Words of the Week
The purpose of this page is to supplement word work for the Words of the Week that are frequently used in primary classrooms. Teachers who use these words as part of their Word Wall have requested these activities. (Thanks for your help, Sandi!) Each packet may include activities for 5 new words with a review packet after four weeks: configuration, cloze, sentence writing, word search, antonyms, rhyme time, handwriting (words for lists one and two and then sentences thereafter), story comprehension, and alphabetical order. There are different genres for the story comprehension component. For instance, it may be a personal narrative, a poem, a song, a how to, a letter, a poster and maybe even a menu, etc. I also plan to write letters to children to explain my motivation to write some of the stories or to let them know where I get my ideas. This may generate more student interest in writing. I hope so!
I've been using these packets in an academy for at risk second graders. Initially, I allowed the students to write their own sentences for the Sentence Sense page. However, they were having so much difficulty with it that I decided to dictate sentences that included words that we've already worked with as well as the new ones. It was very successful and I'm going to continue with that format. Why? I found that I was able to use language that facilitates the development of good writing strategies. We talked about using capitals, correct punctuation, spacing, etc. They counted the number of words in each sentence before writing, reread as they wrote to see what came next, etc. With one student I've been able to work on reversals (p, d, and d) during the dictation sessions. You may want to try using the dictation process and see how it works for your children.
I love it! My group of second graders is growing in leaps and bounds. They are taking more ownership of their work, neatness and accuracy has improved and they are revisiting the stories to check their work. I've added some extras to my group work. For instance, I brought in a book on skunks for the 4c comprehension story. The kids really enjoyed learning and writing about skunks. If you think of any other extensions to some of these packets, please let me know and I'll share them on this page.
Parents and teachers seem to be happy with the progress and I'm proud of my little guys! Who else gets up three mornings a week to spend an hour working on their reading and writing skills before school?! My sister, a Resource Specialist, reports that her academy kids especially like the reader's theater scripts, songs and poems. I guess that means that I need to write more scripts!
One word of caution: The review components may be too complicated or difficult for some of your students. For instance, in Rhyme Time, some of the rhyming words sound the same, but don't have the same spelling. Alphabetical order has some words that begin with the same letter and sentence writing uses two words from the word bank in each sentence. Pick and choose wisely.
Source for the Dolch Word List: http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Dolch.html
I would highly recommend looking at this site for other activities to go with this page. It has phrases, student practice books, game boards and much, much more! It's worth the time to look at it.
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Just a note: When the principal at my school saw these materials, he suggested that I use them for a before school academy for a group of at risk second graders. He also said that I should be working for Houghton Mifflin!! LOL!! If some of you have other ideas for ways to use these materials, or if you can think of other activities to include, please let me know. I'm open for new ideas!
Debra Grice, who teaches a K-1 in Pasco County, Florida, loved the activities on this page. However, she took it one step further and has allowed me to share her fabulous suggestion with you. She is focusing on fluency, so she numbered the lines in one of the stories below (Story 3a) in order to quickly count correct words per minute. She sends the stories home as nightly reading assignments. I'll be adding fluency drills to each comprehension packet, so check back for new ones. They begin with lesson 2b. Here's Debra's recording sheet. Thanks, Debra, for sharing!
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Dolch 1a and Sample of Activities
Frog Stationery
Link
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Word Cards in Modern Manuscript 1a 1b 1c 1d |
Frog Stationery
Link for Dolch 1a http://www.graphicgarden.com/files17/graphics/print/sttnery/animals/frog1el.gif
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Words of the Week Dolch 1b
Story Comprehension Dolch 1b
The Cat and the Fish
Pets Stationery 1
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 1b |
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Words of the Week Dolch 1c
Story Comprehension Dolch 1c
Happy Birthday to You!
Birthday Stationery 2
Birthday Stationery 3
Birthday Stationery 4
Birthday Stationery 5
Birthday Stationery
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Birthday Stationery
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Word Cards for Dolch 1c
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Words of the Week Dolch 1d
(for, on, they, but, had) Story Comprehension Dolch 1d Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Weather Stationery 1
Weather Stationery 2
Word Cards for Dolch 1d
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Games:
Wordo (
for 8)
Halloween Bingo
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Words of the Week Dolch 2a
(at, him, with, up, all) Dictation Sentences for Sentence Sense
Story Comprehension Dolch 2a
Take Me Out to the Ballgame!
