Stuck on a Word Strategies

Teach Students Strategies to Figure Out Words They Are Stuck On

Examples of How to Use the Strategies Shown Above

 Stuck on a Word Practice Activity

Video with  Pre-Teaching Activities

Play Based Learning

Play Based Learning
Dollar Store Cutout Scenes - Promotes creativity, vocabulary development, concept development....
Barn Scene

Barn Front

Castle Scene

Inside the castle -  acting out, moving characters and objects

Castle Front

Fire Department

Confused Words and Examples of How to Use Them

Sentence  Examples  to Help Students use the Correct Words (easily confused) When Writing

 First example, are (verb) or our (determiner)

Student Practice

already (adverb) or all ready (phrase)?

Student Practice

accept (verb) or except (preposition)?

Student Practice

affect (verb) or effect (noun)

Student Practice

one (number, pronoun) or won (verb)

Student Practice

bring (verb) or take (verb)

Student Practice

My Name is:

This activity provides teachers with information regarding penmanship, small motor skills, letter knowledge and counting. 
Template for activity is below.

Completed Example

Template

Cut up letters put in the correct order to spell student's name

Names Activities

Prepositions: in, on, off, out

Illustrations and sentences to teach the prepositions: in, on, off, out

 

video additional prepositions

Blending: Putting together individual sounds to make Words

Blending:  Putting together individual sounds to make spoken words.   In this example, the beginning sounds of cow, apple and tree are blended together to make the word cat (c+a+t =cat).  A Sound Spelling Chart is included in this post as a reference to review the sounds that letters make.

Sound Spelling Chart - To review hearing the sounds a video and slide show are available at the end of this post.

The beginning sound of bird is /b/, the beginning sound of apple is /short a/, the beginning sound of tree is /t/.  Blend the sounds b, short a and t together to make the word bat.

The beginning sound of heart is /h/, the beginning sound of apple is /short a/, the beginning sound of tree is /t/.  Blend the sounds h, short a and t together to make the word hat.

The beginning sound of moon is /m/, the beginning sound of apple is /short a/, the beginning sound of tree is /t/.  Blend the sounds m, short a and t together to make the word mat.

The beginning sound of ring is /r/, the beginning sound of apple is /short a/, the beginning sound of tree is /t/.  Blend the sounds r, short a and t together to make the word rat.

The beginning sound of sun is /s/, the beginning sound of apple is /short a/, the beginning sound of tree is /t/.  Blend the sounds s, short a and t together to make the word sat.

Read together the sentence that includes several words that were blended together.

The beginning sound of cow is /c/, the beginning sound of apple is /short a/, the beginning sound of net is /n/.  Blend the sounds c, short a and n together to make the word can.

The beginning sound of fish is /f/, the beginning sound of apple is /short a/, the beginning sound of net is /n/.  Blend the sounds f, short a and n together to make the word fan.

Student Practice Page

Answer Sheet

Practice Page - cut and paste the letters into the correct boxes  to make words

Video

powerpoint

https://www.slideshare.net/lynnsuccess/blending-sounds-to-make-words-156320815

Letter Sound Chant

Together children/teacher chant each letter sound and a picture beginning with that sound/letter. Since vowels can represent two different sounds (a short sound and a long sound} two pictures are shown. Also, the letters c and g can represent two sounds, a soft sound and a hard sound.

Consonant Letter Sound /k/

Vowel Letter Sound - short e and long e

Soft c and hard c

Soft g and hard g

Letter Sound Chant

Video - Hearing and Saying Sounds

Powerpoint 

https://www.slideshare.net/lynnsuccess/sound-letter-chant