TO BUILD THE SUPER HIGHWAY OF WONDER WORDS.

8 amazingly fun things to do – OUTDOORS -

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WHY ARE WONDER WORDS SO WONDERFUL?

You may know WONDER WORDS by another name! Sight words or high frequency words or Fry or Dolch words or magic words or even popcorn  words! I do love the idea of popcorn words as these are the words that POP up all the time in kid's readers.

But by far my favourite term is WONDER WORDS.

WONDER WORDS are the high frequency words that readers and writers must have to instantly and automatically recognise without having to try to figure them out, sound by sound.

So let’s build a super highway of WONDER WORDS!

ALL THE STEPS TO THE SUPER HIGHWAY CAN BE FOUND IN DETAIL AT

Step 1: Start with just 3 little words.

Step 2: Start slow and steady.

Step 3: Pay attention!  Eyes on the WONDER WORD!

Step 4: Say the word OUT LOUD together, eyes on the word, have a chat.

Step 5: Wrap the WONDER WORD up in meaning.

Step 6: Eyes closed! Take a picture!

Step 7: Make the WONDER WORD.

Step 8: Print off the extra WONDER WORDS.

Step 9: Get organised.

Step 10: Have fun with the Ready, Set, Go activities for WONDER WORDS.

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What fun! Squirting WONDER

WORDS.saying them OUT LOUD

and spelling themas well!

ACTIVITY 1 - HOPSCOTCHWHAT WE NEED:Chalk, outside path, pebble, bean bag

The GROWN –UP:*draws hopscotch shape on pathway*writes target WWs in the squares.Our LEARNER –*stands at the beginning and tosses pebble/bean bag to land in a square.*hops to the landed square, says the word OUTLOUD and spells it*picks up the pebble and tosses it to another square and continues in this way

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Saying the word and spelling it OUT LOUD strengthens the connection in the brain!

READY SET GO 2 – DISAPPEARING LETTERS

WHAT WE NEED:Target WW’s, wall or pathway, bucket of water, paintbrush

The GROWN –UP:*displays target WWs where suitableOur LEARNER –*Using copy of target WW’s, copies WW’ onto pathway or wall.*As WW identification is consolidated, water paints from memory. As your child ‘paints’ the

WONDER WORD, have them say each letter OUT LOUD!

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Start with our learner copying WW and later ‘paint’ the WW from memory.

READY,SET,GO 3 – WORD STEPS

WHAT WE NEED:Chalk and some stairs

The GROWN-UP:*Writes target WWs on stepsOur LEARNER:*says [and spells] the WW every time they walk onto the stairs OUT LOUD of course!

A fantastically fun way to consolidate identifying our WONDER WORDS!

READY, SET, GO 4 –WORD PICK UP

WHAT WE NEED:WW on sticks, pebble

The GROWN-UP:*Shows our learner what to doOur LEARNER:*Tosses pebble and says the WW that it is closest to, hops or jumps over the stocks and picks up the WW.*Continues until all WW are picked up.

Easy to make word sticks can be used inside and outside to build the super highway.

READY, SET, GO 5 – WRITE IT BIG!WHAT WE NEED:A stick, sand pit/dirt, a chalkboard, copy of WWs

The GROWN-UP:*selects appropriate WWs to targetOur LEARNER:*copies target WWs and as recognition develops, our learner can write the WWs without a copy.

Writing BIG is much better and easier to manage than writing small when our learner is just starting!

READY, SET, GO 6 – FLYING WORDSWHAT WE NEED:Paper, texta

The GROWN –UP:*Helps our learner make paper planes and writes target WW on wing..Our LEARNER :*Takes turns with grown-up to fly plane to each other and naming the WW as planes fly.

This is a super activity as it covers fine motor and gross

motor skills as well as building the super highway to WONDER

WORDS!

And sometimes, spell the WWs as they are ‘caught’ and sometimes, make up a sentence.

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READY, SET, GO 7 - TARGET WORDS

WHAT WE NEED:Path/ wall/ fence, chalk, tennis ball, beach ball, football

The GROWN-UP:*writes target WWs *calls out WWOur LEARNER:*bounces/throws/kicks ball to WWand of course says the WW – OUT LOUD!

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Movement helps to grow a better brain. So let’s get our learners moving!

READY, SET, GO 8 – THE WW TRIATHLON

WHAT WE NEED:any materials from earlier activities

The GROWN-UP:*sets up the course, individualising it to our learnerOur LEARNER:*moves around the course, riding around, jumping over, swatting, picking up word sticks, bouncing a ball on top of and each time naming the WW OUT LOUD!

What a great way to making our WONDER WORDS stick, and a whole lot of fun!!

THERE ARE ALWAYS MORE WAYS TO MOVE AND LEARN OUR WONDER WORDS!

Can you and your learner think of any more?

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1. WONDER WORDS are part of our child’s reading journey.2. Visual memory is the key.3. We do not sound out WONDER WORDS.4. Less stress, more fun.5. Less work sheets and more hands on, multisensory activities will build the super highway.

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WONDER WORDS!

IF YOU LIKED THESE OUTDOOR READY,SET,GO’S, YOU MIGHT LIKE OUR INDOOR READY, SET, GO’S.

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Building the SUPER HIGHWAY of WONDER WORDS in 10 minutes a day and having fun!