On the first day back from vacation, I do activities that will ease the students back into a full day of school. On Wednesday, I taught them the online game Wordle. Wordle online link For those of you who haven't played the game, the object is to figure out the 5 letter word of the day in 6 tries or less. You start using any 5 letter word; my word is always house, but Mrs. Kara Garceau's first word is stare. Then you find out if any of those letters are in the word you are trying to guess. If the letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot, the letter will turn yellow. If the letter is in the word, and in the correct spot, then the letter turns green. Letters not in the word turn gray. Based on those clues you have 5 more chances to get the word.
Wordle, on nytimes.com, only has 1 word a day. There is a website that has all the wordles archived. We started with #1 on Wednesday and they played when they had the chance. Lots of learning opportunities came up about letters that can be at the beginning or end of a word, vowel teams, and syllables. It's a challenging activity that they can choose when work has been completed or have some free time.
