READING and WRITING OPTIONS 

Writing Options: Word Work

Our word work center activities are stored in pull out drawers, as seen above.  Students self-select an activity to work with.  They record their work in their word work journals, if their is not a recording packet that goes along with the activity.  Students may switch out drawers during the Literacy Corner rotation/session, if they desire.  Many of our Word Work activities are done at student tables, but some are done at the felt board, magnet board, white board, or pocket chart.  I also have ABC activities.  For students who are not yet proficient with their letter/sound knowledge, I have them work with ABC activities during Word Work time.

Materials and Resources:

Word Work Task Bins or Tubs

Word Work Tasks Bins or Tubs Storage

Word Work Student Notebooks

Word Work Lists

ABC Tasks

Word Work Tasks:

Sort	Read	Sequence	Build or Make
Sort Names	Create (Label) a Story	Picture Stories	Spell Three Letter Words
Sort Colors	Silly Sentences		Build Classmate Names
Sort Words			Build Spell Names & Words
Sort Words			Itty Bitty Word Books
Sort Rimes			Word Match Up Puzzles
			Unscramble Classmate Names
			Pocket Chart Names or Words
			Sticker Words
			Tactile Name Plates
			Unscramble Words
Match	Sing/Act it Out	Write, Draw, Trace	Play a Game
Begins With, Ends With		Bingo Dot Names and Words	Connect Four Words, Names, Rimes
Bottled Up Words, Names, Rimes		Rainbow Names and Words	Cube Toss Words, Names, Rimes
Opposites Word Match		Classmate Name Book	Parking Lot Words, Names, Rimes
Rhyming Word Match		Word Phonics Windows	Roll-Say-Keep Words, Names, Rimes
Beginning Letter & Picture Match		Salt Words, Names, Rimes	Spin and Write Words, Names, Rimes
		Wikki Stix Words, Names, Rimes	Syllable Clap
		Spell it 5x	Which Rhyme is It?
		Scrabble Words, Names, Rimes