Activity: Word wheel

Activity: Word wheel

Materials:
Paper, scissors, pen or pencil, paper clip or brass fastener

Time:
30 minutes

Skills:
Word building

Make a silent e word wheel by cutting out two circles: one with a 5 inch diameter and one with a 7 inch diameter. Write the following words radiating from the center to the edge of the 5 inch circle: tub, rob, man, plan, pin, cap, hop, can, bit, not, cut. Then, write a single e about a 1/2 inch away from edge of the 7 inch circle. Place the 5 inch circle centered and on top of the 7 inch circle and fasten them together through the center with a paper clip or other fastener. As you turn the outer circle, align the silent e with each of the words you’ve printed on the smaller circle and have your child read the new words.