Word House for Early Readers

Have you heard of the Word Bird books?  They help new readers expand their vocabularies.  In the back of the book is a list of all the words with a helpful reminder picture.  You can copy that page, then cut it up into strips for mini-flash cards.

Here's what we do:  I make a stack of word slips, then Violet reads them.  If she gets the word/s right, she can put the slip of paper in her Word House.  For some odd reason, she really enjoys doing that.  Whatever works, right?

Comments

[Maria]

I think that's a great idea! We all like a tangible feeling of accomplishment, whether we're crossing things off our to-do list, or we've finish X amount of a big report at work or school, or we're piling freshly baked cookies into the cookie jar and then restoring order to the kitchen.

When so much of learning necessarily happens in your head, I think making it into a game where Violet can look with satisfaction at the growing pile of what she knows in a tangible way is brilliant!

[Laura Irrgang]

Youre right, Maria! You made me see that in a new way.
Tangible things are important for grown-ups, too, dont you think?
I sometimes receive so much encouragement from a thing I can TOUCH.
And did you say piling freshly baked cookies into a cookie jar?
How about piling them directly into my mouth?

[Maria]

It's not "piling them into your mouth," it's "quality control." :)