Spelling words will come home every Friday and will focus on a specific spelling pattern and/or rule. Some weeks will also include review words from previous units to ensure that the words have been retained.

Each Thursday will be our spelling quiz and will include 10 randomly selected words from the spelling list, the bonus word, and five individualized spelling words that your child needs to work on spelling correctly.

Look for your child's individual list in his/her Assignment Notebook each Friday. 

There are many ways to help memorize some of the words that your child may be struggling with, such as:

• Print or type several words to practice but leave a blank space for one or two letters in each word. ( b_ _ d) Take turns filling in the missing letters and creating new challenges.
• Buy or make individual letters of the alphabet. Scramble the letters contained in a spelling word and have your child reconstruct the word by moving the letters back into position.
• Encourage your children to proofread assignments by themselves. If they overlook a misspelling, tell your children what line it is on and let them find it themselves. This is a visual skill building activity and encourages independence and responsibility.
• Print each word. Next to it, write the word in cursive.
• Write the words in crayon or pen. Write each consonant letter in red and each vowel in blue.
• Make a set of flashcards for studying the words.
• Cut out letters from headlines or ads in newspapers or magazines. Use the letters to spell the words. Paste the letters on a sheet of construction paper.
• Write a mnemonic sentence to help you remember each of the words. Each letter of the word should start a word in the sentence. For example, a mnemonic sentence for the word throw might be Ted has rented one wheelbarrow.
• Write the words on cards (make two sets) and play "Memory Match" with them against a sibling or parent.
• Make a wordsearch online, print, and play!
• Stairsteps: Write words as if they are stairs, adding one letter each time. (If you are using lined paper, begin up against the left margin line. If you are using graph paper, begin on the left.)
• Write each word in a rainbow of colors. First, write the words with a red crayon. Trace over the words with a blue crayon. Finally, trace the words again with a green crayon.
• Spelling Math: A=1, B=2, C=3 and so on. Which word has the highest value? Which word has the lowest value? Do any words have an equal value? Can you make a code and challenge a parent or sibling to solve it? Can they make a code for you to solve?