Word Work
Developing a genuine curiosity in words
Activities
Morning Message
Messages provide opportunities for children to actively participate in the construction of print, letters, and sounds.
The messages should contain information that has personal relevance for the child (what might happen in the day/reflect on an important event from the previous day).
**Dive deeper into the Morning Message**
Spelling Rules
Sounding out words can only take you so far
We need to understand the exceptions and reasons behind the way they are written the way they are
**Dive deeper into the Spelling Rules**
Elkonin Boxes
Large Elkonin Boxes – 3 Phonemes 5 Phonemes
Student Elkonin Boxes – 3 Phonemes 5 Phonemes
Phoneme – Grapheme Mapping
