Get outside and use these 8 fun games using hands on and multisensory activity to build the super highway to high frequency WONDER WORDS.

1. TO BUILD
THE SUPER HIGHWAY OF WONDER WORDS.
8 amazingly fun things to do – OUTDOORS -
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high frequency words, sight words, magic words, popcorn words, Dolch or Fry

2. WHY ARE WONDER WORDS SO WONDERFUL?
You may know WONDER WORDS by another name! Sight
words or high frequency words or Fry or Dolch words or
magic words or even popcorn words! I do love the idea of
popcorn words as these are the words that POP up all the
time in kid's readers.
But by far my favourite term is WONDER WORDS.
WONDER WORDS are the high frequency words that readers and
writers must have to instantly and automatically recognise without
having to try to figure them out, sound by sound.
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So let’s build a super highway of WONDER WORDS!

3. ALL THE STEPS TO THE SUPER HIGHWAY CAN BE FOUND IN DETAIL AT
Step 1: Start with just 3 little words.
Step 2: Start slow and steady.
Step 3: Pay attention! Eyes on the WONDER WORD!
Step 4: Say the word OUT LOUD together, eyes on the word,
have a chat.
Step 5: Wrap the WONDER WORD up in meaning.
Step 6: Eyes closed! Take a picture!
Step 7: Make the WONDER WORD.
Step 8: Print off the extra WONDER WORDS.
Step 9: Get organised.
Step 10: Have fun
with the Ready, Set, Go activities for WONDER WORDS.
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This way
to the
Super
Highway
of
Wonder
Words.

4. A moving body
means a better
memory!
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More hands-on
repetition
in fun and
engaging ways
will make those
WONDER
WORDS stick!
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NEURONS THAT FIRE TOGETHER, WIRE TOGETHER. BOMBARD THE SENSES!
IIII
What fun!
Squirting WONDER
WORDS.
saying them OUT LOUD
and spelling them
as well!

5. ACTIVITY 1 - HOPSCOTCH
WHAT WE NEED:
Chalk, outside path, pebble, bean bag
The GROWN –UP:
*draws hopscotch shape on pathway
*writes target WWs in the squares.
Our LEARNER –
*stands at the beginning and tosses
pebble/bean bag to land in a square.
*hops to the landed square, says the
word OUTLOUD and spells it
*picks up the pebble and tosses it to
another square and continues in this way
.
Saying the word and spelling it OUT LOUD strengthens the connection in the

6. READY SET GO 2 – DISAPPEARING LETTERS
WHAT WE NEED:
Target WW’s, wall or pathway,
bucket of water, paintbrush
The GROWN –UP:
*displays target WWs where suitable
Our LEARNER –
*Using copy of target WW’s, copies
WW’ onto pathway or wall.
*As WW identification is
consolidated, water paints from
memory.
 As your child ‘paints’ the
WONDER WORD, have them
say each letter OUT LOUD!
was
on
the
Start with our learner copying WW and later ‘paint’ the WW from memory.

7. READY,SET,GO 3 – WORD STEPS
WHAT WE NEED:
Chalk and some stairs
The GROWN-UP:
*Writes target WWs on steps
Our LEARNER:
*says [and spells] the WW every
time they walk onto the stairs OUT
LOUD of course!
A fantastically fun way to consolidate identifying our WONDER WORDS!

8. READY, SET, GO 4 –WORD PICK UP
WHAT WE NEED:
WW on sticks, pebble
The GROWN-UP:
*Shows our learner what to do
Our LEARNER:
*Tosses pebble and says the WW
that it is closest to, hops or jumps
over the stocks and picks up the
WW.
*Continues until all WW are picked
up.
Easy to make word sticks can be used inside and outside to build the super highway.

9. READY, SET, GO 5 – WRITE IT BIG!
WHAT WE NEED:
A stick, sand pit/dirt, a
chalkboard, copy of WWs
The GROWN-UP:
*selects appropriate WWs to
target
Our LEARNER:
*copies target WWs and as
recognition develops, our learner
can write the WWs without a
copy.
Writing BIG is much better and easier to manage than writing small when our learner is just
starting!

10. READY, SET, GO 6 – FLYING WORDS
WHAT WE NEED:
Paper, texta
The GROWN –UP:
*Helps our learner make paper planes
and writes target WW on wing..
Our LEARNER :
*Takes turns with grown-up to fly plane
to each other and naming the WW as
planes fly.
This is a super activity as it
covers fine motor and gross
motor skills as well as building
the super highway to WONDER
WORDS!
And sometimes, spell the WWs as they are ‘caught’ and sometimes, make up a sentenc

11. READY, SET, GO 7 - TARGET WORDS
WHAT WE NEED:
Path/ wall/ fence, chalk, tennis ball,
beach ball, football
The GROWN-UP:
*writes target WWs
*calls out WW
Our LEARNER:
*bounces/throws/kicks ball to WW
and of course says the WW – OUT
LOUD!
the in
was
her
Movement helps to grow a better brain. So let’s get our learners moving!

12. READY, SET, GO 8 – THE WW TRIATHLON
WHAT WE NEED:
any materials from earlier activities
The GROWN-UP:
*sets up the course, individualising it
to our learner
Our LEARNER:
*moves around the course, riding
around, jumping over, swatting,
picking up word sticks, bouncing a
ball on top of and each time naming
the WW OUT LOUD!
What a great way to making our WONDER WORDS stick, and a whole lot of fun!!

13. THERE ARE ALWAYS MORE WAYS TO MOVE AND LEARN OUR WONDER WORDS!
Can you and your learner think of any more?
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14. 1. WONDER WORDS are
part of our child’s reading
journey.
2. Visual memory is the
key.
3. We do not sound out
WONDER WORDS.
4. Less stress, more fun.
5. Less work sheets and
more hands on,
multisensory activities will
build the super highway.
BIG
messages
about -
WONDER
WORDS!

15. IF YOU LIKED THESE OUTDOOR READY,SET,GO’S,
YOU MIGHT LIKE OUR INDOOR READY, SET, GO’S.
For your free copies of list 1 and 2 WONDER WORDS
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Building the SUPER HIGHWAY of WONDER WORDS in 10 minutes a day and
having fun!