, and working with words By looking al the ilustrations, students are either given some hinls as to what needs !o be done in the word activities of are better able 1o understand some of the words thal need fo be mede

The activities in Word Play are perfect for

+ whole-class instruction to introduce word concepts

+ homework assignments for reinforcemenr

+ word-center activities,

+ pariner and small-group work,

+ individual student review

+ take-home activities for students to complete with parents,

Ways to Use the Activities The activities in Word Piay can be used in many differen! ways, Some suggestions are: + Make copies of a soecific word-play section and assemole the oages into individual packets for studenls needing review or reinforcement of pariculer word concepts,

+ Make copies of select pages and staple or bind them into inalvidval books for students Have each student keep a book in her desk end assign the: activities as needed

+ Make a transparency of a particular page and make a copy of the page for each student for whole class instruction,

Descriptions of Activities and Extension Ideas

Below is a brief description of each word activity as welll as ideas for extending the concepts and skills presented in Word Play Most of the activities in this book can be easily extended by integrating a classroom spelling list, new vocabulary is, student names, or key terms from any curricular unit

Mystery Word (pages 9-14)

In this missing-letters activity, students write missing letters in the circles using the ilustrations for letter clues When completed, a mystery word will be made by writing the letters in the circles in order from top fo bottom,

Extension Idea: Using the reproducible on page 119, have students use stickers, clip art, pictures from magazines, or simple drawings to design their own “Mystery Word" Pages Allow students to share the completed pages with classmates or family members

Secret Code (pages 15-22)

In this beginning-sounds activity, students must “break the code" fo spell a mystery word Using the illustration cives, students write each word's initial letter Then, students

‘draw lines to match mystery words to comesponding illustrations,

Extension Idea: To extend this activity, have students develop original secret codes Using stamps, stickers, or simple drawings Then, let students give the secret messages

to friends or family members to solve

Rhyme Time (pages 23-27]

In this rhyming-words activity, students draw lines to match pais of rhyming words The illustrations help students successfully match the rhyming words

Extension Idea: Divide the class into pairs and provide each pair with a list of words Have students add a rhyming word next to each word on the list Call on each pair of students to share their rhyming words

Switch the Letters (pages 28-34)

In this making-words activity, students switch the first and last letters in words to make new words The illustrations provide additional clues and support for beginning readers Students will enjoy manipulating letters and creating new words from existing ones Extension Idea: As a class, develop a list of words that can be “switched.” Ths is abo œ great activity to have each student take home and complete with her fami

Great Groups [pages 42:67)

In this word-category activity, students read five clue words and determine what the clues have in common Then, students must find the other words in the Word Bank that belong in the group

Extension Idea: To extend this activily, assign students to design original "Greot

Groups" activities for homework After sludents have made the activities, allow them

fo exchange thei assignments with classmates

Scrambled Riddles (pages 68:73) In this making-words activity, students arrange letters in the corect order to find

answers to riddle clues

Extension Idea: Create o class “Scrambled Riddles" activity Have each stuclent think

Of sixrelated words and write each one on an index card Then, have him cut apart the letters and trade the letters with o classmate Have students put the letters back in the correct order and determine what the words have in common,

Mind Your ABC's (pages 74-81)

In this clphabetical-order activily students put words in the correct order ilustration clues and an alphabet strip are provided fo suppor! students when learning this

Mix and Match [pages 82-89)

In this making-words activity, students rearrange existing words to make new words

Then, students craw lines to match new words to corresponding ilustrations

Extension Idea: Have students brainstorm a list of short words that are all related to

@ particular topic On a piece of chart paper write the words under the correct

headings—Three-Letter Words, Four-Letter Words, or Five-Letter Words As @ class, have: students figure out which words have letters that can be rearranged to make new words

Letter Exchange (pages 90-95)

In this making-wores activity, students change vowels to make new words that match the illustrations This activity provides opportunities 10 review tne concept of short and ong vowels

Extension Idea: To extend this activity, incorporate the weokly spoling or vocabulary lists and have students determine if vowe's in those words can be changed to make new words,

Hower Famillies (pages 9.104)

In this word-tamily activily students use four letters on each flowerpo! to create words with the ward family on Ihe comesoonding flower,

Extension Idea: Using the reproducible on page 122, provide students with additional word families or wora parts practice For more advanced students, challenge them oy

waiting word prefixes or suffixes on the flowerpots and root words on the flowers,

Change Up [pages 105-110) in this making-words activity, students change one letter at time in each word to make a new word that matches the ilustration

Extension Idea: Create a class "Change Up" activity, draw a ladder with three or four rungs Provide students with a simple ward on the tap rung Have students change one letter al a time to make & new word for each rung, To make the activity more challenging, make the ladder taller by adding more rungs

