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WEEK 1
The focus of Week 1 is to learn and master the rule or spelling pattern for the week. Each night, choose a
different activity using your word study words; its your choice! Complete your activity on a sheet of paper.
Sort with Reflection
SAW (Sort, Alphabetize
Blind Sort
Word Hunt
Cut your words. Sort
and Write)
Lay out the headers for Look in books,
words while reading
Sort your words,
the words. Mix up the
newspapers, or
each word aloud into
alphabetize the words
cards and have someone magazines to find more
the same categories you within their categories,
call out the word. You
words with the same
did in school. Write a
and then write down the must point to the
pattern or rule you are
reflection about how
sort.
correct category without studying. Write them
and why you put your
seeing the word. Choose down in the categories
words into those
3 words and explain
they would belong to.
categories.
WHY they fit that
Extension: Create a
Should be completed
category.
made-up word(s) that
first.
would fit in each of your
categories. Create a
definition for the
word(s).
Writing Sort
Highlight the Pattern
Beat the Adult
Glue Them
Write your words in the
Write each word in
An adult or older sibling Glue your words down
appropriate category
pencil. Find the feature sorts the words while
into the correct
and spell the words
of the word being
being timed by you.
categories. Make sure to
correctly.
studied and highlight it Then you try to beat the glue them well because
in crayon or marker.
adults time while
you still need your
Ex. soil
sorting your words.
words next week!
Write who won and
Should be completed
explain why you think
last
that person won.

WEEK 2
The focus of week 2 is word meaning/vocabulary and word application. Each night, choose a different activity
using your word study words; its your choice! Complete your activity on a sheet of paper.
Sentence Application
Synonyms/Antonyms
Use Words in a Website
Picture It
Use each of your words
Find synonyms or
A fun way to practice
Draw a picture OR look
in a sentence. Make
antonyms for each of
spelling is to use the
in magazines,
sure the sentence helps your spelling words. Not
games at
newspapers, etc. to find
to show the meaning of
all words have a
www.spellingcity.com pictures of the words in
the word. Ex. It was hot synonym or antonym, so
(ask an adult first!).
your sort. Label each of
outside so I didnt wear
check with an adult if
When using the website, your pictures with the
a jacket. Not acceptable: you cant figure one out. you will have to type in word they represent.
Im hot.
your list of words.
Make a Poem
Story Time
Define the Word
Classify
Use at least 10 of your
Use at least 10 of your
Define the words that
Classify your words into
words to come up with a words to write a story.
are in your sort. You can different parts of speech
poem. Your poem does Your story should have a either define in your
such as nouns, verbs,
not have to rhyme, but
beginning, middle, and
own words or use a
and adjectives. *Use a
it can.
end.
dictionary to look up the dictionary to help you!*
true definition.
Credit for these activities goes to montgomeryschoolsmd.org

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