We Are Now Studying Spelling in Grade One

We have started working on spelling.  Right now all of the children are working on one spelling list while they learn the routine.  When the routine is established, each student will be working on learning words to their ability levels.  Some children will have words that follow a pattern or word family (at, hat, pat, cat...) while other children will be working on more complex words or spelling patterns (night, fright, sight....).

The routine goes as follows:

Monday   We print the words in our agendas and in our spelling work books. 


Words for Jan. 27-Jan. 30

1. shop
2. ship
3. shed
4. show
5. mash
6. crash

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Tuesday to Thursday     We practise our words every morning. 

• Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check   (Look at the word.  Say the word out loud.  Cover the word. Write the word in your spelling work book or on a white board.  Uncover the word and check to see if you did it right.)
• Print words in many different ways.  (fancy letters, rainbow letters, bubble letters, stick letters, print words on a white board, print words with marker......)
• Write a sentence with the spelling words.
• Partner dictation. 

Friday     Spelling dictation

How to Help at Home

ABC Order

Write your words in alphabetical order

Rainbow Words
Write your words in three colors

Picture Words
Draw a picture and write your words in the picture

Scrambled Words
Write your words and then write them again with the letters mixed

Ransom Words
Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue
them on a paperPyramid Words
Write your words adding one letter at a time

Words-In-Words
Write your word and then write at least 2 words made from each

Delicious Words

Write your words in whipped cream, peanut butter, or anything you can eat
Good Clean Words
Write your words in shaving cream on a counter or some other surface that can
be cleaned safely
Dirty Words
Write your words in mud or sand

Pasta Words
Write your words by arranging alphabet pasta or Alphabits. Glue on paper or bring
me a note from a parent and do on a table or counter at home3D Words
Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words

Magazine Words
Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word

Cheer Your Words
Pretend you are a cheerleader and call out your words


For more ideas, click here.http://www.readingresource.net/support-files/spellingpractice.pdf

This Week in Grade One

Monday January 27th    Dress as your favourite literary character.

Tuesday January 28th 

Wednesday January 29th

Thursday January 30th       Spelling dictation    

Friday January 31st    P.A. Day   No school for students

  

Last week we said good bye to Colby.

Colby has finished his Co-op placement with us.  We thank him for all of his help and wish him the best of luck at his next placement. 

 

We are going to miss him!

 

 

 

 

 

Our guide for writing groups. 

 

Super dooper words are describing words.