Word Work

We started a new unit titled, "Talking and Thinking about Letters" during Word Work time. The first graders are learning how to carefully notice and study words all around us. Here are ways we study words:

• Read it.
• Clap, snap and stomp the syllables. 
• Name the letters.
• Study it closely (share what you notice).
• Use the sounds (think of words that begin and end the same way).
• Notice the vowels, blends and digraphs.