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Bumpity Bump Word Wall Word Practice

We started our small group guided reading notebooks today!  One of the things we do in the notebook is word work. Here is one of the ways we practice sight words...

  I got these plastic canvas sheets at the craft store for $0.59.
I cut the pages in half and each student uses one sheet.
Place them under the page in the notebook.  
Use a crayon to write the week's sight words.
Crayon is best because the student can press down very hard; there is a lot of drag and resistance as the crayon bumps along the plastic canvas.
When the student writes, she can feel the bumpiness of the plastic canvas,  giving the word practice a kinesthetic component.

My students love this and beg to do more!

Hope this will work for you, too!
~Nikki

7 comments

  1. Found you on pinterest and am your newest follower. I love this idea, very creative and different!

    Brian
    www.hopkinshoppinhappenings.com

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    1. Thanks! I cannot take credit for the idea - I had a colleague (who is the best reading teacher I have ever met!), who shared this idea with me years ago:)

      And I just followed your Pinterest page,too!

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  2. Love this idea! :)
    Sandra
    Sweet Times in First
    sweettimesinfirst@gmail.com

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    1. Thanks! The kids like it and always ask if they can do "green screens" today:)

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  3. I have never heard of this one. Love it. Thanks for sharing.

    imgoingfirst@gmail.com

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  4. what a clever idea! I'm so glad you shared your link because I'm your newest follower!

    Maria
    Kinder-Craze

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