Word Sorts

By: Kaylyn Freeman and Tori Benner

What are Word Sorts?Students sort a collection of

words into two or more categories.

What is the purpose of Word Sorts?

To help students focus on parts of certain words and find

reoccurring patterns.

There are 3different types of

Word Sorts.

Try to figure these out! Go down the CHOICES list

and guess where each word goes.

Click once to see the answer!

First Type: Alphabet

-OP -OT CHOICESMopTopPotPopHotSpotCopTot

ChopFlopDot

ShopKnotPlotShotDrop

Second Type: Pattern

SHORT –CK SOUND

LONG –KESOUND CHOICES

KickLockSick

SpokeDuckDukePackBike

ShakeTake

Third: Meaning

MICRO- MEGA-CHOICES

MicrowaveMegaphoneMicrofilm

MicroscopeMegabyte

MegalopolisMicrobeMegahit

We are going to now silently read The Cat and

the Hat by: Dr. Seuss.

Go to the next slide and the video will play

automatically.

After reading The Cat in the Hat, did you notice

any word patterns throughout the book?

We did!

Demonstration: Raise your hand if your birthday is in

December.

Yay!

You get to show the class your Word Sorts skills.

- Please Blank the Screen -

Answers:

Now it’s your turn!

Work with the person closest

to you to complete the

Word Sort activity!

References

http://www.mypearsontraining.com/pdfs/tg_wtw_wordsorting.pdf