World of Words (pages 111-118)

n this making-words activity, students cut out the letters of a given word, then arrange:

‘and rearrange the letters moking as many new words as possible This so great

sariner activity cndis clso ideal for homework to encourage word play,

Extension Idea: Using the reproduciole on page 123, have students complete their own “World of Words” activities fo share with the class oF 10 take home Ths activity can also be cone os « class using large, magnetic letters and @ chalkboard or felt

letters ond a felt boord

An onswer key is provided on pages 124-128, Note that some of the answers in the answer key are sample answers since some of the activities have many possibilties,

NAME DATE

MYSTERY WORD #1

4 6< 6 6< 6 6< & 7£ ee oe oe Directions: Look at each picture Write a missing letter in each circle to name each object When alll of the circles are filled, write the mystery

word in the space below by writing the letters in order from top to bottom,

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Directions: Look at each picture Write a missing letter in each circle to name each object When all of the circles are filed, write the mystery

word in the space below by writing the letters in order from top to bottom

MYSTERY WORD #3

we ee ee re re re re Directions: Look at each picture Write a missing letter in each circle 10 name each object When all of the circles are filled, write he mystery

word in the space below by writing the letters in order from top to bottom

Oe ee ee we oe oe re Directions: Look at each picture Write a missing letter in each circle to name each object When all of the circles are filed, write the mystery

word in the space below by writing the letters in order from top to bottom

=8 6< 6 6< &76< ®& 6® &—& &— Directions: Look at each picture Write a missing letter in each circle to name each object, When all of the circles are filled, write the mystery

word in the space below by writing the letters in order from top to bottom

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SECRET CODE #1

Directions: Write the beginning letter for each picture Draw a line

matching each word to is picture

SECRET CODE #2

Oe ee re re re re re

Directions: Write the beginning letter for each picture Draw a line

matching each word to its picture

SECRET CODE #3

Oe ee ee oe oe oe re

Directions: Write the beginning sound for each picture Draw a line

maiching the color word to a picture of something that is usually that color

SECRET CODE #5

Le ee ee rt re oe oe

Directions: Write the beginning letter for each picture Draw a line

matching each word to its picture

SECRET CODE #6 Nes

Le ee re re oe we re

Directions: Write the beginning letter for each picture Draw a line

matching each word to its picture

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SECRET CODE #7

oe ee oe oe oe oe oe Directions: Write the beginning letter for each picture Draw a line

matching each word to its picture,

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SECRET CODE #8

Le we oe we oe oe we

Directions: Write the beginning letter for each picture Draw a line

matching each word to its picture

RHYME TIME #3

Oe ee ee re we we we Directions: Draw a line to match each pair of rhyming words

SWITCH THE LETTERS #1

Lee ee re re we re

Directions: Switch the first and last letters in each word to make anew

word Draw a line to match each new word to its picture

Example! pan ——+ nap

SWITCH THE LETTERS #2

Le ee ee re oe we re Directions: Switch the first and last letters in each word to make a new

word Draw a line to match each new word to its picture

SWITCH THE LETTERS #4

Directions: Switch the first and last letters in each word to make a new

word Draw a line to match each new word to its picture

Example: pon ——+ nap

SWITCH THE LETTERS #5 `

oe ee oe oe re re re Directions: Switch the first and last letters in each word to make a new word Draw a line fo match each new word to its picture

SWITCH THE LETTERS #6

Oe ee we we we owe oe

Directions: Switch the first and last leters in each word to make a new

word Draw a line to match each new word to its picture

Directions: Switch the first and last letters in each word fo make a new

word, Draw a line to match each new word fo is picture

Example: pan ——+ nap

LETTER MATH #1

O_e ee oe oe ee oe we Directions: Subtract a letter from each word and add a new one in its

place to make a new word Write the new words on the spaces Circle the picture that matches each new word

LETTER MATH #2

Oe ee ee ee we we oe

Directions: Subtract a letter from each word and add a new one in its

place to make a new word Write the new words on the spaces Circle the picture that matches each new word

LETTER MATH #3 “SÁU

Oe ee re oe we oe oe

Directions: Subtract a letter from each word and add a new one in its

place to make a new word Write the new words on the spaces Circle the picture that matches each new word

LETTER MATH #5

Directions: Subtract a letter from each word and add a new one in its

place to make a new word Write the new words on the spaces Circle the picture that matches each new word

LETTER MATH #6

Directions: Subtract a letter from each word and add a new one in its

place to make a new word Write the new words on the spaces Circle the picture that matches each new word

LETTER MATH #7

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Directions: Subtract a letter from each word and add a new one in its

place to make a new word, Write the new words on the spaces Circle the picture that matches each new word