This document discusses word sorts, which involve students sorting words into categories. There are three types of word sorts: alphabet word sorts where words are sorted by beginning letters, pattern word sorts where words are sorted by their spelling patterns, and meaning word sorts where words are sorted by their meanings. The document provides examples of each type of word sort using different word lists and instructs students to complete a word sort activity with a partner.

1. Word Sorts
By: Kaylyn Freeman and
Tori Benner

2. What are Word Sorts?
Students sort a collection of
words into two or more
categories.

3. What is the purpose of
Word Sorts?
To help students focus on parts
of certain words and find
reoccurring patterns.

4. There are 3
different types of
Word Sorts.

5. Try to figure these out! Go
down the CHOICES list
and guess where each word
goes.
Click once to see the
answer!

6. First Type: Alphabet
-OP -OT CHOICES
Mop
Top
Pot
Pop
Hot
Spot
Cop
Tot
Chop
Flop
Dot
Shop
Knot
Plot
Shot
Drop

7. Second Type: Pattern
SHORT –CK
SOUND
LONG –KE
SOUND CHOICES
Kick
Lock
Sick
Spoke
Duck
Duke
Pack
Bike
Shake
Take

8. Third: Meaning
MICRO- MEGA-CHOICES
Microwave
Megaphone
Microfilm
Microscope
Megabyte
Megalopolis
Microbe
Megahit

9. 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.

11. After reading The Cat in
the Hat, did you notice
any word patterns
throughout the book?
We did!

12. Demonstration: Raise your
hand if your birthday is in
December.

13. Yay!
You get to show the class
your Word Sorts skills.
- Please Blank the Screen -

14. Answers:

15. Now it’s your turn!
Work with the person closest
to you to complete the
Word Sort activity!

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