When a student has to change colors it makes them really concentrate on what they are doing. The students are shown each of the activities in detail at the beginning of the year. They are allowed to pick their favorite way to study once all of the activities have been introduced. Students should also work in small groups or with a partner. No pencil and paper is allowed.
Students use file folders that have been laminated as Battle Ship boards.
Each student hides their words and their partner must find the words as well as spell them correctly. The students type the words with their socked feet. Stress that they feel the shape of the letters. Students write their words with their fingers in fine sand. They use the word processing choices like underlining, bold, outline, or even color to identify the words within the word.