Showing posts with label words their way. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words their way. Show all posts
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Weekly Spelling Menu
Students received a weekly spelling menu on Friday, Sept. 19. They are to complete 2 items on this menu by Friday, Sept. 26. They may turn their items in early. I highly encourage them to not wait until Thursday night to complete these items. The spelling list for my group is on the Spelling/Vocab Info page on our class web page. On that page I have included links to Mr. Lind's and Mrs. Mayer's list. Students have been given a copy of their words and asked to write them in their planner.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Reminder: Spelling Homework is Due Friday!
A spelling menu was sent home with 4S students last Friday. They are to have completed 2 items of this menu by this Friday, Sept. 19. The spelling menu and items for the Word Work Word's Worth and Word Work Scrabble can be find on our class webpage: https://sites.google.com/a/clarindacsd.org/sundermand/Home/spelling-vocab-info.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Spelling Homework
Students received a spelling menu containing their spelling homework choices for the week of Sept. 19 on Friday, Sept. 12. Two items off this menu are due by Friday, Sept. 19. They are to use their current spelling words to complete the activities. They received these words on Friday, Sept. 12. Files for some of the activities such as Scrabble and Words Worth can be downloaded from the Spelling/Vocab Info page on my website. To download make sure you click on the arrow not the file name.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
The Ins and Outs of 4S Part 5: Spelling
Dear Fourth Graders and Families:
Welcome to our classroom! This post is about one thing I think you might want to know about fourth grade. Make sure you contact me at 542-4510 or dsunderman@clarindacsd.org with any questions you have.
Today I am sharing how spelling works in 4th grade. Spelling tests will be on Friday. After taking your test, you will write your new list in your planner. Your practice list will consist of between twenty and twenty-four words. On Friday you will test over 10 of these words. The test will be worth twenty points. One point for each correctly spelled word and one point for each word which is written in the correct category.
When reviewing your practice words focus on the patterns you notice in the words on the list. Make sure you review all of your words, as you do not know what 10 might be on the test. See previous post titled "Words Their Way: Spelling" or the note that was sent home for suggestions on how to study for your test.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
Welcome to our classroom! This post is about one thing I think you might want to know about fourth grade. Make sure you contact me at 542-4510 or dsunderman@clarindacsd.org with any questions you have.
Today I am sharing how spelling works in 4th grade. Spelling tests will be on Friday. After taking your test, you will write your new list in your planner. Your practice list will consist of between twenty and twenty-four words. On Friday you will test over 10 of these words. The test will be worth twenty points. One point for each correctly spelled word and one point for each word which is written in the correct category.
When reviewing your practice words focus on the patterns you notice in the words on the list. Make sure you review all of your words, as you do not know what 10 might be on the test. See previous post titled "Words Their Way: Spelling" or the note that was sent home for suggestions on how to study for your test.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Words Their Way: Spelling
Garfield Fourth Graders will be using the Words Their Way program for spelling this year. All fourth graders took a pretest and using the Words Their Way criteria will be given an appropriate spelling list. Here are recommendation for ways to help your child study spelling each night.
Your child has a Ziploc bag with his/her word cards in it. This needs to come back to school each day.
Monday: Remind your child to sort the words into the categories we did in school. Your child should read each word aloud as they do this activity. Ask your child to explain why the words are sorted in a particular way- what does the sort reveal about spelling in general. Ask your child to sort them a second time as fast as possible. You may want to time them, but you do not have to.
Tuesday: Do a blind sort with your child. Lay down a word from each category as a header and then read the rest of the words aloud. Your child is to indicate where the word goes without seeing it. Lay the word down and let your child move it if he or she is wrong. Repeat if your child makes more than one error.
Wednesday: Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in a book they have already read that have the same sound, pattern, or both. Try to find 2 or 3 for each category.
Thursday. Do a writing sort to prepare for the Friday test. As you call the words in random order your child should write them in categories. Call our any words your child misspells a second or even third time.
Thank you for your support. Together we can help your child be successful!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
Your child has a Ziploc bag with his/her word cards in it. This needs to come back to school each day.
Monday: Remind your child to sort the words into the categories we did in school. Your child should read each word aloud as they do this activity. Ask your child to explain why the words are sorted in a particular way- what does the sort reveal about spelling in general. Ask your child to sort them a second time as fast as possible. You may want to time them, but you do not have to.
Tuesday: Do a blind sort with your child. Lay down a word from each category as a header and then read the rest of the words aloud. Your child is to indicate where the word goes without seeing it. Lay the word down and let your child move it if he or she is wrong. Repeat if your child makes more than one error.
Wednesday: Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in a book they have already read that have the same sound, pattern, or both. Try to find 2 or 3 for each category.
Thursday. Do a writing sort to prepare for the Friday test. As you call the words in random order your child should write them in categories. Call our any words your child misspells a second or even third time.
Thank you for your support. Together we can help your child be successful!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
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