Word-form recognition accuracy, Word Fans
From FreeReading
| Activity Type: Build Accuracy |
| Activity Form: Game |
| Grade: 1, 2, 3 |
| Group Size: Small Group, Large Group, Whole Class |
| Length: 20 minutes |
| Materials: One sheet of white printer paper for each student in the class, markers, a stapler |
| Goal: Given a written regular word, the student can say the word with automaticity (abc -> "abc"). |
| Items: All word-recognition words learned so far |
What to do
- Write between twenty and thirty word recognition words on the board.
- Hand each student a piece of white printer paper and a few markers.
- Today we are going to make word fans. Please take the piece of paper I gave you and fold it back and forth to make it look like an accordion. Each crease should be about an inch apart. Model this procedure.
- Now unfold your paper. Your paper should have eight sections. Please write one of the words I have on the board on each section so that you have eight different words on your piece of paper. Model this procedure. As the students write their words, walk around the room to make sure they are spelling the words correctly, and quiz students on the words they pick by asking, What word is that? Can you read me the other words on your paper?
- Once everyone has eight words written down, tell the students to flip over their pieces of paper. On the opposite side of your paper, please draw a scene from your favorite story. Show an example scene on the back your paper.
- Now fold your papers back up like an accordion. I will come around and staple one end of your accordion in order to finish making your fans.
- Find a partner and tell him or her about the scene on your fan. Make sure to explain why you chose that scene. Afterwards, have your partner read the words on the opposite side of your fan. Pick a student and model this procedure in front of the class. As the students share their work, walk around to ask students about their drawings and to make sure they are reading their partners' word recognition words correctly.