Identifying syllables in words is helpful for accurate spelling. Breaking words into syllables is a great strategy when taking a spelling test. It is something competent spellers do. Accurate spelling is not the only benefit of well-developed syllabication skills. It helps with decoding and reading new words. It also fosters good speech habits. Here are a few ideas of how to practice syllables with children. 1. Name Clapping - Clapping out (first names) is a high-interest activity because children are curious about the number of syllables in their own names and they love the sound of their classmates saying their names out loud in unison. Other than a pair of hands, no materials are needed! 2. Pocket Chart Center - Counting the number of syllables in first names can be extended with a pocket chart literacy center. The pocket chart center is simple to set up. Write the children's names on cards using a different color marker . This is a very easy station to set up. Write the children's names on cards using a different color marker for each name. Put the name cards in one or two columns on the pocket chart. Place a bag containing several copies of the numeral cards for each name. Put the name cards in one or two columns on the pocket chart. Place a bag containing several copies of the numeral cards from 1 to 4 next to the pocket chart. When students are assigned the center, they position the appropriate numeral cards to the right of the students' names according to the number of syllables. (If there is a name with more than four syllable, add numeral cards for 5, 6, or however high needed.) Make an answer key so students can check their center work. 3. Syllable Puzzle Center - The name cards can be repurposed and made into a puzzle center. Cut the name cards between syllables. For instance, if the child's name is "Julie", cut between the letters "u" and "l". Since each name card is assigned a different color, students will quickly sort the names and put their classmates' names back together syllable by syllable. Utilize the syllable puzzle center idea with weekly spelling lists. This additional practice may cause a significant improvement in spelling test scores with a student struggling to spell words. 4. Final Syllable Movement - Everyone stands in front of their desks. The teacher determines an action such as jumping up and down. The teacher says the final syllable of a student's name. The student completes the action. More than one student could be involved in the action. For instance, saying, "lee" when "Mollie" and "Kelly" are in the class, they'll both be jumping! (Students that have single syllable names will listen for their full first names. During the activity, a child named "Lee", will be jumping with "Mollie" and "Kelly"!). 5. Connecting with Core Subjects - Use science and social studies vocabulary words to practice breaking words apart into syllables. A unit on mammals could include a syllabication activity with relevant words such as dog, cat, elephant, dolphin, lion, tiger, or rabbit. The activity reinforces their knowledge of animals within the group while determining the number of syllables in words. 6. Educator Created Games - Use games designed to practicing counting syllables. They can be board games, memory matching games, bingo games, or anything else imaginable. Here are some engaging syllable games for small groups. These games are age-appropriate for second and third graders. Two to four players are needed. Students in first grade that have acquired reading skills will also enjoy the games. One game is called "Confetti Yeti!" It features words with one or two syllable. Players determine the number of syllables from the word printed on the cards they withdraw. Then they take the same number of confetti cards. They use the confetti cards to cover their yetis. The winner is the player that covers his/her yeti first. There are 16 spaces on the game board to cover, and each player gets an individual game board. The second game has words with two or three syllables. The name of the game is, "Oh My Stars!". the object of the game is the same as "Confetti Yeti!" Students withdraw a word card, count the number of syllables and cover the unicorns with stars. The first player to cover both of their unicorns is the winner. Game guides allow players to check the number of syllables in words. The game guide is like an answer key and is helpful when they are unsure about the number of syllables. Print it front/back to create a single sheet reference. There are 100 word cards in each game. Do not use the complete set (100 cards) in one sitting of the game. Switch the words out, challenging students with a variety of syllable types. Collectively, the 200 words selected include open syllables, closed syllables, short vowels, silent e pattern words, r-controlled vowels (ar, er, or, and ur), stable syllable "le", diphthongs ou and ow, as well as a few vowel teams. If interested in these games or the bundle version, click on the images below. If interested in these games or would like to purchase the bundle version and receive both games, click on the images below. © 2020 Molly McMahon, Lessons by Molly
“Hey kids, it’s time to practice our new vocabulary words.” Can you hear the moans and groans?Practicing vocabulary is boring (according to kids) but when you add in dice, it becomes a game! I call it Roll a Word! It’s easy peasy to implement! For each vocabulary students roll a die. The number they […]
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The classroom posters in this post have helped my students throughout our quadratic functions unit from the vocabulary they see to solving word problems to working with the graphing calculator and using the quadratic formula. I wanted to share them for free in this post in case you have any algebra or algebra 2 students who need extra support through their graphing quadratics unit.
