Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Spelling

Weekly Spelling Schedule

 Monday in class

Review the sort. Tear out page 3 and cut apart the word cards. Working independently or paired, sort the words several times. Notice the consonants that precede certain sounds.

Monday for homework

Take the words home and practice the sort with parents.

Tuesday in class

Blind sort. One student says a word aloud without showing it while his or her partner verbally indicates the category.

Tuesday for homework

Complete fill-in-the-blank.

Wednesday in class

Finding words in context, the students will look for the same inflected ending in familiar reading materials.

Wednesday for homework

Write new words in the appropriate empty boxes below each category on the week’s sort. Have students sort their words and glue their cards in place on the page.

Thursday in class

Students will turn in their sort.

Complete blind sort test.

Friday

Introduce the sort. Model how to change the words and define in context words that are unfamiliar.

Take the words home and practice the sort.