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OSMO and WORD
OSMO and WORD
Osmo Words is a fun problem-solving tool that helps students practice spelling, vocabulary and critical thinking. There is a fun team play mode which allows two teams of up to four to play on a single iPad. Also, it is customisable for any classroom - adding your class vocabulary or spelling lists.
WORD iPad app is on all iPads but needs to be used with Osmo base and mirror.
If the iPad needs a code to connect (and you don't have an account) use Grover's account to connect to new devices: RURB YNTD
Teacher accounts and profiles: Individual teachers should create accounts then students can add there profile. By connecting to you MyOsmo account in the app, the students progress is saved.
Create custom Words albums with myOsmo
1. Register at my.playosmo.com
2. Go to myWords
3. Click “Create New”
4. Upload your desired photos
5. Add word choices for each photo
6. To make letters visible, enclose them in parenthesis like this: (moo)se
7. Once you are finished, go to your iPad and log in to myWords
8. Click on the album you have just created and click “Download to iPad” in the upper right corner
9. Congratulations! You can now play your custom Words album on your iPad.
The OSMO Teacher's guides includes instructions on how to get started as well as suggested lesson plans:
OSMO_teacher's guide_v6.pdfOSMO teachers_guide.pdf
Word games apps
Word games apps
Hideout: Flying Kitchen - Early Reading & Phonics
Hideout: Flying Kitchen - Early Reading & Phonics
Children practice purposefully sequenced skills and identify word patterns, learning to recognise the words so they can read about what they do and observe.
From USA.
Futaba - Word games for kids
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Word Bingo
- 20 paid copies
- Stage 1 & 2 iPads
Practice reading and spelling over 300 Dolch sight words by playing 4 fun games.
Word BINGO, Spelling Practice, Word Fling and Word It Up. Player performance can be monitored for up to 30 players per iPad. Made for Ages 6–8.
Sight Words Learning Games
Kindergarten & St 1
Free app = ES1 level only
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Bluster Free app by McGraw-Hill books
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Word Builder App
http://www.readingdoctor.com.au/word-builder/
$24.99 ea. (1-19 units)$12.49 ea. (20+ units)
Created by speech-language pathologist Dr. Bartek Rajkowski, PhD, Word Builder™ is a scientifically based, fun, intuitive means through which to learn how to use letter-sound patterns to crack the code in the English language. The app is perfect for teaching beginning readers, students with reading difficulties and students learning English as a second language.
"Word Builder is the best program I have seen that enables students to play with sounds and hear the word it makes. They can manipulate the sounds within a word, make rhyming words, play with nonsense words and be told whether it is a real word or not. " Jan Polkinghorne, SPELD phonics trainer.
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