USING MAGNETIC
LETTERS
WORD SCRAMBLE
Using the magnetic letters, scramble words. You can use single words or short
phrases. Ask the student to unscramble the words. For example:
eth yob
the boy
BUILD THE WORD
Build several words with the magnetic letters. Show the student how to
change the word by adding or taking away a letter to make a new word. For
example:
me
he
hat
sat
dog
bog
RHYMING PAIRS
Make a 3-letter word with the magnetic letters. Say the word and add a word
with the magnetic letters that rhymes. For example:
bug
rug
SPAGHETTI WORD
Make a ‘spaghetti’ word with the magnetic letters. Ask the student to make as
many little words out of the spaghetti word as they can. For example:
Spaghetti word: vancouver
van
can
cove
ran
run
cover
cone
cave