New Adventures: Words Their Way- Day 3 & Give-away!

Welcome to Words Their Way Week!

Although my students do some form of reading/ writing skills practice during literacy stations every day, I set aside a separate time 8 out of the 10 days in a 2-week period for Words Their Way or a connected word study activity. After the open sort and a closed sort with teaching, I will integrate in some other activities to extend the practice and cement the spelling/ sound pattern into their brains. Here are some of my favorites:

Have students pick 5 words that fit the pattern (I usually give them a list to help) and they write a sentence for each. This helps them apply the vocabulary side of the program. Other grades/ higher levels have more vocabulary work in WTW.
Students can do speed sorts with a buddy (like a race) or by them selves with a timer going for the whole class to use.
Write the room, looking for their group's spelling pattern.
Word hunt in magazines, cutting out the words and gluing them to a paper which is labeled with the pattern.
Word hunt in poetry (I find a good poem or nursery rhyme). Students can highlight the pattern words.
Students can build words with letter tiles, then write on a dry erase board. Again, I will often provide some words to get them going with the spelling.
I also love the "Making Words" activities. I created a making words, with paper, activity for each of the sorts in the Letter-Name Alphabetic Spellers and in the Within Word Pattern Spellers stages. I may not do all of them, but it's always ready as another option.

In celebration of Words Their Way and this chilly Michigan morning..... I'm giving away BOTH of my Working With Words packets that I have listed on Teachers Pay Teachers!