Description: Best Seller. In the tradition of Making Big Words, this popular sequel is filled with even more fun activities that encourage word knowledge. Each 15-20 minute lesson is an exercise in word exploration as students sort words by prefixes, suffixes, rimes, homophones, and other patterns. Terrific for honing spelling skills! 150 activities in all.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Easy to use!
Date: 2003-07-18
Details: I teach sixth and seventh grade students. While I've known that these kinds of concrete, multi-level activities would be helpful to them, the logistics always left me defeated--and I'd never have all of my letter tiles returned at the end of a lesson. This book solved my word-making problems, however! Each list corresponds with a strip of reproducible letter tiles in the back. Hand out a new strip for each lesson, and let the kids keep them when they're done. The activities truly are multi-level and interesting even to above grade-level learners. If you're a middle level teacher who wants to increase the word knowledge of your students, this book is a wonderful resource. Now, if I can just keep my colleagues from stealing it...
Review Summary: Making More Big Words
Date: 2000-04-04
Details: Very practical guide for teachers struggling with visual and kinestic learners in Spelling and Reading. Easy to incorporate into your daily routine in small groups or large. Encourages students to remember pattens and sound/symbol relationships. I have been using this in my classroom this year and have seen results. This is a must for all elementary teachers!
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