Spelling Work

Last week, we practiced how to do a sort from the program Words Their Way by doing a rhyming sort as a whole class.  This week, I used their spelling tests to give each student their own individualized spelling sort for what skills they need practice on.  We have students sorting by beginning sounds, digraphs like sh-, long vowels/short vowels, and word families like -at.

First we cut and color our sort. 

Then I will work with small groups to teach them how the sort works and we practice reading the words and sorting together.  After they have a chance to learn their sort, then they get to practice!

They can do a speed sort and time themselves on how fast they can sort. 

 

They can use a magna-doodle to write their words and then erase the first letter to make a new word (hat to cat, bat to pat).

They can also use sparkly pens to make a list of their words and use the cookie sheets and magnetic letters to make their words.