The spelling tests will include dictation also. There will be 5
sentences you will listen to and write. You will be graded on everything
from spelling, punctuation and capitalization. :-)
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Week of May 5 - 9
(Prefixes)
1. untied
2. repay
3. disagree
4. preheat
5. unafraid
6. return
7. preschool
8. dislike
9. disappear
10. resell
11. precook
12. prepay
13. unbeaten
14. reprint
15. unwrap
Review Words
16. nickel
17. handle
18. pickle
Challenge Words
19. unlucky
20. recover
Sentence Assignements:
Monday: Write words 1 - 5, five times each. Write each word in a sentence of
your choice. It must be 8 words or more.
Tuesday: Write words 6 - 10, five times each. Write each word in a sentence
of your choice. It must be 8 words or more.
Wednesday: Write words 11 - 15, five times each. Write each word in a
sentence of your choice. It must be 8 words or more.
Thursday: Write words 16 - 20, five times each. Write each word in a
sentence of your choice. It must be 8 words or more.
Friday: Test day....You'll do great!
Reminders:
* Think about third grade size sentences. (8 words)
* Your teacher loves neat work.
* Always do your best work in your best handwriting.
* A noun is a person, place, or thing.
* An action verb is a doing word. It shows action.
Try one of the activities below for some FUN Spelling!!!
Eating Your Words:
Buy a box of alphabet shaped cereal at the store. Pour a cup of the dry
cereal onto a table or plastic place mat. Pick out the five most difficult
spelling words from your weekly list and have him/her spell those
words from the letters in the cereal. After you check his/her work, he/she
is free to eat his/her words!
Bathtub Spelling Practice:
Get a package of foam letters for the tub. During bath time, call out a word
and have your child spell the word by sticking the appropriate foam letters
to the side of the tub.
Sidewalk Spelling:
On a nice day, take your child outside with a bucket of sidewalk chalk and
call out her spelling words. She can write the words on the sidewalk and
later go back and draw a picture to illustrate each word. The chalk washes
off with water.
Back Rub Spelling:
This may grow to be one of your favorites! Both you and your child need to
sit on the floor. He/She should be facing your back. As you call out
spelling words, he/she will draw the letters on your back. This will not
only give him/her the experience of remembering the spelling of the words
but also give him/her practice forming the letters.
Poker Chip Mix-Up:
Purchase inexpensive poker chips and write the letters of the alphabet on
them with a marker. You will need to make several of the commonly used
consonants and vowels. Choose the poker chips that contain the letters of
one of your child's spelling words. Give them to him/her without telling
him/her which word and ask him/her to spell the word.
Scrabble Spelling:
Play a game of Scrabble, using your child's spelling words.
Go Fish:
Grab a package of gold fish crackers and your child's spelling list. Call a
word out for your child to spell and each time he/she spells one correctly,
he/she can take one gold fish cracker for each letter in the word. If he/she
makes a mistake, he/she cannot take any until he/she is able to spell it
without help.
Word Processing Practice:
Have your child use the computer to type his/her spelling words. Encourage
him/her to use a different color, font, size or style for each word.
Spelling Puzzles:
Write each spelling word on a 4x6" index card with marker. Cut each card in
half, creating a jagged edge on both sides. Mix up the cards and have your
child sort them and find the match to complete the puzzle.
