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Word Work Activities for K-2

I don’t know about you but while I LOVE word work it is ALWAYS my most difficult area of literacy stations/Daily 5 rotations to organize, manage, come up with new ideas for word work activities. I am here to share super fun and engaging word work ideas with you today as well as some organizational ideas that will have you loving word work! Instead of searching late Sunday night for “something” to throw in the word work station. Or having to listen to the kids say “writing our words 5 times each is so boring” because you don’t have anything for word work. Or “rainbow write again?” because you only have one word work activity your colleague shared with you.

Word Work Skills

My word work consists of 3 main skill concepts. Practicing spelling words, practicing sight words, and reviewing, practicing, noticing spelling patterns. But keeping it fresh and new can be a challenge!! Giving students a choice when choosing what activity to do during word work allows them to feel in control. I usually introduce 3 or 4 of the easiest ones in the first week of school, one a day as we are practicing Word Work as a whole group. We then change out the ones that are skill specific each week, and add new ones, and put away older ones to keep things fresh! There are some that never see the light of day some years, you know when you have THAT class?!?!? But let’s focus on the positive! I am positive that you will like at least ONE of these word work activities!

How many?

In this word work activity, students write their word list and count how many vowels and consonants there are. This is great practice for focusing on vowel patterns without students even realizing it! This is included in my Word Work Resource for Any List

Rainbow Write Option 1 –

Sight words students trace each letter in rainbow order practicing their sight words. This is available individually in my store by clicking on the title.

word work activities rainbow write sight words

Rainbow Write Option 2 –

This is part of my Word Work Resource Any List activities. Students write all of their words in the red band in red, and so on.

10 Frame Words

Combine math and your word list! Students write their list and count how many letters and then fill in the ten frames, accordingly. This is included in my Word Work Resource for any list.

Words Sort –

The students write each word in the box that corresponds with how many letters it has. Another one including a bit of math! This is another activity included in my Word Work Resource for any list.

ABC Order –

This is a great activity for any list which includes an alphabet line ON the paper!

Add it up!

More math and words! In this word work activity, students write their list, then write how much each letter is worth and add it up and write the total in the oval.

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I’m Tess.the owner of The Krafty Teacher!

I love creating K-2 literacy resources for busy teachers that are low-prep and engaging so that all students can learn to read.