Erasing Relay

Subjects
 Arts & Humanities
--Language Arts

Grade
 PreK
 K-2
 3-5
 6-8

Brief Description  

A fast-moving game provides practice in recognizing grade-appropriate vocabulary words.

Objectives
Students will

 recognize words from the class word wall or other vocabulary lists.

Keywords
word wall, vocabulary, spelling

Materials Needed
 lists of words from students' word walls or vocabulary/spelling lists

Lesson Plan
Before the Game
Arrange students into two teams. Write two columns of words that are approximately equal in difficulty on
the chalkboard or whiteboard. Each column should list one word for each member of the team. All words
should be drawn from the classroom word wall.

The Game
Position each team a few feet from the chalkboard or white board where you have written the word lists.
At a signal, the first child on each team goes up to the board, points at the first word in the team's column
of words, and reads aloud that word. If the student reads the word correctly, she or he is allowed to erase
that word. The student then moves to the back of his or her team's line.

The first team to erase all the words on their list is the winning team.

Lesson Plan Source

Adapted from an idea on Marion Dunkerley's Word Wall Activities Web page; used with permission.

Submitted By
Marion Dunkerley; Marion also contributed to the Education World article, Teachers Say Word Walls
Work!

National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.6 Applying Knowledge
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills

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Article by Gary Hopkins

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01/02/2004