I was walking down the office supply aisle at Walmart minding my own business when I came across a stack of brightly colored clipboards for $2.48. Upon inspecting them I noticed that they were a high gloss perfect for dry erase markers. As a bonus they have a cord that holds supplies. They would work perfect on their own, but I immediately thought of activities at the guided reading table. The students need 4 square organizers for vocabulary weekly. They also enjoy playing Connect 4 Words and writing in sound boxes. I cut out the organizers on my Cricut and placed one on each side. I used permanent vinyl so that it could be cleaned and stay in place. Voila, I have a $2.48 tool that will last forever at the guided reading table or reading centers.
In case you were dying to know a 4 square vocabulary organizer helps students to work through figuring out what unknown words are. They write the word in the middle. They sketch out the word in one box. They write what they think the definition is in one box. A synonym goes in a third box. The last box is used for the word in a sentence.
Connect 4 words is played like a cross between tic-tac-toe and Connect Four. You write the words you want students to work on in the boxes with dry erase marker. They choose a word. If they read it properly they get to mark the square. If they don't they skip a turn. The first player to connect 4 words in any direction, wins.
Sounds boxes are Elkonin boxes. You write one letter in each box. The students make each sound until they've sounded out the box. It's a great tool for emerging readers.
These dry erase boards store perfectly on their own, but if you need to store more supplies with them scan below to see what I'm doing.
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