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Brief DescriptionStudents use letter tiles from a Scrabble® game to calculate the spelling word with the highest mathematical value.
ObjectivesStudents will
KeywordsSpelling, Scrabble, addition, game, value, mathematics Materials Needed
Lesson PlanIn this lesson, students use letter tiles from a Scrabble game (or other sources, see Materials Needed section above) to build their spelling words for the week. Challenge students to use tiles to create those words; then add up the value of the letters in each word to learn which of the week's spelling words has the highest mathematical value. For example, if students' spelling words include forest and blank, the values are: Extension Activities
AssessmentStudents spell and calculate with at least 85 percent accuracy. Lesson Plan SourceEducation World Submitted ByGary Hopkins National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
MATHEMATICS: Number and Operations
MATHEMATICS: Connections
Find more great spelling activity ideas in Education World's Spelling Activity Archive.
Education World®
Originally published 05/23/2003
Last updated 06/02/2010 |
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