Word Watchers is an activity students participate in from Kindergarten
to 5th grade. Each week a new word is introduced on the
announcements, for example the word "photograph" was introduced this week. We
discuss the meaning of each word part (photo means light, graph means to write
or draw). Students are then asked to be Word Watchers and look for the word as
they are reading, conversing and watching television throughout the week.
When students find the word they put a sentence, meaning or picture on
an index card and it is displayed on the grade level Word Watcher bulletin
board. A student from each grade is chosen each week to come on the
announcements to share what they have found.
Each week we will build upon the word meanings to allow students to
have time to gain a greater understanding of word parts and word meanings.
Breaking down larger vocabulary words into word parts to understanding the
meaning of the word is a skill that many students struggle with in elementary school. Our hope is
that Word Watchers will give students background knowledge to pull from as they learn. You
can support Word Watchers at home by having conversations or helping your
student find the word for the week. The word for the week can be found in the E-news
that is sent out every Monday.
Happy Word Watching!!!
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