Listed below are the spelling words and the phonics skills that we will be focusing on each week of the school year. Every three weeks we will have a test that will assess both the spelling of the words and the phonics skills that correlate with the words. Students can click on each phonics skill listed, which will enable them to access an appropriate Internet site for extra practice of that skill.

 

Spelling Words (1st Quarter)					Phonics Skills
1. get	man	big	us		Short Vowel Review (CVC)
2. those	home	these	use		Long Vowel Review (CVCe)
3. take	made	time	name		Long Vowel Review (CVCe) Click on each vowel for the activity A, E, I, O, U
4. came	sent	come	huge	good	Hard and Soft sounds: "c" and "g"
5. green	frog	still	blue		1. Initial consonant blends 2. Initial consonant blends
6. read	feet	keep	each		Long Vowel Review (CVVC)
7. these	which	think	than	where	1. Initial digraphs 2. Initial digraphs
8. don't	isn't	it's	I'll		Contractions
9. going	buses	jumped	plays		Inflectional endings (no Spelling changes)

 

Spelling Words (2nd Quarter)					Phonics Skills
1. over	after	more	hurt		"R" Controlled Vowels
2. other	first	part	turn		"R" Controlled Vowels
3. three	spring	through	street		Three letter consonant blends
4. around	our	room	coin		Vowel digraphs
5. down	about	how	look	toy	Vowel digraphs
6. I've	she'd	we're	won't		Contractions
7. babies	hopping	hoping	loved	started	Inflectional endings (with Spelling changes)
8. pennies	riding	stopped	liked		Inflectional endings (with Spelling changes)
9. their	they're	too	two		Homophones

 

Spelling Words (3rd Quarter)					Phonics Skills
1. would	could	should			"ould" ending
2. right	write	high	night		Homophone
3. saw	small	draw	because	called	Vowel digraphs
4. know	knock	wrote	wrap		Silent letters
5. we'll	can't	wouldn't	you're	doesn't	Contractions
6. whole	hole	knew	new		Homophones
7. week	weak	tail	tale		Homophones
8. people	apple	table	purple		"le" endings
9. little	turtle	circle			"le" endings

 

Spelling Words (4th Quarter)					Phonics Skills
1. before	silent	music	baby		Open Syllables
2. witch	watch	teach	beach	pitch	"ch" vs. "tch"
3. river	hello	welcome	person		Closed Syllables
4. bigger	older	fastest	loudest		Comparisons
5. untie	redo	dismiss			Prefixes
6. playful	hopeful	lovely	quickly	really	Suffiixes
7. ask	lamp	thank	black		Ending Blends

 

After we have reviewed and practiced the spelling words for the week, we put them on our word wall. Each week there are different "spotlight words" that we focus on. We continuously refer to this Word Wall and use it for several activities throughout the year.

 

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Powerpoints that Teach!

Reviewing the alphabet and it's sounds

Vowel review

Silent "e" (CVCe)

"When two vowels go walking"(CVVC)

The Lonely Vowel

R controlled Vowels

"Y" Can be a Vowel

Possessives