WEBVTT 00:00:12.390 --> 00:00:15.380 - [Narrator] The teacher explains that a making words activity helps 00:00:15.380 --> 00:00:18.410 children to understand how longer words are constructed 00:00:18.410 --> 00:00:22.660 based on common patterns, such as a vowel combinations. 00:00:22.660 --> 00:00:25.850 This process also provides opportunities for ongoing 00:00:25.850 --> 00:00:27.360 assessment. 00:00:27.360 --> 00:00:30.600 The activity begins with students building a two letter word 00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:34.230 and culminates in the unscrambling of the seven letter word 00:00:34.230 --> 00:00:35.640 oatmeal. 00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:38.620 Students reflect on what they learned through making 00:00:38.620 --> 00:00:39.980 words lessons. 00:00:39.980 --> 00:00:41.660 - Right now we're going to do a making words 00:00:41.660 --> 00:00:43.440 lesson in which the children are given 00:00:43.440 --> 00:00:44.803 the limited number of letters 00:00:44.803 --> 00:00:49.100 that in the end go together to make a long word, use that 00:00:49.100 --> 00:00:52.863 to help us understand how words go together and how they can 00:00:52.863 --> 00:00:56.500 help us make patterns that we can spell more difficult words 00:00:56.500 --> 00:00:57.333 with. 00:00:57.333 --> 00:00:59.110 So we're looking for patterns in words, 00:00:59.110 --> 00:01:00.570 double bell patterns, 00:01:00.570 --> 00:01:04.030 and then transference of that to a larger word. 00:01:04.030 --> 00:01:05.160 While they're doing that, 00:01:05.160 --> 00:01:06.930 I'm going to be pointing things out to them, 00:01:06.930 --> 00:01:08.330 help them stretch out words, 00:01:08.330 --> 00:01:10.810 help them to understand how those vowel shapes need to go 00:01:10.810 --> 00:01:11.830 together. 00:01:11.830 --> 00:01:14.380 And I'm doing a lot of assessing actually, 00:01:14.380 --> 00:01:16.830 because there's certain kids that I'm going to zero in on 00:01:16.830 --> 00:01:18.060 that I know as we build, 00:01:18.060 --> 00:01:20.360 they're going to have a harder time with this. 00:01:20.360 --> 00:01:23.160 How many vowels do you have in your collection of words? 00:01:24.510 --> 00:01:25.670 We have four vowels. 00:01:25.670 --> 00:01:28.530 Why are vowels important, Natalie? 00:01:28.530 --> 00:01:33.090 - Because then the word will make sense. 00:01:33.090 --> 00:01:34.793 Words have to have vowels in them. 00:01:34.793 --> 00:01:36.290 - A word has have to have a vowel, 00:01:36.290 --> 00:01:37.593 every word has a vowel. 00:01:40.010 --> 00:01:41.370 Ready? 00:01:41.370 --> 00:01:42.203 Okay. 00:01:42.203 --> 00:01:43.760 We're going to start out by making some little words and 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:47.080 then we're going to build, start with some easy ones. 00:01:47.080 --> 00:01:47.913 Are we ready? 00:01:47.913 --> 00:01:48.910 We're going to make some two letter words. 00:01:48.910 --> 00:01:52.230 The first letter you're going to make is the word at. 00:01:52.230 --> 00:01:54.223 Who can spell the word at? 00:01:55.560 --> 00:01:57.110 Sean. 00:01:57.110 --> 00:01:57.943 A T, 00:01:57.943 --> 00:01:59.249 We're going to put that there because they're going to build 00:01:59.249 --> 00:02:00.193 on that. 00:02:01.300 --> 00:02:04.610 Alright, you're going to add one letter to at. 00:02:04.610 --> 00:02:06.473 You're going to make it say eat. 00:02:07.540 --> 00:02:09.090 Whew. That was pretty easy. 00:02:09.090 --> 00:02:11.293 Leave that there and add one letter Pierre. 00:02:12.260 --> 00:02:13.503 Good. Spell it for me. 00:02:15.310 --> 00:02:17.160 - E A T 00:02:17.160 --> 00:02:18.240 - Good. 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:20.390 All right. Let's look at eat. 00:02:20.390 --> 00:02:22.920 Now what you're going to do is take those three letters and 00:02:22.920 --> 00:02:27.160 you're going to change the position and make them say ate. 00:02:27.160 --> 00:02:28.893 Keep your three letters down. 00:02:30.480 --> 00:02:31.683 Change your order. 00:02:33.610 --> 00:02:35.700 It is a magic key Elliot. Good job. 00:02:35.700 --> 00:02:36.623 Spell it for me. 00:02:37.521 --> 00:02:41.610 - A T E 00:02:41.610 --> 00:02:43.600 - Excellent. What we're going to do now, 00:02:43.600 --> 00:02:45.173 Are you listening? 00:02:46.480 --> 00:02:48.730 We're going to make the big words. 00:02:48.730 --> 00:02:52.480 We need to find a word that uses all of the letters. 00:02:52.480 --> 00:02:53.930 I'm going to give you a clue. 00:02:55.120 --> 00:02:56.423 Begins with a vowel. 00:02:58.940 --> 00:03:00.340 When you get it cover it up. 00:03:04.218 --> 00:03:05.340 Good, good, cool. 00:03:05.340 --> 00:03:06.203 I like this. 00:03:08.032 --> 00:03:09.083 Excellent. Got it. 00:03:09.083 --> 00:03:11.253 - I got it, I got it! 00:03:12.780 --> 00:03:13.883 Everybody stop. 00:03:15.830 --> 00:03:20.113 We are going to hear my friend Cole spell the long word. 00:03:21.270 --> 00:03:24.020 - O A T M E A L. 00:03:24.020 --> 00:03:25.210 - And what does it say Cole? 00:03:25.210 --> 00:03:26.043 - Oatmeal. 00:03:26.043 --> 00:03:26.876 - Oatmeal. 00:03:26.876 --> 00:03:27.950 Good job. 00:03:27.950 --> 00:03:32.330 Why is this activity important? Julia? 00:03:32.330 --> 00:03:35.487 - Because you can learn more words from this activity. 00:03:35.487 --> 00:03:36.759 - You can learn what? 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:37.750 - You can learn more words. 00:03:37.750 --> 00:03:38.920 - It helps us learn words. 00:03:38.920 --> 00:03:39.860 Why else? 00:03:39.860 --> 00:03:43.920 - It's like a funner version of word study because you're 00:03:43.920 --> 00:03:46.773 making words and it's like a game. 00:03:47.641 --> 00:03:50.302 - Learn to read it, and to write it. 00:03:50.302 --> 00:03:52.470 - Good it helps us with reading our words and then helps us 00:03:52.470 --> 00:03:53.640 with writing our words. 00:03:53.640 --> 00:03:54.890 Good job, boys and girls.