Word collector activities

Have you tried word of the year in elementary? This is a wonderful goal setting activity for kids. I love to incorporate the book, The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds. One of my The Word Collector book activities is to create an interactive anchor chart in reading. Inside this blog, you can also find writing crafts for kids, goal setting for students, growth mindset games, and much more! Your elementary students will love completing these during literacy whole group or literacy small…

Hey elementary teachers! The picture book The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds is a quality read aloud to share with 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students for a sharing lesson. We at the Clutter-Free Classroom knew we had to add it to our Starts With a Story collection, which is a library of book companions that are filled with fun lesson ideas, teaching tips and worksheets. Teachers have everything they need to deliver engaging lessons! Learn about this book and the related printable…

What would you do with a collection of words?

Peter Reynolds' book Word Collector catalyzes your creativity. When you observe the world around you like a word collector does, you can be more creative.

This package includes the 2 page lesson plan and 15 pages of printable extension activities for The Word Collector, by Peter Reynolds. Suitable for: Grades 2-6. Learning targets include: creative writing, word choice/vocabulary, word study, and onomatopoeia.

Lindsay on Instagram: "Looking for an easy and low prep activity for after break? Have you tried word of the year? It’s a great goal setting activity that pairs perfectly with The Word Collector! Use the book to brainstorm different words and expand their vocabulary. You can also make your own collection of words that you refer back to and continue to grow throughout the year! Learn more about this fun and easy activity now with the link on my profile or drop a 🥳 and I’ll share the link! Yo

Just a quick post to share a template I'm using this year to review and practice vocabulary words. I wanted a place my students could store their vocabulary words for easy reference throughout the ye

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I love the idea of using personal and class "Word Collectors" in the classroom. I was inspired to do this after reading The Daily Cafe. After teaching the mini-lesson over "tuning into interesting words", I pass out personal word collectors for my students to keep in their writing folders. This really has helped my students expand their vocabularies and encourages them to give more attention to new words in the books they read. Students may add words to their collectors at any point during…

Be a Word Collector Vocabulary is important no matter what subject or grade level you teach! One of the things I like to do is really spark an interest in words with my kiddos! I do this through a variety of methods but one really fun way that I do it is by turning my students into word collectors! I encourage my students to collect all kinds of fascinating words in their reading and writing journals. Every once and a while we will pull them out and spotlight one that we think is just…