wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I am putting my letter tiles into my 3 bags, Use now, Use Later and Save for Level 2. OK so I got bag #1 set up (with 2 y's, a blue and a red) but it says to put the second set of letters a-z in the use later bag. I do not have a 3rd Y. Am I supposed to have a 3rd Y? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in Indy Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 No, there's one blue and red Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiegal Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 No, just the two Ys, one red (vowel), one blue (consonant). If you are using a magnetic board (we've got a large lined magnetic whiteboard), I'd suggest just putting both a-z tiles in two long lines on the board. (I put mine at the bottom, where my 6 year old can easily reach them, rather than as AAS suggests--might be in level 2--at the top). I found we often needed more than one of a letter when spelling words from the book, or words my kids made up that worked for the current lesson. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I agree with veggiegal. If you are like me you will end up adding additional words for your children and if you have the board up, it saves you time having to root around those bags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ah thank you! I thought I lost a tile already ;) I don't have magnet strips to put on them yet but do you recommend that? I have a little Melissa and Doug magnet board I could use. Any thoughts either way on that? Thanks :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiegal Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I now love our large magnetic lined whiteboard, but it was spendy ($70 or so). For the first while I put the tiles on large baking sheets (I am working with 2 kids, so one set of letter tiles for each), and that worked well for a personal-sized work space. It really helped my younger child, age 6, who tired easily when writing a lot with pencil. Some kids hate the tiles though--depends on your kid. Mine really enjoy them, and we use them all the time when doing other work and the need to spell a word comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I definitely recommend putting magnets on the back of your tiles. If you don't you'll have to set them up each day before the lesson and the higher up in levels you go that would get to be a pain. I bought a 2x3' whiteboard for $15 from target and it's a perfect size. That way all the tiles stay on the board, so we're less likely to lose any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I also had my son put up the tiles for a while so he had practice with alphabetizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I bought a 2x3' whiteboard for $15 from target and it's a perfect size. Do you happen to know the brand white board you bought? I would love to see if something like that is still available. I've looked at Target's website and can't find anything near that cheap. The closest I've found is this at Amazon, and it's $35.00. Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I bought one at our local Walmart that was made by The Board Dudes, for about $16. That was 3 years ago though. I've heard of people finding them there or at Costco or Target etc... You might see what you can find locally. Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Do you happen to know the brand white board you bought? I would love to see if something like that is still available. I've looked at Target's website and can't find anything near that cheap. The closest I've found is this at Amazon, and it's $35.00. Ouch! Mine is This one and doesn't have the black painted frame it's a simple aluminum frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Mine is This one and doesn't have the black painted frame it's a simple aluminum frame. Ooh, nice. But wait, the reviews say that that one isn't magnetic. Thanks anyway! At least you gave me another brand to check out, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyndria Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Do you happen to know the brand white board you bought? I would love to see if something like that is still available. I've looked at Target's website and can't find anything near that cheap. The closest I've found is this at Amazon, and it's $35.00. Ouch! I got a 2'x3' whiteboard from Target, I believe it was The Board Dudes. It's magnetic with an aluminum frame. I got it last year when it was on sale for $16, but they were $20 not on sale. I don't see it on Target's website, you'd probably have to go to the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Ooh, nice. But wait, the reviews say that that one isn't magnetic. Thanks anyway! At least you gave me another brand to check out, right? Sorry that should have said Mine LOOKS LIKE this one, I guess my fingers had a mind of their own on the keyboard last night. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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