Patricia cunningham s systematic sequential phonics they usebook that builds phonics and spelling skills for students struggling with decoding and reading. I know with some making word activities, they give you a set of letters. I am studying to be a reading specialist and this has been a great resource for the students ive been tutoring as part of my course work. This packet includes mostly cvc words exception words like the word on. These lessons are modeled after patricia cunningham s making words framework in which students are supported by their teacher to make a variety of words using only the letters in the secret word for that lesson. Children love manipulating letters to make words and figuring out the secret word that can be made with all the letters. Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in second gra. Using the four block literacy framework for students with disabilities.
Patricia cunningham developed the making words activity while working with title i teachers in north carolina. Patricia cunningham suggests ways that we can make these apparently simple words become meaningful for our students, and thereby easier to remember. I love making words activities because i can do so many different things with them. Have you ever tutored a student who kept mixing up words like the, of, and for. When i was a classroom teacher, i used the making words activities developed by patricia cunningham on a weekly basis with my students. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read making words, grade 1.
Multilevel, handson spelling and phonics activities a good apple language arts activity book for grades 36 9780866538077. Based on the bestselling phonics they use, this title introduces kindergarten teachers, teachers. One of natalies favorite word work activities is making words. Third grade, pat and dottie provide third grade teachers with 70 making words lessons that cover all of the spelling and decoding skills included in most third grade curricula. Karen erickson has developed 50 phonics lessons to introduce and build decoding skills for students with complex instructional needs. Based off the bestselling phonics they use, the authors provide 50 fresh handson lessons for. If you like it and want to save yourself some work, check out my complete sets of ready made making words and making more words worksheets also available on this site. The final word includes all the letters students have that day. Each making words activity leads children through a systematic and sequential spelling curriculum. I originally found this book in a workshop i was attending about 3 years ago. Features 100 fun and interactive lessons for building phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling skills. In making words first grade, pat and dottie introduce first grade teachers to 100 making words lessons that cover all of the literacy. The late late show with james corden recommended for you.
Over 200 downloadable making words lessons for your. For each of the four making words lessons in this insect set, youll find a sugges. This handson activity promotes the development of phonological awareness as well as students understanding of the alphabetic principle. Making words lessons are a terrific way to help learners actively construct letter sound correspondences and learn patterns of sounds that work together.
Word identification and decoding literacy instruction. Making words is a great activity to work on phoneme isolation, segmenting sounds, and blending sounds to make words. She has over 30 years of experience, taught in various elementary grades and remedial reading, and was a curriculum coordinator and director of reading. In making words fourth grade, pat and dottie introduce fourth grade teachers to 50 lessons that teach all the prefixes, suffixes, and root skills included in most fourth grade curriculums. Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in grade 3 using making words. Patricia marr cunningham books list of books by author. According to allyn and bacon, phonemic awareness includes the ability to recognize that words are made up of a discrete set of sounds and the ability to manipulate. Lessons for home or school ebook written by patricia m. Children not only make new words, but sort those words by letter patternsan effective tool for strenthening spelling skills. Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in second grade using making words. Making words is a multilevel book that explores words. An innovative, developmental approach to teaching phonics and spelling.
This 64page resource includes 50 making words lessons and a reproducible sheet of instructions. This is a doc file you can use to make your own making words lessons. You will find 11 different making word directions with 10 different recording sheets. Effective tools for strengthening spelling and phonics skills. After making words in the first part of the lesson, students sort these words for homophones, prefixes, suffixes, spelling changes, and complex rhyming patternsallowing third graders at all levels to make progress. Making big words, grades 36 9780866538077 by patricia cunningham, dorothy p. Make a list of other words that can be made from these letters. It supports the fourblocksr literacy model and is a great addition to any classroom. See all books authored by patricia marr cunningham, including making words. Making words, grades 9780866538060 by patricia cunningham, dorothy p. Sample screen from wordmaker making words lesson 24.
Cunningham s approach to building decoding and spelling strategies featured in her book, systematic. Using the four block literacy framework for students with. Making words second grade is the best resource you can have on hand for motivating your students to learn words. Decide what the secret word is that can be made with all the letters. Making words by patricia m cunningham, 9780866538060, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is a reccomended lesson type in the four blocks frameworks working with words block. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Carsondellosa publishing, apr 1, 2001 juvenile nonfiction 64 pages. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read making words, grade 3. In searching for finding the best resources for my 1st grade classroom, i found patricia cunningham s making words book. Pat is the author or coauthor of what really matters in vocabulary, what really matters in writing, classrooms that work, schools that work, phonics they use, and the making words series. Each page has letter tiles that the students can cut out and manipulate during word building. Words for reading and writing, this grade level series offers a fresh pairing of lessons and activities for kindergarten through fifth grade. You build 2 letter words, 3 letter words, and so forth. Presents a concise method for involving students in the process of identifying phonological units and patterns within words.
Hall making words first grade based on the best selling book, phonics they use. Multilevel, handson, developmentally appropriate spelling and phonics activities, and classrooms that work. The presenter shared it and i thought at the timehey. These lessons are modeled after patricia cunningham s making words framework in which students are supported by their teacher to make a variety o. Free printable letter tiles for digraphs, blends, and word. Practice with abstract sight words literacy connections.
Children are given letter tiles to make words beginning with short words and building to larger words. Contains lessons in which students select letters to build short and long words. They can all read and write 4th edition, and more on. Making words is a handson approach using letter manipulatives so students can see how words are formed and spelled. Cunningham s making words companion worksheets 41 pages with cutout letters here are 41 worksheets designed to go along with patricia cunningham s making words lessons. The making words strategy is a popular wordrecognition strategy that was developed by jim and pat cunningham. Guided reading how to conduct a word work lesson during a guided reading group duration. Publication date 1994 topics english language orthography and spelling study and teaching primary. Words for reading and writing which is currently available in its fourth edition. Words that you can sort for the pattern you want to. From all the words you could make, pick 1215 words using these criteria. There are many words to make, and you can use the table of contents or index to.
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