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This is literally the MOST POPULAR, engaging, effective, and really simple word work activity from Katie's classroom:
Roll, Write, & Race!
You and your students are
going to LOVE this. It stands the test
of time, works with any kind of class... with any words... all year long!
And we just gave it a huge make-over so now it's 28 extra FUN
and FESTIVE pages for every season of the school year! Yessssss!
Your kids will literally go crazy for this activity (in a good way... but warning:
there miiight be some cheering and excitement, see video below) ... and most importantly, the emotional
connection this game creates makes it a highly effective way for your kids to
get familiar with their words (sight words, spelling words, etc- you can really
use it for anything you want)!
Here’s the scoop on how it works:
Each page teaches 6 words and each word corresponds with a # on a die. Kids roll the die and write the word in the blank above the corresponding number (be sure to have them actually WRITE the word and not just color in spaces like they’re graphing). It quickly becomes an exciting race to see which word will WIN by making it to the top first! I like to play this whole group (kids will literally be cheering for the word they want- it gets intense... in a good way that makes the words so memorable to them!) and I also like to use this as an independent word work activity for our literacy center time. This resource includes 28 fun seasonal variations of the game that make it SIMPLE for you to keep things looking fresh and super motivating for kids ALL YEAR LONG.
There are 2 ways you can teach kids
to play this game:
1.
Zero Prep: You
can train kids to select their own 6 words to use and write them in at the
bottom of the sheet. You can coach them
to choose challenging words, anything from their spelling list or the class
word wall, or give them a list to choose from. Print-and-go sheets for this are
included as part of this PDF.
2. One Minute Prep: This one is EDITABLE on Google Slides (your easy link is included in the freebie) so you can type in the exact 6 words you want kids to use and print. I like to look at assessment data and choose the top 6 trickiest words for my class. Then ...just print and go!
2. One Minute Prep: This one is EDITABLE on Google Slides (your easy link is included in the freebie) so you can type in the exact 6 words you want kids to use and print. I like to look at assessment data and choose the top 6 trickiest words for my class. Then ...just print and go!
