Spelling
Each week we will have a list of spelling words. There are some words that will be seen throughout the year more than one time. These words are sight words and words that the students use a lot in their writing. They are important words for them to know how to spelling and use correctly in a sentence.
On top of the spelling words the students will also have a sentence as part of their spelling test. The sentence is always made up of words that are from that week and previous weeks. Capitals and periods also count!
Your child can practice by: building the words with pennies and saying the letters and the word, writing them on a chalkboard, painting them with watercolors, painting them on a chalkboard with water, filling a cookie pan with salt, Jell-O, or sugar and having your child write the words on the pan and lick their fingers. The more senses that are used by saying, seeing, and writing, the better their memory will work. Another way is to push the sounds into boxes with pennies and stretch the word out. Draw boxes for the letters and put pennies under the boxes. Then push the pennies into the boxes while saying the word slowly. For example; c-a-n, then ask what sound they hear as you push the penny into the box and have them write the letter.
On top of the spelling words the students will also have a sentence as part of their spelling test. The sentence is always made up of words that are from that week and previous weeks. Capitals and periods also count!
Your child can practice by: building the words with pennies and saying the letters and the word, writing them on a chalkboard, painting them with watercolors, painting them on a chalkboard with water, filling a cookie pan with salt, Jell-O, or sugar and having your child write the words on the pan and lick their fingers. The more senses that are used by saying, seeing, and writing, the better their memory will work. Another way is to push the sounds into boxes with pennies and stretch the word out. Draw boxes for the letters and put pennies under the boxes. Then push the pennies into the boxes while saying the word slowly. For example; c-a-n, then ask what sound they hear as you push the penny into the box and have them write the letter.