Transcript What is a WORD WIZARD?

WHAT IS A
WORD
WIZARD?
By: Miss Butler
IT IS…
weekly.
 on your own.
 not a grade.
 helpful to learn grammar and language.
 challenging.
 FUN!
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WHY DO WE DO WORD WIZARDS?
Doing a little bit every day, all year helps us to
become better at language/grammar.
 It keeps us learning during transitions.
 It helps to make us better readers.
 It helps to make us better writers.
 It helps to make us better speakers.
 It helps to make us better listeners.
 We have to learn this stuff!
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OBJECTIVES
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By the end of the year…
I can use phonics and word analysis skills to decode
words. (RF.2.3)
I can participate in writing projects with my class.
(W.2.5)
I can speak, listen, read, and write using correct English
grammar and words!(SL.2.1, SL.2.6, L.2.1, L.2.3)
I can use capital letters, punctuation, and spell words
correctly when I am writing. (L.2.2)
I can determine the meaning of new or difficult words
and phrases that I read and hear, and I can use those
words/phrases in my speaking and writing. (L.2.4, L.2.5,
L.2.6)
HOW IT WORKS..
You will get your new Word Wizard on Mondays.
 Complete the numbers on the board each day.
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Usually 4-5 numbers each day
After recess, complete the Word Wizard after you
use the restroom, but before you go to read.
 If you are absent, do what you missed and today’s
numbers.
 We will check them at the end of the day.
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Green- I got it right!
 Red- I’m still working to understand this one!
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On Friday, after we check them, turn them into the
tray.
1. VERB AGREEMENT
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Circle the word that best completes the sentence.
Our classroom ___ named “The Rookery.”
am
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How can you figure this out?
1. VERB AGREEMENT
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Try reading the sentence with both of the choices
filled into the blank.
Our classroom AM named “The Rookery.”
Our classroom IS named “The Rookery.”
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Which one sounds better?
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You would circle IS, since that sentence makes
sense!
2. SPELLING
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Circle the word that is spelled correctly.
skool
 shcool
 school
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What strategies could you use to answer this
question?
2. SPELLING
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Use a dictionary
Look on the Word Wall
Look in a book
Choose what looks right
Other ideas?
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These words are important, and sometimes tricky, words
to spell, so try to learn how to spell them!
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You would circle SCHOOL, since that is the correct
spelling!
3. GRAMMAR
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Part of Speech- nouns, verbs, and adjectives
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Nouns- people, places, and things
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Verbs- actions
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Run, jump, play, skip, write, read, type
Adjectives- describe nouns
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Teacher, student, school, pencil, Nashville, friends
Pretty, awesome, yellow, funny, kind
Adverbs are also parts of speech
Describe verbs (How often? How much?)
 Happily, nicely, fluently
 Not on word Wizards… yet!
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3. GRAMMAR
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How could you figure out what part of speech “fun” is
in this sentence?
We will do these fun Word Wizards every week
noun
 verb
 adjective
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You can circle “adjective” as your answer, since it is
describing the Word Wizards (noun).
STOP FOR TODAY… WE’LL DO MORE AGAIN
LATER! 
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Review of last lesson…
I (is/am) going to give you Word Wizards on _?_.
 How do you spell the word that is where you are at
now? Granbery Elementary ____?____
 Who can give an example of a noun?
 What is a verb?
 Name an adjective.
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WHY are we doing Word Wizards?!
4. ANTONYMS
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Choose the antonym of…
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kind
nice
 mean
 polite
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What is an antonym?
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An antonym is the OPPOSITE of something!
4. ANTONYMS
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Try asking yourself this for each…
Is KIND the opposite of NICE?
Is KIND the opposite of MEAN?
Is KIND the opposite of POLITE?
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Which one did you say yes to?
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You would circle MEAN, since kind and mean are
opposites.
5. SYNONYMS
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Choose the synonym of…
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easy
hard
 simple
 difficult
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What is a synonym?
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SYNONYM is a word that means the SAME!
5. SYNONYMS
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Try asking yourself this for each…
Is EASY the same as HARD?
Is EASY the same as SIMPLE?
Is EASY the same as DIFFICULT?
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Which one did you say yes to?
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You would circle SIMPLE, since easy and simple
mean the Same thing.
6. HOMONYMS/HOMOPHONES
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Circle the correct homonym to finish the sentence.
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You are ___ in 1st grade anymore!
knot
 not
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What are homonyms?
Words that sound the same
 Spelled differently
 Mean different things
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6. HOMONYMS/HOMOPHONES
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How can we solve these types of questions?
It is a good strategy to try to figure out what the two
words are.
 Think about where you’ve SEEN these words before.
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You would circle NOT, since a knot is something you
tie.
