Word+Sorts

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For my PowerPoint Sidekicks I decided to focus on word sorts for primary students. This is a high-tech update on the traditional cut-and-paste word sort. For my original starter, I created teacher-guided picture word sorts. Audio directions were featured on each page. Because this activity easily lends itself to being a literacy station where a student will not necessarily have direct teacher interaction, the audio provides a great way for the teacher to provide direction for the student. In this particular example, the word sorts concentrated on blends, so I used to audio instructions to pronouce the blend sounds for the students so they could clearly hear what the blend sounds like. This is something that could not be done with written instruction and was therefore a great feature! My finished starter illustrates what the completed starter should look like.

My second starter is another word sort. This time the word sort was more advanced because it was self-guided. Instead of being told what they were looking for, students have to explore the words and decide on their own what the similarities are and how they should be sorted. Also, on this word sort, I included audio instructions, but only on the first page, as different instructions were not needed for each page. Making the changes from the original starter was quick and easy and could be done in just a few minutes. I also included a finished example of my second starter.