Word Work

Part of our Weekly 5 programme involves Word Work.  During this time we complete some activities using the words in the book we are reading, like finding nouns, contractions, counting syllables and different blends.  Once we have finished we can play a Word Work game - these are games like Scrabble and Hangman.  There are also students on the computer on Spelling City and others on the iPads using Bluster and Tic Tac Toe phonics apps.

The Right Fit

Today, Mrs Jackson introduced us to the Weekly 5.  This is a structure that we will be following to help us to become a better reader.  Mrs Jackson compared finding the perfect book to read to a pair of shoes.  If the book is too easy, it is like a shoe that is too small for us.  A book that is too hard, is like a pair of shoes that are too big for us - we need to do some growing!  The book that is just right (has words we can read and we can understand what is happening) is like the pair of shoes that fit perfectly.

Too Small = Too Easy

Too Big = Too Hard

Just Right = Perfect Choice