Primary Word Work Materials
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Word Work is included in the five tasks of Daily 5 because it provides time for students to manipulate letters and sounds to form words. To make the most of this time, we want to make sure the focus is on the words students are forming and not on the materials they are using to form them. Because of this, we have four to six different tools for students to choose from that remain the same all year long. This consistent variety of materials produces engaging and enjoyable practice opportunities for students to discover spelling patterns and words.
We recently got a glimpse of Word Work in Daniela Mazza’s primary classroom in British Columbia, and asked her to share a few of her ideas with us. Thank you, Daniela!
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Stamps—Use stamps and different colors of ink to stamp your words.
Sight Word Memory—Look for the sight words that match, reading them as you go.
Word Construction Blocks—Build words by screwing the letters together.
Sight Word Tower—Pick up a cup from the stack. If you can read it, you can add it to your tower. Then, read the sight word again as you deconstruct the tower.
