Word Wizards

Many parents have commented to me about Word Wizard. Vocabulary is one of the strongest predictors of reading success. Word Wizard is an activity we have been doing in class to help the children build their vocabularies in a fun and meaningful way. New and interesting words that we find in our reading or content area studies are added to our vocabulary logs and word wizard board. The children try and put the words into their everyday speech. When a child uses a word wizard word, they tell the class the context they used the word in and they get to put a sticker up on our chart. The children are trying to get enough stickers to earn a popcorn party.   

 
 Hopefully, the children have been trying some of the word wizard words at home. I even have gotten a couple notes from parents that their child used a word wizard word. I love it. Our most recent word wizard words came from the wonderful book, The Scarecrow's Hat. 


After reading the book we have been studying the words, swapped, grateful, benefit, relief, delighted, and trustworthy. See if your child can define the six words and give you some examples.  Try using the words in your speech and see if they notice!  Of course, if you catch any word wizards at home, a quick note from you guarantees a star on the word wizard board!