Wordle Wonder (but not in Japanese!)

I had fun creating this Wordle - it can be a bit addictive playing around with the colours, fonts etc! I read the FAQ and unfortunately it is not likely to be available in Japanese or Chinese. This is because these languages do not have spaces between words, and therefore the computer would need some sort of algorithm to determine where words start and end. As we know, language is complex, and no-one has yet been able to write that algorithm. What a shame! I could still use it with my classes, but it would have to be in romaji (Japanese written using the English alphabet).

I do want to share this with my colleagues at work (primary classroom teachers). Several of the teachers have a "Star of the Week" project running in their classrooms, and this usually involves the student sharing information about themselves and showing photos and a few treasured objects to the class. Classmates then write a short positive description of the Star Student. My son's class did this in Year4 - it is a great keepsake of all the lovely things his friends said about him. I think that wordle.com would be a great way to make this into a personalised artwork about each student. (You could also do this in the target language - great for practising adjectives). Type in the Star Student's name quite a few times to start (may take some experimenting to ensure that it is the biggest word on the page), then ask classmates to each secretly write down 3 or 4 words that describe that person. You could brainstorm a list of adjectives first and display this to assist, or maybe use it as a dictionary exercise? Enter all of the words chosen into wordle.com, and see what you come up with!