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Bear, D., Invernizzi, M., Templeton, S., & Johnston, F. (1996). Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Chard, D., & Dickson, S. (1999). Phonological Awareness: Instructional and Assessment Guidelines.

Ellis, E. (1997). How Now Brown Cow: Phoneme Awareness Activities.

Goswami, U., & Mead, F. (1992). Onset and rime awareness and analogies in reading. Reading Research Quarterly, 2, 153-162.

Wise, B. W., Olson, R. K., & Treiman, R. (1990). Subsyllabic units as aids in beginning readers word learning Onset-rime versus post-vowel segmentation. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 4, 1-19.

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The "onset" is the initial phonological unit of any word (e.g. /c/ in cat) and the term "rime" refers to the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel and final consonants (e.g. /a/ /t/ in cat). Not all words have onsets.

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playing hangman, kids love increasing their vocabulary through fun word play games online.

Word play games are an excellent way to practice spelling, increase vocabulary and keep the mind sharp.

Classic solitaire word games such as scrambled words for kids and kids' crossword puzzles are just as fun when playing them as word games online. The great thing about online word play games is that even classic one-on-one/partner word games such as the hangman word game can be played individually.

Whether teaching idioms or learning to alphabetize, online wordplay games are a fabulous way to have fun with words and do a little mental gymnastics all at once.

Although students will feel like they are playing, they are also improving their vocabulary and preparing for success in school. Research consistently shows the power of vocabulary in determining academic destiny. Students with weak vocabularies tend to decline academically, while students with stronger vocabularies tend to learn faster.

The National Research Council reported in a 1998 study that in fourth grade, 70 percent of the reading comprehension problem is students' lack of vocabulary. Teachers can foster better vocabulary retention in their students by assigning engaging vocabulary activities that allow students to hear, say, read, write, and play with their words. There are excellent resources available that implement best practices for vocabulary instruction , including daily practice, strategic word selection, audio support, and immediate feedback.

Vocabulary games are a great way for kids to get in extra daily word practice that engages all the senses and provides feedback. Teachers can choose which words the games use, ensuring strategic word selection.

If you're looking for other games to play to build literacy visit this list of fun word games.

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playing hangman, kids love increasing their vocabulary through fun word play games online. Word play games are an excellent way to practice spelling, increase vocabulary and keep the mind sharp. Classic solitaire word games such as scrambled words for kids and kids' crossword puzzles are just as fun when playing them as word games online.

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Ready Common Core Reading 's rigorous yet supportive content is proven to make today's demanding standards reachable for all students. This ELA program has complex, authentic texts that engage students in opportunities to practice close reading strategies across a variety of genres and formats.

Ready Common Core Reading instruction uses a consistent Read, Think, Talk, Write model in which teacher-led discussion and small group collaboration are central to student achievement. Lessons scaffold to build students' confidence as they develop important critical thinking and analytical skills. Through ELA instruction, students are immediately engaged by the variety of real-world source texts, from ELA books to literature and poetry to blogs and news articles.

Ready Common Core Reading supports students and teachers with a wealth of on- and off-grade level resources. The ELA reading program:

Develops skills and strategies for ELA reading comprehension

Supports a balance of on-grade level and differentiated instruction

Provides in-the-moment teacher support to guide teachers and help them build students' reading habits

Connects instruction to the Common Core State Standards across K-8 for a coherent path within and across grades

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No matter how well you plan out the day, there are going to be times when you have to quickly and creatively fill up a 5 to 10-minute gap in the schedule. That's where "sponge activities" come into play.

Sponge activities soak up those in-between minutes with easy-to-implement challenges that motivate students to stretch their minds in new directions. Most of the activities can be done independently, in teams, or as a class, depending on your needs. As the year continues, you'll develop many sponge activities of your own based on the lessons you are teaching. Until then, these ideas will keep students involved and learning when there are unexpected minutes to fill.

Play a guessing game that challenges individual students or teams of students to identify as many historical figures as they can in a set period of time. You can also play the game by asking students to identify countries, cities, bodies of water, plants, animals, vegetables, authors, fairy tale characters, weather conditions, cars, television shows, or movies. This game is easy to adapt to a particular content area, unit of study, or student interest.

Invite student groups to add the numbers in their phone numbers, ages of family members, or street addresses. The group with the highest score wins.

Go around the room and ask students to name foods, cities, countries, boys' names, or girls' names in A-B-C order. For example:

Asparagus, Beef, Crepes...

Albuquerque, Boston, Columbus...

Argentina, Botswana, Cambodia...

Aisha, Brittany, Camilla...

Use the newspaper or a supermarket circular to create your own version of The Price Is Right. Ask questions such as "What costs more this week, a head of lettuce or three cucumbers?" "Do you think a mattress costs more or less than a cell phone?"

Challenge students to identify where various geographic locations (continents, countries, cities, landmarks, bodies of water, etc.) are on a large map. Provide clues as needed.

Have students figure out the distance between two cities on a map using the scale. Start with short distances and increase the distance as students get more proficient at doing the math and identifying locations.

Call out states and have students name the capital. Call out capitals and have students match them with the state.

Call out sports teams (baseball, football, hockey, etc.) and have students identify the city and state they play in.

Have students identify careers in which people wear uniforms. Have students identify as many careers as they can in a set amount of time.

Provide students with the monthly average rainfall and/or temperature in your city or state (or have them investigate). Then have them use these figures to determine the average total rainfall for the year and average temperature during each season of the year.

Challenge students to write acrostic poems for the main character in a story they are reading, a topic they are studying, a favorite subject, or special interest.

Play short versions of word games like Scattergories, Boggle, Taboo, and Password.

Write three related words on the board or overhead and have students figure out what they have in common. For example:

Bears, bats, stalactites (things you might find in a cave)

Brake, bell, chain (parts of a bike)

Fiction, mystery, biography (types of books/genres)

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento (cities in California)

Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, Redwood Forest (natural wonders)

Ask students to write down as many food items, animals, flowers/plants, boys' names, girls' names, colors, sports figures, historical figures, etc., that begin with a certain letter of the alphabet in two minutes. Use a timer. When time is up, work with the class to write a final list on the board. For example, students might suggest the following for the letter "B":

Tell students to list all the words they can using the letters in their last name, first name, a vocabulary word, month of the year, or day of the week.

Read a Scholastic News article or newspaper story and discuss.

Invite students to develop five quiz questions (with an answer sheet) and then exchange papers with their seatmates for an impromptu review.

Let students become critics and write or deliver quick reviews of recent movies, TV shows, video games, sports events, or restaurant/cafeteria meals.

Give individuals, pairs, or teams of students a chance to discuss the question "If you had $1,000 to donate to a worthy cause, what would it be and why?"

List five historical events on the board and ask students to put them in chronological order. Then ask them to list five important events in their personal history and put them in chronological order or on a time line.

Write a haiku or another short poem about a favorite relative, holiday, hobby, emotion, or place.

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Classroom Activities: Sponge Ideas for Middle School Students | Scholastic

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No matter how well you plan out the day, there are going to be times when you have to quickly and creatively fill up a 5 to 10-minute gap in the schedule. That's where "sponge activities" come into play. Sponge activities soak up those in-between minutes with easy-to-implement challenges that motivate students to stretch their minds in new directions.