Popcorn Words
Popcorn words are words that "pop" up everywhere. It is so important that these words are reviewed daily to improve both reading and writing. Although what I am sending home in the baggies are flashcards, there are so many other things you can do with these words.
*Spread shaving cream or salt onto a baking sheet
and practice writing the words.
*Type the words, cut them apart, and have
your child put them together.
*Play hangman.
*Come up with sentences.
*Look in a newspaper or magazine and see how many times
you can find a specific word.
*Using your finger, "write" a word on your child's back...can they guess your word? Take turns and let your child do the "writing".
*Make the words out of Play-doh or pipe cleaners.
*Rainbow write the words. Take a crayon and write the word, then take another color and write over the word again. Repeat this with no more then 5 different colors.
*Use magnetic letters.