STOP FOR TODAY… WE’LL DO MORE AGAIN
LATER! 
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Review of last lesson…
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What is the difference between synonyms and
antonyms?
What is an antonym of WONDERFUL?
What is a synonym of WONDERFUL?
If you see a polar ____, how do you spell it?
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bear or bare?
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If you are on a ship, you are on the ___.
see or sea?
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WHY are we doing Word Wizards?!
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7. CAPITALIZATION
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Circle the words in this sentence that should be
capitalized.
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granbery elementary is in brentwood.
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Think about what kinds of words have capital
letters…
7. CAPITALIZATION
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What kinds of words do we capitalize?
Beginning of the sentence
 Proper Nouns
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Names
 Places
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You would circle Granbery, Elementary, and
Brentwood, since they are specific names of places
(proper nouns).
8. TYPES OF SENTENCES
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Circle the sentence type and include the correct
punctuation (if needed).
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What would you like to learn this year?
interrogative
 command
 exclamatory/exclamation
 declarative
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What kind of punctuation does each sentence type
use?
8. TYPES OF SENTENCES
INTERROGATIVE sentences are QUESTIONS.
 They end with a ?
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INTERROGATe
Where were you?
 What were you doing?
 Who were you with?
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Look for the question words: who, what, when, where, why,
how
8. TYPES OF SENTENCES
COMMAND sentences TELL.
 They end with a .
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COMMAND sentences COMMAND you to do
something.
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Clean your room now.
8. TYPES OF SENTENCES
EXCLAMATION (or EXCLAMATORY) sentences
SHOUT!
 They end with an !
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When you are EXCited, you EXCLAim!
This is so much fun!
 You are awesome!
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8. TYPES OF SENTENCES
DECLARATIVE sentences TELL.
 They end with a .
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If you TELL, you are DECLARing.
My name is Miss Butler.
 I live in Nashville, Tennessee.
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You would circle INTERROGATIVE, since it asks a
question.
9. COMPOUND WORDS
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Write the two words that make up the compound
word.
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Bookshelf
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What are compound words?
 Compound words are two words put together to
make a new word.
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9. COMPOUND WORDS
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Look for words you know within the compound word.
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Start at the left and move your finger across until you
see a complete word.
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b  bo
 boo  book
Is “book” a real word?
What’s left?
shelf
Is “shelf” a real word?
You would write book and shelf, since book and shelf
are two words within the compound word.
STOP FOR TODAY… WE’LL DO MORE AGAIN
LATER! 
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Review of last lesson…
What kinds of words do we capitalize?
 What compound words do you know?
 Give an example of an interrogative sentence.
 What kind of punctuation goes at the end of a
declarative sentence?
 What kind of punctuation goes at the end of an
exclamatory sentence?
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WHY are we doing Word Wizards?!
10. PLURAL
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Write the plural form of…
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pencil
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What are plurals?
 Plural words are words that tell us that there is more
than one.
 cat
(singular)
 cats
(plural)
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10. PLURALS
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For most words, to make it a plural, add –s.
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If a word ends in s, x, ch, or sh, add –es.
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one class  two classes
one box  ten boxes
a wish  many wishes
If a word ends in y, drop the y and add –ies.
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one book  two books
one friend  five friends
a dictionary  three dictionaries
You would write PENCILS, since you just add -s.
11. PREFIXES
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Circle the prefix and underline the base (root) word.
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preschool
What are root words?
 Root words are the main word within a word.
 They can be a word by themselves.
 Prefixes cannot be a word by themselves.
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11. PREFIXES
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A prefix comes at the BEGINNING of a word.
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A prefix can change the meaning of a word.
dis- means “not”  DIShonest means “not honest”
 un- means “not”  UNfriendly means “not friendly”
 pre- means “before”  a PREview comes “before the
movie”
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You would circle PRE and underline SCHOOL, since
preschool is what you do “before school.”
preschool
12. SUFFIXES
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Circle the suffix and underline the base (root) word.
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teacher
What are root words?
 Root words are the main word within a word.
 They can be a word by themselves.
 Suffixes cannot be a word by themselves.
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12. SUFFIXES
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A suffix comes at the END of a word.
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A suffix can change the meaning of a word.
-er means “person who”  dancER means a “person
who dances”
 -able or –ible means “capable of/can”  readABLE
means “it can be read”
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You would circle ER and underline TEACH, since a
teacher is “a person who teaches.”
teacher
STOP FOR TODAY… WE’LL DO MORE AGAIN
LATER! 
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Review of last lesson…
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What plural words do you know?
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How do you spell those words?
What is the base (root) word of player?
What is the suffix of that word?
 What does that word mean?
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What is a prefix?
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What words do you know that have prefixes?
WHY are we doing Word Wizards?!