Spelling: August 5-9

Spelling

I have changed spelling a bit this week.  I was so eager to get the kids to into their differentiated groups however some students are not practicing their words correctly.  Therefore this week I will have all the kids have the same easier words so that they can learn the procedures for spelling.  After the kids have properly learned what to do then I will more them back into their designated groups.

The purpose of the spelling sorts is for the kids to learn spelling patterns and rules, NOT memorization of words.  Therefore they need to sort their words and pay attention to the patterns every time the do spelling practice.  For spelling test, I will chose half the words from the spelling list and half not on the list.  This way I am testing to see if the students truly understands and can apply the spelling pattern. This may take some getting used to, that's why we will spend a couple weeks learning this new way of learning spelling.

So our spelling list this week is paying attention to blends sh, wh, th, ch,:  

ship, chat, when, this, whip, shed, than, chip, chin, shin, that, them, wham, then, thin, chill, check, whiz, shell, shack, shall, chick, chap, thick

Tuesday:  The kids will learn the sort and think of other words with this pattern, as well as rule-breakers (oddballs).

Wednesday: The kids will "rainbow write" and as a group find as many words as they can that fit the pattern.

Thursday: The kids will do a "word hunt" and find words with this pattern in their reading.  For homework they need to do a practice spelling test.

Friday: we will take the test and I will choose 8 spelling words and 8 other words.  We will correct the test in class so the kids know how they do.