We are just finishing up our Biography Buddies activity where students are interviewing one another and writing about their buddy. To wrap it up, we tried doing a wordle. My kiddos have never heard of this before, so they were excited to try something new. To start off, I should them how to input the information. To make a word bigger, you have to add it more times and if you want two words to be connected, you have to put a hyphen between the two words. At first, they were a little thrown off by this because the red squiggly line kept appearing (they know that means the word is spelled wrong). They started to get the hang of it as we went along though. Some kids would tell me, "Miss Johns that word is spelled wrong." The others would chime in saying, "No, you can't have any spaces if you want them together." It was cute seeing them remind each other that it is okay! Once I was done adding all my words, I showed them the finished piece. They were all taken back by it and thought it was amazing that they couldn't wait to get started! :) We filled out a generic organizer with information they would be including in their wordle. For example: name, family members, live, how old, favorite color and food, words to describe your buddy, favorite hobby, etc. Once they were done, they got started. I shared out the link with them via Google Classroom so they could access it right away. They really took their time creating their wordle and including colors they thought their buddy would like and picking a font that attracted their eye. When they had finished, they were so proud of their creation. They called me over and wanted to print it right away so their buddy could get the finished product. At the end of the school year, this would be a fun and engaging activity to talk about the whole school and create a wordle reflecting on the year we had! :)
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