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a multilevel hands-on
phonics and spelling
activity
 Increase word knowledge
Discover patterns
Become more able readers and writers
Each student is given a strip of letters
that forms a secret word. The letters
are cut apart and placed at the top of
the student’s desk alphabetically.
A large pocket chart hung in the
front of the room also displays
the letters.
The teacher instructs the students to
make a given word using the number of
letters indicated. Each student makes
the word at his/her desk.
Next, a student is chosen to
make the word in the front of
the room.
As each word is made, the students
read through the word touching
their fingers on each letter as the
sound is said.
The teacher then displays the word
on the chart before giving the next
word.
The first few words made are small.
The words get bigger as the lesson
progresses. This phase of the lesson
ends with the students guessing the
“Big Word” in which every letter is
used.
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Next, students sort words by putting
them in groups according to patterns
they may find. These patterns could be
consonant clusters, prefixes, rhymes,
etc.
The final stage of the lesson is the ‘transfer’
part. This is where the students use the
patterns they found to think of other words
that may follow the same pattern.
Your child may bring home
letters from a “Making Words”
lesson from time to time. Sit
down with him/her and see how
many words you can make
together. It will also be a
challenge to guess the big word.