Baseball Stationery
Baseball Stationery
Word Cards for Dolch 2a
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Words of the Week Dolch 2b
(look, is, her, go, some)
Story Comprehension Dolch 2b
Look at Her Go! (color)
Word Cards for Dolch 2b
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Words of the Week Dolch 2c (out, as, be, have, there)
Story Comprehension Dolch 2c
Look Out the Window!
Word Cards for Dolch 2c
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Words of the Week Dolch 2d (we, am, then, little, down)
Story Comprehension Dolch 2d
We Are the Worms!
Fine Catch!
Word Cards for Dolch 2d
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Games:
Wordo
(for 8)
Halloween Bingo
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Words of the Week Dolch 3a (do, can, could, when, did)
Story Comprehension Dolch 3a
What Do You Do?
Chores Stationery Chores Stationery
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 3a
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Words of the Week 3b (what, so, see, not, were)
Story Comprehension Dolch 3b
A Walk in the Woods
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 3b
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Words of the Week 3c (get, them, like, one, this)
Story Comprehension Dolch 3c
Link to Raccoon Photo Gallery:
Raccoons: Facts and Fancies:
Raccoon Peekover for Flap Book
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 3c
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Word of the Week 3d (my, would, me, will, yes)
Story Comprehension Dolch 3d
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 3d
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| Words of the Week Dolch Review #3
Three Little Piggies Readers Theater
Wordo
(for 8)
Halloween Bingo
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Words of the Week Dolch 4a (big, went, are, come, if)
Story Comprehension Dolch 4a
Under the Big Top
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 4a |
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Words of the Week Dolch 4b (now, long, no, came, ask)
Story Comprehension Dolch 4b
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 4b
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Words of the Week Dolch 4c (very, an, over, your, its)
Story Comprehension Dolch 4c
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 4c
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Words of the Week 4d (ride, into, just, blue, red)
Story Comprehension Dolch 4d
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 4d
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Words of the Week Dolch Review #4
Wordo (for 8)
Halloween Bingo
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Words of the Week Dolch 5a (from, good, any, how, around)
Story Comprehension Dolch 5a
Link to Stationery Station: I'm Writing You This Letter(poem)
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 5a |
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Words of the Week Dolch 5b (want, don't, about, know, right)
Story Comprehension Dolch 5b
Link to Drama Drive for more Peter Rabbit Songs:
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 5b |
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Words of the Week Dolch 5c (put, too, got, take, where)
Story Comprehension Dolch 5c
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 5c |
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Words of the Week Dolch 5d (every, pretty, jump, green, four)
Story Comprehension Dolch 5d
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 5d |
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Words of the Week Dolch Review #5
Wordo
(for 8)
Halloween Bingo
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Words of the Week Dolch 6a (away, old, by, their, here)
Story Comprehension Dolch 6a
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 6a |
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Words of the Week Dolch 6b (saw, call, after, well, think)
Story Comprehension Dolch 6b
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 6b |
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Words of the Week Dolch 6c (ran, let, help, make, going)
Story Comprehension Dolch 6c
Teaching Heart's Jelly Bean Page:
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 6c |
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Words of the Week Dolch 6d (sleep, brown, yellow, five, six)
Story Comprehension Dolch 6d
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 6d |
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Words of the Week Dolch Review #6
Wordo (for 8)
Halloween Bingo
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Words of the Week Dolch 7a (walk, two, or, before, eat)
Story Comprehension Dolch 7a
Story Comprehension Dolch 7aa
Link to more Teddy Bear poetry:
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 7a |
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Words of the Week Dolch 7b (again, play, who, been, may)
Story
Comprehension Dolch 7b
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 7b |
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Words of the Week Dolch 7c (stop, off, never, seven, eight)
Story Comprehension
Dolch 7c
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 7c |
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Words of the Week Dolch 7d (cold, today, fly, myself, round)
Story Comprehension Dolch 7d Link to other weather poems and songs:
Seasonal Sorts
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 7d |
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Words of the Week Dolch Review #7
Wordo
Halloween Bingo
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Words of the Week Dolch 8a (tell, much, keep, give, work)
Story Comprehension Dolch 8a
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 8a |
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Words of the Week Dolch 8b (first, try, new, must, start)
Story Comprehension Dolch 8b
Handwriting Practice for Dolch 8b |
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Words of the Week Dolch 8c (black, white, ten, does, bring)
Story Comprehension Dolch 8c
Story Comprehension Dolch 8cc
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