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Phonics: High Frequency Words, Sand Paper Words ActivityPhonics: High Frequency Words, Sand Paper Words Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Independent Practice
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Year
2005
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Phonics: High Frequency Words, Sand Paper Words

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Learners use a stack of words embellished with tactile elements, such as sandpaper, to practice high-frequency words. Pupils trace the tactile surface of each letter in the word, write it on their paper, then find and glue that word from a selection of print materials.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

emergent reading, phonics, high frequency words, beginning reading, tracing

Additional Tags

high frequency words, phonics, tracing, early writing skills, early reading skills, tactile learning, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite families to donate print resources

Classroom Considerations

  • Prep time requires making copies and preparing tactile word cards

Pros

  • The whole brain is engaged in this activity.
  • Word cards and a word board are both included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.3.c

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