Ell-o Everyone!
Can you guess that we worked hard on the ell chunk this week? :) I want to share a couple of ways to get some fun word work into your D5 time. I have posted on my "Speller Tellers" before, and it was such a hit last year that I decided to pull it in again for our study of ell words. Perfect match. You may have heard of this design as a cootie catcher or a fortune teller. A few years ago I decided to take this kid friendly fun foldable and turn it into a spelling practice activity. Here are the steps:
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| start with a square piece of paper |
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| fold corners in towards center |
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| flip it over and fold new corners in towards center |
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| Flip over and fin little pockets |
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| label pockets with spelling words |
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| flip over and write words on each triangle |
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| write a positive note under each flap |
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| put fingers in pockets so you can rotate to different words |
When finished, have kiddos get with a buddy. They pick one of the words on the top to spell. Rotate speller teller as buddy spells words. Practice a few words and then pick a flap to open and revel positive message!
Seriously, the kids did not want to put them down!!
We also practiced our ell words in a yummy way. Yes! Another "Eat Your Words!" This time my sweet team-mate had the great idea of using Jelly Beans for the e's!! Loved it!! And the kids did too!!
Well, thanks for stopping by and taking a peek into our little world! Have a wonderfilled weekend!!
Joyfully!
Nancy
Hi Nancy!
ReplyDeleteI remember making those in grade school! We called them Fortune Tellers! Scholastic has a great teacher resource book out with a ton of phonics-related patterns using this fold-able pattern. My kids just love it! Thanks for sharing your Eat My Words with us! I am anxiously waiting to use the (oo) Fruit Loops one next week!
Julie
Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe
Fun . I remember having these when I was a kid. We are on oi oy. Can't wait to use Chips Ahoy!
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy,
ReplyDeleteI recently discovered your blog and love the "eat your words" concept. I found several of them on your blog, but I wondered if you had a download of all of the eat your words that you've made. If so, that would be a great thing to have. Love all of your units and have downloaded several. You are awesome, thank you for sharing!