2nd grade word work centers

Word work is my FAVORITE literacy center. I love including a variety of activities. Here are 10 ideas for word work in the classroom,

Word work in kindergarten, first grade, or even 2nd can be easy with these Daily 5 activities. Students use a variety of materials to work with words. Whether you are using this for centers, a hands on option for stations, or just some easy games to play with words during the day these ideas are a big hit! Organization is simple, there are NO COPIES to make, and your students will become better readers in no time. #kindergartenclassroom #wordwork #centers

Magnet letter word building today! Visual directions are helping my word work center to run so much more smoothly this year! Link in…

My favorite subject to teach is reading. I love meeting with small groups and listening to them read each and every day. I often get asked: "How do you meet with EVERY group EVERY day?""How do you f

Learn about an easy routine for decoding multisyllabic words in 2nd grade text. Free tools included!

I hope you had the chance to see how I launched my seasonal/holiday/book-themed Word Work Centers HERE and got some good ideas for your own classroom. After we've gone through the Back to School Word Work activities, I dedicate the next week to learning all about the permanent Word Work Centers that they would use throughout the year for any and all word lists they work with, including vocabulary lists, word wall words (Math & ELA), spelling lists, and more. These permanent Word Work Centers…

Do you reinvent the wheel every single week when it comes to centers, word work, stations.....whatever you happen to call them? Yeah, me too! I know better, I swear I do but it just never fails. I am here today to tell you that there IS A BETTER WAY! Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of Daily 5. I run my room about as closely to the Daily 5 model as possible but this is one area I just never could give in on. The sisters suggest having out materials for students to build words, write…

Word work activities for ANY words! Word work is an essential part of language learning in the primary grades. Make word work FUN while LEARNING takes place! There are seventeen different word work activities included in this pack. They can be used for absolutely ANY word learning! Perfect for literacy centers or sub plans. A must have for Kindergarten- Third Grade! #wordwork #wordworkactivities #spelling #1stgrade #2ndgrade #kindergarten

If you follow me on Facebook, you may already know what I am about to tell you. I took some time this weekend to update my Sight Word Stick Activities! ...

I have always struggled with spelling, and how to engage students in meaningful activities to practice their spelling words! I have tried just about everything under the sun, from rotating through teacher-selected word work centers, to a free choice spelling menu where students try to complete different activities throughout the week. Nothing seemed to work!