Then have them add the ending s to make helps, then ed to make helped, then ing to make helping and finally er to make helper. This is a good way to practice word endings. The Covered Word Have a word covered on the overhead. Have students try to guess the word wall word by revealing one letter at a time. The teacher or a child picks a word from the wall and draws lines on the board or overhead for each letter in the word.
Children can guess vowels or consonants.
Correct letters are written in the lines and incorrect ones are listed in the used letter box. The MUST guess all the letters before saying the word. One turn per person. Ruler Tap A ruler is used for this activity. The teacher says a word then taps out several other letters in that word without saying those letters.