Lessons 12: Literacy Night Spin-A-Word

Standards:

Grade Level: K-3

Preparation: 30 minutes
Implementation: 30 minutes

National Standards for Family-School Partnerships

http://www.pta.org/nationalstandards
Standard 6:
Collaborating with communityFamilies and school staff collaborate with community
members to connect students, families, and staff to expanded learning opportunities,
community services, and civic participation.

World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)

English Language Development (ELD) Standards
http://www.wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2012
English Language Development Standard 1:

English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the
school setting.

English Language Development Standard 2:

English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the content area of Language Arts.

Materials:
White or colored copy paper
Copy machine or printer
Paperclips
Brads
Card stock/construction paper if available
Pencils

Objective:
Families will attend Literacy Night to learn how to encourage and support literacy in
their homes on a daily basis.
Families will make take-home literacy activities to bolster literacy skills at home.

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Procedure:

Print the Sign-in Sheet for Literacy Night. The Sign-in Sheet can be found in the
Additional Resources pages 107-108.
Print the Parent Questionnaire/Survey for the end of the event. The parent
Questionnaire/Survey can be found in the Additional Resources page 109.
Print out the Spin-a-Word game response sheets double sided so that there are
response pages on both sides. Each family will get two pages of double-sided
game boards.
Print out the word family endings (-at, -ug, -ip, & -ot).
o One strip of each at, -ug, -ip, & -ot for each family.
Print out the word beginning circles. Each family will need 4 circles.
o Use colored construction paper if available.
Each family will need four brads.
Print the Family Directions in English and Spanish for families to take.
Model Game:
o Show families the response sheets for recording the words they make.
o Model how to push the brad through the center dot in the spinner and the
matching dot on the word strip to make each spinner.
o Have a set of word spinners already made to display.
o The object of the game is to move the strip around the circle and write
each word that they make.
o Record the word on the response sheet, then decide if it is a real word or
not (use the word bank for real words) and circle yes or no.
Ask parents to complete the Parent Questionnaire/Survey at the end of the
Literacy Night event.

Target Parent Engagement Interactions:

Welcoming families
Communicating effectively
Parent collaboration for student success
Parent literacy support and activities for home

Assessment:
Maintain a Parent Sign-In sheet for your records.
Give the Parent Exit Survey and reflect on the parent feedback.
Maintain the Parent Exit Surveys for your records, and to make improvements if
necessary for future events.

Differentiation:

English/Spanish communication with parents through the materials and flier.

Parent friendly language is used to explain how to use literacy games in the
home.
This resource is hosted online for customization to best benefit the class and
community. bilingualfamilyengagement.weebly.com
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Direction for Families:

Cut out four beginning word letter circles.
Cut out one each of the word family endings (-at, -ug, -ip, & -ot).
For each circle, take a brad and poke it through the center dot on
the circles and through the word family endings. Fold the tails of
the brads so that they hold the piece together.
o You should be able to make three-letter words by rotating
the ending sounds and lining them up with the beginning
letters on the circle.
Take two sheets of game boards.
To Play:
o Rotate the word family endings around the circle to make
words.
o Write down the words you make and circle Yes or No
whether it is a word or not a word.
o Check to see if the word is real by looking in the word bank.
Play at home and enjoy!
Example of a word spinner:

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Direcciones para Familias:

Corta cuatro crculos con las letras iniciales.
Corta uno de cada tira de ltimas letras (at, ug, ip, & ot).
Para cada crculo toma una puntilla y pone por el centro del
crculo y tambin por las tiras con las ltimas letras. Dobla las
colas de la puntilla para sostener la puntilla y el crculo.
o Usted debera ser capaz de hacer palabras de tres letras
con el crculo y la puntilla.
Toma dos hojas de game boards.
Jugar:
o Gira la puntilla sobre el crculo para hacer palabras.
o Escribe las palabras que hizo y marca Yes o No si es una
palabra o no es una palabra.
o Usa el Word Bank para verificar si las palabras son reales
o no.
Lleva a casa, juega, y disfruta!
Ejemplo del crculo de palabras:

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at

ug

at

ug

at

ug

at

ug

at

ug

at

ug

ip

ot

ip

ot

ip

ot

ip

ot

ip

ot

ip

ot
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The Word

Is it real?
Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

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-at words
hat
rat
bat
cat

fat
pat
mat
sat

-ip words
hip
tip
rip
nip

lip
sip
zip

-ug words
hug
tug
rug
bug

lug
mug
jug

-ot words
hot
tot
rot
cot

not
lot
pot
jot

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