1 00:00:12,390 --> 00:00:15,380 - [Narrator] The teacher explains that a making words activity helps 2 00:00:15,380 --> 00:00:18,410 children to understand how longer words are constructed 3 00:00:18,410 --> 00:00:22,660 based on common patterns, such as a vowel combinations. 4 00:00:22,660 --> 00:00:25,850 This process also provides opportunities for ongoing 5 00:00:25,850 --> 00:00:27,360 assessment. 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,600 The activity begins with students building a two letter word 7 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,230 and culminates in the unscrambling of the seven letter word 8 00:00:34,230 --> 00:00:35,640 oatmeal. 9 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,620 Students reflect on what they learned through making 10 00:00:38,620 --> 00:00:39,980 words lessons. 11 00:00:39,980 --> 00:00:41,660 - Right now we're going to do a making words 12 00:00:41,660 --> 00:00:43,440 lesson in which the children are given 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:44,803 the limited number of letters 14 00:00:44,803 --> 00:00:49,100 that in the end go together to make a long word, use that 15 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:52,863 to help us understand how words go together and how they can 16 00:00:52,863 --> 00:00:56,500 help us make patterns that we can spell more difficult words 17 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:57,333 with. 18 00:00:57,333 --> 00:00:59,110 So we're looking for patterns in words, 19 00:00:59,110 --> 00:01:00,570 double bell patterns, 20 00:01:00,570 --> 00:01:04,030 and then transference of that to a larger word. 21 00:01:04,030 --> 00:01:05,160 While they're doing that, 22 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:06,930 I'm going to be pointing things out to them, 23 00:01:06,930 --> 00:01:08,330 help them stretch out words, 24 00:01:08,330 --> 00:01:10,810 help them to understand how those vowel shapes need to go 25 00:01:10,810 --> 00:01:11,830 together. 26 00:01:11,830 --> 00:01:14,380 And I'm doing a lot of assessing actually, 27 00:01:14,380 --> 00:01:16,830 because there's certain kids that I'm going to zero in on 28 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:18,060 that I know as we build, 29 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:20,360 they're going to have a harder time with this. 30 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,160 How many vowels do you have in your collection of words? 31 00:01:24,510 --> 00:01:25,670 We have four vowels. 32 00:01:25,670 --> 00:01:28,530 Why are vowels important, Natalie? 33 00:01:28,530 --> 00:01:33,090 - Because then the word will make sense. 34 00:01:33,090 --> 00:01:34,793 Words have to have vowels in them. 35 00:01:34,793 --> 00:01:36,290 - A word has have to have a vowel, 36 00:01:36,290 --> 00:01:37,593 every word has a vowel. 37 00:01:40,010 --> 00:01:41,370 Ready? 38 00:01:41,370 --> 00:01:42,203 Okay. 39 00:01:42,203 --> 00:01:43,760 We're going to start out by making some little words and 40 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,080 then we're going to build, start with some easy ones. 41 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:47,913 Are we ready? 42 00:01:47,913 --> 00:01:48,910 We're going to make some two letter words. 43 00:01:48,910 --> 00:01:52,230 The first letter you're going to make is the word at. 44 00:01:52,230 --> 00:01:54,223 Who can spell the word at? 45 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,110 Sean. 46 00:01:57,110 --> 00:01:57,943 A T, 47 00:01:57,943 --> 00:01:59,249 We're going to put that there because they're going to build 48 00:01:59,249 --> 00:02:00,193 on that. 49 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:04,610 Alright, you're going to add one letter to at. 50 00:02:04,610 --> 00:02:06,473 You're going to make it say eat. 51 00:02:07,540 --> 00:02:09,090 Whew. That was pretty easy. 52 00:02:09,090 --> 00:02:11,293 Leave that there and add one letter Pierre. 53 00:02:12,260 --> 00:02:13,503 Good. Spell it for me. 54 00:02:15,310 --> 00:02:17,160 - E A T 55 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:18,240 - Good. 56 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,390 All right. Let's look at eat. 57 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:22,920 Now what you're going to do is take those three letters and 58 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:27,160 you're going to change the position and make them say ate. 59 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,893 Keep your three letters down. 60 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:31,683 Change your order. 61 00:02:33,610 --> 00:02:35,700 It is a magic key Elliot. Good job. 62 00:02:35,700 --> 00:02:36,623 Spell it for me. 63 00:02:37,521 --> 00:02:41,610 - A T E 64 00:02:41,610 --> 00:02:43,600 - Excellent. What we're going to do now, 65 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,173 Are you listening? 66 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,730 We're going to make the big words. 67 00:02:48,730 --> 00:02:52,480 We need to find a word that uses all of the letters. 68 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:53,930 I'm going to give you a clue. 69 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:56,423 Begins with a vowel. 70 00:02:58,940 --> 00:03:00,340 When you get it cover it up. 71 00:03:04,218 --> 00:03:05,340 Good, good, cool. 72 00:03:05,340 --> 00:03:06,203 I like this. 73 00:03:08,032 --> 00:03:09,083 Excellent. Got it. 74 00:03:09,083 --> 00:03:11,253 - I got it, I got it! 75 00:03:12,780 --> 00:03:13,883 Everybody stop. 76 00:03:15,830 --> 00:03:20,113 We are going to hear my friend Cole spell the long word. 77 00:03:21,270 --> 00:03:24,020 - O A T M E A L. 78 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:25,210 - And what does it say Cole? 79 00:03:25,210 --> 00:03:26,043 - Oatmeal. 80 00:03:26,043 --> 00:03:26,876 - Oatmeal. 81 00:03:26,876 --> 00:03:27,950 Good job. 82 00:03:27,950 --> 00:03:32,330 Why is this activity important? Julia? 83 00:03:32,330 --> 00:03:35,487 - Because you can learn more words from this activity. 84 00:03:35,487 --> 00:03:36,759 - You can learn what? 85 00:03:36,759 --> 00:03:37,750 - You can learn more words. 86 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:38,920 - It helps us learn words. 87 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:39,860 Why else? 88 00:03:39,860 --> 00:03:43,920 - It's like a funner version of word study because you're 89 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,773 making words and it's like a game. 90 00:03:47,641 --> 00:03:50,302 - Learn to read it, and to write it. 91 00:03:50,302 --> 00:03:52,470 - Good it helps us with reading our words and then helps us 92 00:03:52,470 --> 00:03:53,640 with writing our words. 93 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:54,890 Good job, boys and girls.