Activity

Complete the Making Words activity included with your country study to practice spelling and phonemic awareness.

Supplies & Materials

• Making Words sheet
• Letter tiles (or use movable alphabet letters)
• Pencil and paper (optional)

Lesson

• Provide students with the set of letters needed.
• Read each prompt aloud, telling students how many letters the word contains.
• Students will build each word by adding, moving, or rearranging letters.
• After each word is made:
  • Check spelling together.
  • Use the word in a sentence.
  • Continue until students build the final puzzle word.
• Encourage students to:
  • Say the word aloud as they build it.
  • Notice spelling patterns, blends, digraphs, prefixes, or suffixes.
  • Rearrange letters carefully before asking for help.
• Keep the lesson short, no more than 10–15 minutes.

Learning Extensions

• Record each word in a notebook.
• Sort words by spelling pattern.
• Find rhyming words.
• Identify prefixes or suffixes.
• Write a sentence using 2–3 of the words.
• Create additional words using the same letter set.