Word swat
From FreeReading
| Activity Type: Introduce |
| Activity Form: Game |
| Grade: 1 |
| Group Size: Small Group |
| Length: 5 minutes |
| Materials: Two fly swatters, chalkboard or whiteboard, sheets of paper |
| Goal: Given some letters or letter combinations, the student can add a word family ending to them to make words. |
| Items: Words in the -ay word family; you should also familiarize yourself with the rules of Sounding Out Accuracy: Word Swatter Game |
What to do
- Prepare a list of -ay words to use for this activity.
- Write the word day on the board and say it out loud. How many sounds do you hear? Two, yes. The ay makes the long sound of a. Change the d to w to make the word way. Now the word is way.
- Change the first letter to h. Now, let's try it together. Say the word hay. Change the h to b. Say the new word, bay.
- You may continue to give examples. After the class has begun to grasp the properties of -ay endings, write a list of letters and two-letter combinations on the board.
- Now play Sounding Out Accuracy: Word Swatter Game, using the following variation. Say only -ay words. The student should swat the letter that begins the word, and then write ay after the beginning.
- When you have gone through all of the -ay words on your list, you may wish to have the students copy the words on their own.
Related activities
- Introduce Onset-rime Blending
- Introduce ay
- Sounding Out Accuracy: Word Swatter Game
- All Phonological Awareness, Letter Combination Activities
About this activity
Demonstrate using the fly swatter safely.