Roll a Word Activity

 It is funny how easily things can be turned into a learning activity. I had some small waffle balls under my cabinet that I hadn't used for a long time. Coming across these balls reminded me of this Roll a Word activity that I hadn't had my students play in awhile. I decided it was time to pull these balls out and use them again. 

Everyday I start off with a phonics lesson. I have my weekly phonics words posted on my whiteboard, so the words are available for our daily review and for students to practice anytime they come to the carpet. After we review the words I always have my students do a phonics activity. I prefer interactive activities, so this Roll a Word activity was perfect. 

In order to play this game I gave my students a ball and had them partner up. Students then chose a word from the word list. The first student rolled the ball and said the word.  Then the players took turns rolling the ball back and forth spelling the word. The student who had the final roll repeated the word. Students choose another word and repeated the process.

If you are interested in more interactive word activities you can check out this 20 page packet that I have available on my TpT Store. 

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Outer Space Art

I wanted a new art project to go with my Earth unit, so after some internet surfing I  put a couple of ideas together and came up with this project. I really liked the way the project turned out, so I thought I would share the idea with you.

As you can see students basically just used a two or three different markers to make the spiral design. Then I provided students with an outer space page that they colored, cut and glued onto the page. Once the project was done I mounted it onto another sheet of paper to give a framed look.

It was really amazing to see the color combinations and the spiral designs that my first graders came up with. I would love to put these in a frame and give them as Father's Day gift, but they are going the the memory books.

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Tic-Tac-Toe with Words

I like to provide my students with fun and interactive ways to practice their words. One activity that I use during my phonics time is Tic-Tac-Toe with words. All of my students have reusable pockets and whiteboard markers, so it is easy for me to have my students pull them out to use.

Tic-Tac-Toe with words is super easy to play. I begin by reviewing all of the words that I have posted on the board with my class. Then I have students partner up and get out their reusable pockets or whiteboards, whiteboard markers and erasers.

Once students are ready to play they need to draw the Tic-Tac-Toe grid on their board. I initially had to show my students how to do this. It took them a couple of times, but they got it. The big issue was making the grid large enough for a word to fit. After students have finished their grid then each player picks a word. The game is then played much like the regular Tic-Tac-Toe, but with words instead of X's and O's. The first player writes their word in a box and says the word. The next player does the same thing using their own word. Players take turns writing and reading their words as they try to get three in a row. The first person to get three in a row is the winner. Students play again, but this time they need to pick an new word.

I hope that you will enjoy this idea. I know that my students enjoy it.


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