Last Friday when I was in Detroit we made word wallets similar to the one
below:
1st Place the paper lengthwise and fold up
the bottom to an inch from the top.
2nd
Fold in half.
3rd Open and glue both sides. (Trim top corners if you desire.)
4th Let the children decorate the outside.
5th Cut 4 ½ ” x 2 ¼ ” green rectangles and
write high frequency words on them.
When children
learn a word they get to “save” it in their wallets.
You could also use
the wallets to “save” letters, numerals, math facts, vocabulary words, colors,
shapes, etc.
Susan Healey (Holy
Redeemer) suggested cutting paper circles and calling them quarters. You could write the sight words on the
quarters and put word family words, spelling words, etc. on the dollars. She also suggested writing letters on
the quarters and sounds on the dollars.