Making Words Script Key word SCARED

Patterns /ar/ and /are/

Day 1 Direct Explanation

Today we going to play a game called Making Words. In this game we will be making small and big
words with consonants and vowels. All the letters we will be working with can be put into one big word.
This is going to help us recognize the letters that represent sounds in words and discover patterns in
words. This is known as phonics. Phonics is an important literacy skill that will help us identify words
when reading and also our spelling when we write.

First I would like you to watch and listen closely as I model the game for you.

*Lay out letter cards and have number card ready to go on the side a, e, c, d, r, s
*Give each child a letter card. As I point and say each letter have students hold up their matching letter
card.

Ask: what is the vowel in these letters? Why are vowels important?

Say:

Take 2 letters and make ar. When you see ar it will say /ar/
Take 3 letters and make are. When you see these letters together they will say /are/.

Lets take away one letter and add 1 letter to make the word car.

Add one letters, and turn your car into care

Move your letters around to make care into race

Now lets make a 4-letter word. Add 1 letter and change 1 letter to make the word port.

Change 1 letter and move your letters around to make the word stop.

Move your letters around make the word spot.

Change 1 letter to make the word sort.

Now lets make a 5-letter words. Add 1 letter to make the word sorts.

Change 1 letter and move your letters around to make the word stops.

Move 1 letter to make the word spots.

Change 1 letter and move your letters to make the word sport.
 Has anyone figured out what word we can make with all six letters? sports

*Use index cards to make words and lay out cards as the words are made.

Explicit Instruction

Say: Now look at all the words we made. What do you notice?

What words rhyme with short /o/? top, pot, rot, stop, stops, spot, spots

What words rhyme with or? Port, Sort, Sorts, Sport, Sports

What do all these words have in common? /or/ How is it spelled? o an r

What if I wanted to spell fort? Which words does it rhyme with?

Reflection Remember words having the same spelling pattern usually rhyme and knowing this helps
many good readers and writers read and spell words. What did we do? How will this help us?
Making Words Script Key word
FIGHTERS
Patterns /ir/, /ire/
Day 2 Direct Explanation
Today we going to play a game called Making Words. In
this game we will be making small and big words with
consonants and vowels. All the letters we will be working
with can be put into one big word. This is going to help us
recognize the letters that represent sounds in words and
discover patterns in words. This is known as phonics.
Phonics is an important literacy skill that will help us
identify words when reading and also our spelling when
we write.
Group Guided Practice:
Lay out letter cards and have number card ready to go on
the side: e, i, f, g, h, r, s, t
Give each child a baggy of letter cards.
Hold up and name each letter card and instruct students
to find and name the letter card from their group of
letters. What is the vowel in these letters? Why are
vowels important
Tell the students the desired two-letter, three-letter, etc.
word and its definition. Use the word in the sentence.
Instruct the students to put together their letters to form
the desired word.

Instructions
1. Use three letters to make the word fit
 2. Take away one letter and add one letter to make the
word sit
3. Take away one letter and add one letter to make the
word sir. Discuss how this word fits the pattern.
4. Add one letter to make the word stir. Discuss how
this word fits the pattern.
5. Move the letters around to make the word tire.
Discuss how this word fits the pattern.
6. Take away one letter and add one letter to make the
word fire. Discuss how this word fits the pattern.
7. Take away one letter and add one letter to make the
word fist
8. Add one letter to make the word first.
9. Take away one letter, add one letter, and move your
letters around to make the word shirt.
10. Take away one letter, add one letter, and move
your letters around to make the word right.
11. Take away one letter and add one letter to make
the word fight.
12. Can you figure out the big word? Use your last
three letters to try and figure it out? Clue would be
that it is someone who fights.
13. Discuss big word: fighters

Explicit Instruction
Say: Now look at all the words we made. What do you
notice?
Are there words that used the same four letters but just in
a different order? tire, fire
Have children pronounce the word and listen for where
they hear each of the letters. More than one word can be
made with the same letters simply by putting them in
different places.
Can you find words that have fit the /ir/ pattern? sir stir
Can you find words that have fit the /ire/ pattern? Fire
tire
Now think about how you would spell wire? Would it fit
/ir/ or /ire/?
Now think about how you would spell bird? Would it fit/ ir/
or /ire/?
Sort:

Put words in pocket chart in order

Have children say and spell each word
Review spelling patterns
Have children say and sort the words into correct
pattern
Reflection Remember when you see ir that it says /ir/
and when you see ire it says /ire/? Knowing this helps
many good readers and writers read and spell words.