Hello All!
As I mentioned in my email earlier this week, I wanted to explain Wednesday's and Thursday's Word Study homework in case it caused any confusion. I did explain this in class, but I know how things can get lost in translation between school and home!
Just a reminder that they should be doing word study each night. I saw several "blank" homework pages today!
Wednesday: "Pick Your Own Sort"
- Students should COME UP WITH a new way to sort their words - NOT the way they are already sorted.
For example, if I had words such as the list last week (long e, short e, long a, short a), instead of sorting them into vowel sounds I might sort them into spelling patterns. I.e.:
"ea" words "not ea words"
break playground
read believe
And so on. Another way could be to sort them by word type. I.e.:
compound words non-compound words
playground basket
backpack math
Etc. They could sort them by category (words that go together), rhyming... anything they can think of that makes sense with their words.
Thursday: "Pyramid Words" (only 8 of them!)
(Preferably 8 words OTHER than the ones they did sentences for already!)
I had the class write an example of this in their notebook already. Pick 8 of their words, and write them in a pyramid shape like so:
basket
b
b a
b a s
b a s k
b a s k e
b a s k e t
Please let me know if you have further questions about this!
Reminders:
- Science Test on Friday (Matter)
*If you like to study ahead, our next unit will be SS - Famous Americans
- Columbus Day Monday - No School
- MONDAY school schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 11th
- October 17th PTA Meeting @ 6:30
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Hopefully FALL(ish) weather is here to stay...???
As I mentioned in my email earlier this week, I wanted to explain Wednesday's and Thursday's Word Study homework in case it caused any confusion. I did explain this in class, but I know how things can get lost in translation between school and home!
Just a reminder that they should be doing word study each night. I saw several "blank" homework pages today!
Wednesday: "Pick Your Own Sort"
- Students should COME UP WITH a new way to sort their words - NOT the way they are already sorted.
For example, if I had words such as the list last week (long e, short e, long a, short a), instead of sorting them into vowel sounds I might sort them into spelling patterns. I.e.:
"ea" words "not ea words"
break playground
read believe
And so on. Another way could be to sort them by word type. I.e.:
compound words non-compound words
playground basket
backpack math
Etc. They could sort them by category (words that go together), rhyming... anything they can think of that makes sense with their words.
Thursday: "Pyramid Words" (only 8 of them!)
(Preferably 8 words OTHER than the ones they did sentences for already!)
I had the class write an example of this in their notebook already. Pick 8 of their words, and write them in a pyramid shape like so:
basket
b
b a
b a s
b a s k
b a s k e
b a s k e t
Please let me know if you have further questions about this!
Reminders:
- Science Test on Friday (Matter)
*If you like to study ahead, our next unit will be SS - Famous Americans
- Columbus Day Monday - No School
- MONDAY school schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 11th
- October 17th PTA Meeting @ 6:30
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Hopefully FALL(ish) weather is here to stay...???
