Words their Way - Spelling Program

Dear Parents,

 

Each week students are given spelling words with patterns specialized to their needs from a holistic spelling assessment.  Each lesson builds upon the previous.  Though in some instances the words themselves may seem easy; it is the spelling rule or pattern that the student needs to learn and incorporate into their writing.  Students are responsible to study their words and complete the tic-tac-toe assignments for homework to give them practice with their words. 

 

In class: Students are given their words.  They are to copy their words in their agenda and cut and sort their words and create a table in their word work notebook showing the spelling pattern of the week.  

 

 

Words their Way -  Schedule of Activities

Friday (previous) - Cut out the words and create sort in agenda

M-W - Spelling Menu Activities for Classwork

Thursday:  Test

 

Homework:  Monday: Create flashcards to use at home - Tues - Wednesday - practice sorting - Thurs - Test

 

 

For Classwork each week - students complete their Must Do activities.  Students then choose two additional activities to complete during Daily 5.  If students do not complete during time provided during Daily Five - they must complete as homework. 

 

 

Spelling Tac Toe - Classwork Activities

 

 

Choose your own spelling assignments!  You must choose at least three activities.  Activities are due Thursday

 

Complete a written word sort     Verbal linguistic	Make a set of flashcards to study your words.  Use the flashcards to study   Visual Spatial	Pretend you are at your favorite outside place.  Draw a picture of what you see.  “Hide” your words in the picture   naturalist
Write a song using your spelling words   Musical	Complete your own idea	Secret Agent Words Number the alphabet from 1-26 then convert your spelling words to a number code   Logical Mathematical
Write a “Lost” ad for 4 of your spelling words.  In the ad describe the “missing” word so that someone else will recognize it immediately   Intrapersonal	Write 3 times:  Use printing, cursive and a decorative writing you create to write your spelling words   Verbal Linguistic/Spatial	Write a story or letter using 12 of your spelling words.        Linguistic - Intrapersonal
Make a collage of pictures that represent your spelling words   Visual - Spatial	Create a word search that includes your words.  Circle the words in your word search   Linguistic - Mathematical	Synonyms   Write a synonym or antonym for 12 of your spelling words

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Mrs. Dervishian