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Word Work Over the next two weeks, please complete the following Word Work homework: Step One: Complete a Word Hunt: search different texts to find words that are not on your word list that would fit into the different sorting categories. Step Two: Using your current Word Work list, complete any of the activities below. Your goal is to finish a minimum of six activities. Step Three: ADULTS: Please initial the activities your child has completed. Send ONLY this sheet back to school. Sort and Graph Blue and Red Words Superman Letter Missing Letter List Add a Prefix Add a Suffix Word Riddles Magnetic Letter Slide Word Pattern Reflection Letter Tile Scramble Scattegories Word Work Battleship Sticky-Note Scavenger Hunt Word Powerpoint Design a Poster Write a Song Make a Word Pattern Cheer Word Work Match Word Chains Rainbow Words Word Work Poetry Activities Explanation: Sort and Graph: Using all of the words from your Word Work list as well as the words from your Word Hunt, create a bar graph to show how many words you have for each sorting category. Blue and Red Words: Write out all of your Word Work list using blue for each of the consonants and red for each of the vowels. Do you see the pattern? Superman Letter: Use each of your assigned words to write a letter to Superman (or another super hero). Missing Letter List: Use all of the words from your Word Work list as well as the words from your Word Hunt, create a list of all of your words leaving out all of the vowels. Do you see the pattern? Rainbow Words: Write out all of your Word Work list with a pencil. Now go over the letters that form the sorting pattern with a highlighter. Go over the other letters with a different colored marker or crayon. Add a Prefix, Add a Suffix: Select 5 words from your Word Work list and dig into the dictionary to find a new word which has added a prefix or a suffix. Word Riddles: Select 6 words from your Word Work list and write a riddle about the word. Be sure to use clues which describe the word pattern you are learning. Ex: This word has two vowels in the middle, the first vowel says the long “o” sound, the second letter is silent, the word means something you want to achieve. Magnetic Letter Slide: If you have magnetic letters for your refrigerator or a cookie sheet, place the letters that make up the word pattern at the top of your list. Set changing letters down the column of potential words. Slide the pattern letters down the column and record all of the words you have made. Word Work Poetry: Gather the words from your Word Work and any words from your Word Hunt which have the same sorting pattern, create a poem which uses these words as the last word of each line. Word Pattern Reflection: Write a journal entry to explain the word pattern(s) you are currently working on. Be sure to give examples of this pattern from your Word Hunt. Letter Tile Scramble: Set out a set of letter tiles from any existing board game. (Bananagrams or Scrabble) Using all of the words from your Word Work list as well as the words from your Word Hunt, word as fast as you can to flip the tiles over and make as many of your words as possible. Scattegories: Select one of the sorting patterns from your current Word Work list. Randomly select a letter of the alphabet and see how many other words can you think of that fit that sorting pattern. Word Work Battleship: You will need a partner and graph paper to play this game. Use all of the words from your Word Work list as well as the words from your Word Hunt, lay out 5 of your words into the graph paper grid. Take turns calling out letters to “hunt” for the hidden words. Take turns trying to find each word that has been placed on the other person’s grid. Sticky-Note Scavenger Hunt: Choose a text you would like to read. Have 10 small sticky-notes ready to use. Begin reading and place a sticky note beside any word that matches one of your Word Work patterns. You may stop reading once you have used all 10 sticky-notes. Word Work PowerPoint®: Choose one of your words to create a PowerPoint slide which explains the word pattern that is used to spell this word. You might use animation or clipart or give examples of other words that follow this pattern, to help with your explanation. Design a Poster: Choose one of your words to create a poster which explains the word pattern that is used to spell this word. You might use bright colors or drawings or give examples of other words that follow this pattern, to help with your explanation. Write a Song: Write a song about one of your words to explain the pattern that is used to spell this word. You might use rhyming or repetition or give examples of other words that follow this pattern, to help with your explanation. Make a Word Pattern Cheer: Choose one of your words to create a cheer which explains the word pattern that is used to spell this word. You might use specific actions for the patterned portion of your word to help with your explanation. Word Work Match: Create a flashcard for each of your words and the words you found in your Word Hunt. Turn them all upside down on the table (or floor). Flip over a card and try to find another word that has the same Word Pattern. You have made a “match” if both words use the same pattern. Word Chain: Using all of the words from your Word Work list as well as the words from your Word Hunt, create a chain of words in which one letter changes with each new word. How many words can you include in each chain?