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WEATHER WORD BAGSentence Formulation & Word Usage
Weather Word Bag is an activity used to improve sentence
formulation and appropriate contextual use of words. Directions and
patterns are included.
Directions for making Weather Word Bags:
1) Copy the Weather Word Bag picture and Goals and Objectives
found on page ____onto heavy paper.2) Have the students cut the
Weather Word Bag picture and Goals and Objectives out and then cut
these two sections apart in the center.3) Give the students
specific directions for gluing the picture onto the front of a bag,
aligning the bottom of the picture with the bottom of the bag.)
Next, give the students specific directions for gluing the goals
and objectives on the back of the bag, while making sure to not
glue them to the bottom flap.5) Copy the Weather Word Cards on
pages ____ through ______.6) Direct the students to carefully cut
the Weather Word Cards apart and place them inside the bag.7)
Additional Weather Word Cards weather word cards may be added using
the blanks provided on pages _____ through _______.8) Additional
generic word cards that are appropriate to students vocabulary and
reading levels can be added. (Dolch or other high frequency
words)9) Direct the students to fold the top of the bag down about
1 inch so that when the word cards are stored in the bag it will
prevent spillage.10) The SLP/teacher instructs the students to pick
one or more cards from the bag and create/verbalize an interesting
sentence using that word or words.11) Students may be asked to
write some of the sentences they formulate.
Challenge Level 1: The student must pick two or more word cards
and then create a single sentence using all chosen words. These may
be written on the Weather Word Stationery on page ____________.
Challenge Level 2: Have each student chain or relate the new
sentence to the sentence given by the previous participant, thus
creating a story.
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5WEATHER WORD BAG GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Weather Word Bag contains vocabulary word cards. The student
draws a card from the bag, reads and says the word, tells what the
word means, and then uses the word in a good sentence. The student
may then write that sentence.
Challenge: The student draws two or more word cards from the
bag, and then they must use the drawn words in a single sentence.
The student may then write that sentence. (optional)
Goals:1. To build receptive and expressive vocabulary
2. To improve reading skills
3. To improve sentence structure (grammar) and length (verbal
& written)
. To improve the ability to formulate sentences using designated
vocabulary
5. To improve articulation
6. To improve fluency
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6Weather Words
puddle
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gust
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showers
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blew
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thunder
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umbrella
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dry
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windy
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sunny
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slippery
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cloudy
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forecast
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sprinkle
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splash
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shovel
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stormy
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8Weather Words
drenched
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outside
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helped
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snowball
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flurries
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lightning
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rain
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brisk
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ended
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open
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shiver
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held
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fiercely
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wind
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jumped
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tornado
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