Our Phonics and Spelling words go hand in hand. Each week we will be focusing on a different vowel sound, blend, digraph, prefixes,suffixes, or spelling rule. We will begin by reviewing the short vowel sounds that the students learned in first grade. Then we will practice the long vowel sounds, and then move on to blends, digraphs, and "tricky" spelling rules. We will introduce the new spelling words on Mondays. Your child will have spelling homework that night to practice the new words. There will be a pretest over the words on Thursdays. If your child spells all of the words correctly he or she will not have to retake the test on Friday. For students that may miss a couple words on Thursday, they will have the opportunity to practice their words again Thursday night, and take the final test on Friday.
Throughout the week we will work on the phonics rules that go along with our spelling words. We use the series MCP Phonics and your child will complete worksheets practicing the skills. We also have poems that the students practice reading that follow the phonics rules. They will also be "Making Words" to practice creating words with letter tiles that contain the phonics skills being practiced that week.
Below is a link to Spelling City. On this website you can type in the sight words for the week and students can do different activities and games to practice them at home.
Throughout the week we will work on the phonics rules that go along with our spelling words. We use the series MCP Phonics and your child will complete worksheets practicing the skills. We also have poems that the students practice reading that follow the phonics rules. They will also be "Making Words" to practice creating words with letter tiles that contain the phonics skills being practiced that week.
Below is a link to Spelling City. On this website you can type in the sight words for the week and students can do different activities and games to practice them at home.