Phonics Centers
Choose from these options when doing your phonics centers. You
should do 2 centers from the list below. The phonics centers should
be focused on reinforcing the relationship between the written
symbol/letter (grapheme) and the corresponding sound (phoneme).
NOTE: WTW=Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary,
and Spelling Instruction by Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi,
Shane Templeton, and Francine Johnston
To use the CDinsert CD. If it does not open automatically, then
go to My Computer, click on CD-Rom drive, then select this
icon:
Once it opens, then click on Stages. You should see the stages
displayed on the left side of the screen.
WTW-CD
Emergent Stage
Beginning Consonants
Any of the Follow the Path Games
Letter Name Alphabetic Stage--go to Beginning Blends and
Digraphs to find:
Beginning Blends and Digraphs
S-blend BINGO
Shopping Game
Gruff Drops Troll Game
Same Vowel Word Families
Word Family Go Fish
Different Vowel Word Families
Follow the Families Board Game-if you do this one, then you need
to add a list of words for each word families that students can use
to refer to when playing as a way to check each other.
Short Vowel Sorts and CVC Words
Hopping Frog Game
Long-Short Vowels
Any of the Concentration Gamesjust be sure you have 20
sets/pairs (ex. Cane/pane=one set)
Select Games
Turkey Feathers
Flip-It
Long // and short //
Racetrack
Common Patterns
Treasure
Syllables and Affixes Stage
Games
Double Scoop
Dinosaur Take A Card
Feed the Alligator
Linked via Calendar Page--Resources for Word Recognition
Go to Phonics, select Examples of Games and Centers #2, then
scroll down to:
Center #6Freddy, the Hopping, Jumping, Diving Frog
Center #7The Apple and the Bushel
WTW-Book
Chapter 4
Initial Consonant Follow the Path-p. 133
Chapter 5
Initial Sound BINGO-p. 168 (If you this one, then you need to do
another center to equal 20 words)
Gruff Drop Troll at the Bridge-p. 168 (also on CD)
Beginning and End Dominoes-p. 170
Go Fish-p. 175
Hopping Frog-p. 176
Chapter 6
Train Station-p. 200
Turkey Feathers-p. 201 (also on CD)
Racetrack-p. 202 (also on CD)
Letter Spin (p. 205)
Jeopardy-on p. 207
Word Study UNO-p. 213
Chapter 7
Double Scoop-p. 236 (also on CD)
Freddy, the Hopping, Diving, Jumping Frog-p. 237 (also lined
above via EDCI 424 web pages)
Slap Jack-p. 238
The Apple and the Bushel-p. 241 (also linked above via EDCI web
pages)
Other Notes:
1. It is recommended that you select centers from the ones that
are noted above. If you opt to do something different, then you
need to be very sure that the centers address phonics. Refer also
to the next sectionthings you should not do.
2. You can do your own variations of BINGO or Concentration
games, but you should be careful that the center addresses
phonics.
3. The centers should be interactive.
4. Each should have directions.
5. Each should have a self-checkyou will probably have to create
a self-check for these centers, so dont forget to do this.
6. You should include 20 words per center unless it is a
Concentration Center, then do 20 pairs.
7. For bonus centers, you can do any of the options below from
either column. Each bonus center should have a set of directions,
self-check, and any relevant parts needed to do the center.
You should NOT do:
1. Activities from Chapter 4 (except for Follow the Path)we
covered much of these activities as part of our early childhood
centers as well as sight words.
2. Sortsyou can have the sorting activity as part of the center,
but it can not ONLY be a sort.
3. Worksheets of any kind
4. Word searches
5. Crossword puzzles
6. Rhyming words
7. Sight Words
8. Flip books
9. Word wheels
WordsTheirWay.exe