THE GIRL WHO WAS AFRAID TO BE She speaks to me fondly of passions and talents, guitars and stars then stops short and apologise for speaking at all.
It seems like every day there is an endless stream of students reporting behaviors or incidents that happen in the classroom. On one hand, we want to help our students feel heard and validated so they know we are a safe person for them to talk to. On the other hand, we certainly don't want to feed into the tattle machine. It's a fine line to walk. So how do we handle tattling in our classrooms?
Hello darlings! Just a few more days until I leave 3 Teacher Chick and launch my new blog That Teaching Spark. The blog still looks yucky and I am just waiting on the designer for some finishing touches! She has been awesome! Make sure to check back for some amazing gift card giveaways, TPT Product giveaways, and crafty giveaways! This post is an overview of the Word Study Program I use in third grade. Stick with me though, because you could do the same thing in your classroom, you just need some word lists. These pics will take you through the program step by step. It is a mash up of Words Their Way, Fountas and Pinnell, and Beth Newingham. Click the pic to get the entire program from my store! Wow! You stuck with me this far! You deserve a freebie! What program have you been using? Is it differentiated? Amy
Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.
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Before my students and I launched into our division unit and problem solving unit, I wanted us to take a step back and organize all of the terms and symbols we know into the discreet operations. We first gathered in the Meeting Area and did a simple Mirror and Teach-Okay with the four operations. It went something like this: - In math, there are four operations we have learned (hold up four fingers). They are: Addition (make a plus sign with both forearms) Subtraction (hold one forearm across your body) Multiplication (make a "x" with your forearms) Division (hold one forearm at a diagonal) My kids also knew that division could look like the sign with the dot above and below the line, so we added an "or" at the end of the division and held one forearm out like subtraction and moved our other fist above and below it to signify this sign. We then made a quick foldable with two pieces of copy paper and wrote these operations along the bottom of each layer. We then talked as a group about what terms, signs, or examples we could provide for each operation. I used a very helpful website HERE that explained many more examples than I could ever come up with! By the end, we had written down something for each operation and had colored over most of our words to make it look nice :) This little guy noticed he could write "m-a-t-h" down the side :) It was a fun, quick, and easy way to review these terms and also create something that will be close by throughout our next problem solving unit when these words are showing up all over the place!
Just click the following link to download this list of homophones: Homophones Word List 2 A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word or words, but has a different meaning and spelling. Homophones can really trip up our young readers and writers. It’s sometimes difficult for them to know for sure which […]
This is a fun worksheet about adjectives and their antonyms. Students match each word in Twin Tom with its opposite in Twin Tyrone.
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In this post, I share dozens of resources and ideas for teaching time and elapsed time problems for 3rd-5th grade. I also share FREE activities to make it fun!
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One of the hardest concepts to teach in second grade was time. But that challenge was also the most rewarding for me! So when I moved up to third, I figured ALL my 3rds would know how to tell and therefor elapsed time (the third grade standard) would be like a dream boat… Yeah… not […]
Today I wanted to stop by and share some strategies for teaching vowel teams and diphthongs in our classroom! It’s always challenging to teach spelling patterns that aren’t easily decodable! […]
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English vocabulary is taught in schools across America, Canada, Great Britain, and all other English speaking countries. Part of those vocabulary and reading lessons includes the study of prefixes and suffixes, and how they change the meanng of words.
This is a fun worksheet for beginners to practice the present simple tense for he/she/it words by adding an -s.
