1. Word LaddersThird Grade Picnic - Basket Unit 1 Week 1 Created by Kristi Waltke

2. On the bottom rung of your ladder spell… picnic

3. Change the beginning of the word “picnic” to make a word for the amount of congestion found on the road. picnic

4. You should have spelled… traffic

5. Scramble the black letters left in “traffic” to make a word for a little art project. traffic

6. You should have spelled… craft

7. Change the ending of “craft” to make a 6 letter word for something a dog wears around its neck. craft

8. You should have spelled… collar

9. Keep the double consonants in “collar” and use them to spell a word for a subject in school for which phonics skills are important. collar

10. You should have spelled… spelling

11. Scramble the black letters in “spelling” to make a word for your backbone. spelling

12. You should have spelled… spine

13. Change the middle of the word “spine” to make a word for a rock. spine

14. You should have spelled… stone

15. Add two letters to “stone” and scramble them to make a word for something scary of which some kids are afraid. stone

16. You should have spelled… monster

17. Change the beginning of “monster” to make a word for a female relative that shares your parents. monster

18. You should have spelled… sister

19. Scramble the black letters in “sister” to make a word for the action “to place something.” sister

20. You should have spelled… set

21. Add three letters to “set” in a way to make a word for an object used to carry things. set

22. You should have spelled… basket

23. You’ve just gone from picnic to basket. Way to go!