Word+Ladders

What is it?
 * Games where students change one word into another through steps, atlerting a single letter at each step
 * Goal: use as few steps as possible to change the first word to the last word
 * Typically: first and last words are related (fall-down)
 * Example: cat-dog: cat-cot-dot-dog

Cat-Dog Word Ladder:  another word for bed, sometimes the kind of bed you use when you're camping || cot || means "tiny, round, mark." || dot || a word that goes with the first word, cat. || dog ||
 * Teacher says || Students Write ||
 * Begin with the word cat || <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">cat ||
 * <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Change the vowel to form
 * <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Change one letter to form a word that
 * <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Change the final cosonant to make

<span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">What to do?
 * 1) <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Create the word ladder: 5-15 words, choosing words from spelling lists, write clues for each word
 * 2) <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Pass out supplies: dry-erase boards and marker, or paper and pen, with word ladders drawn on them
 * 3) <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Do the word ladder: read the clues and have students write the words
 * 4) <span style="color: #e08100; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Review the word ladder: reread the words and talk about any that they have difficulty writing

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