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Literacy Activities Using
Microsoft Word  

Microsoft Word is currently one of the most commonly used applications for creating critical documents such as reports, letters, business plans, and more for the World Wide Web and for print.

The activities below provide examples of ways you can use Microsoft Word in the classroom. They can be adapted to fit a variety of classroom situations and topics.
 

 
 

Rhyme Zone   (27709)
  Choose words that rhyme.
Primary    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Kidspiration Inspiration Internet  
 

Rhyme Zone   (27709)
  Choose words that rhyme.
Primary    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Kidspiration Inspiration Internet  
 

Poetry & Word Families   (15720)
  Poetry is a topic that many teachers are hesitant to teach. When you mix poetry with phonics instruction, both become much easier and more relevant.
Primary Intermediate    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Internet  
 

Story Sequence with Word   (12818)
  Rearrange events of a story in the correct sequence.
Primary Intermediate    Language Arts    Microsoft Word  
 

Transactive Writing-Feature Article Style   (9939)
  In this lesson, students will take a written feature article and produce it in a news article format.
Intermediate Middle    Science Social Studies Language Arts Special Areas    Microsoft Word Internet  
 

Only a Matter of Opinion?   (7259)
  This lesson introduces students to opinion writing through forms such as editorials, columns and editorial cartoons.
Middle High    Social Studies Language Arts    Microsoft Word Microsoft Publisher Inspiration Internet  
 

Word Study Computer Tag   (7072)
  Provide student practice and teacher assessment for any given phonics skill.
Primary    Science Math Social Studies Language Arts    Microsoft Word  
 

Rock Hounds   (6246)
  These activities will guide students through the rock formation process.
Intermediate    Science Language Arts    Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Internet  
 

Online Homophones   (5653)
  Use an online homophone worksheets and direct students to record their own progress via a word document.
Primary Intermediate    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Internet  
 

Basic Comprehension   (5639)
  Students will answer basic comprehension questions about a story they read (or have read to them).
Primary Intermediate    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Internet  
 

Bold Words   (5188)
  As adults we rarely read informational material word for word when we are looking for specific information. A reader uses scanning skills to get the main idea of sentences and paragraphs.
Primary Intermediate    Science Math Social Studies Language Arts Special Areas    Microsoft Word Internet  
 

Story Teller   (4700)
  Read or listen to a story and retell the story and provide authentic illustrations as the story is told.
Primary Intermediate Middle High    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Internet  
 

Scrambled Sentences, Please   (4084)
  This is a word wall activity using one computer in the classroom.
Primary Intermediate    Language Arts    Microsoft Word  
 

Mystery Scrambled Words   (4031)
  Students unscramble words with the help of using prefix, suffix, other endings, diagraphs, blends and other letter chunks .
Primary Intermediate    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Internet  
 

Greece   (3615)
  This activity focuses on student literacy skills as they both read and view pictures and drawings. The worksheet guides student through specific websites to locate information about the Parthenon in Greece.
Middle    Social Studies Special Areas    Microsoft Word Internet