Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Spelling Centers

Yesterday we started spelling centers. Students practiced their spelling words at one of the following centers:

Spelling City - fantastic website where you input the words that need to be reviewed and students play a game with them

Rainbow Words - students write word and choose 3 colors to rewrite them in

Magic Eraser - first the words are written with chalk on a black piece of construction paper. Then, the students take a q-tip and dip in water. Using the q-tip, students retrace the word making it disappear.

Whiteboard - words are written on whiteboard with dry erase markers. One color is used for vowels and another color used to write consonants.





4 comments:

  1. Do you introduce your spelling centers one at a time or do you give them all the options to choose from at the beginning? I am starting to incorporate spelling practice into our word work round of Daily 5, but I was undecided on how many options to introduce at a time.
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  2. The 4 centers were introduced at the same time. Our 3rd graders did well remembering what was expected at each center. They are not given a choice, and assigned to a certain center each day. Our spelling centers are not part of Daily 5...yet. This is a quick, daily review.
    When we start Daily 5, I may only have 2 options for word work and see how that goes.
    Good luck :)

    Patti

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  3. Awesome, thanks. Keep me posted! I was thinking of making direction cards with pictures of examples. I thought maybe we would take one choice a day and practice during the launch.

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  4. Love the Magic Eraser center! Sounds like fun!

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