Spelling
Spelling tests will typically be on Fridays with one spelling unit done every week or every other week. The lists begin with first grade review words and progressively get more challenging. Spelling lists will be sent home on spelling weeks, but all words are listed below for your convenience. The purpose of the tests are to track each student's understanding of phonics/spelling patterns. If there should be a change in spelling for a particular week, it will be noted in your child's Homework Folder.
Although some students and parents believe spelling is a subject of the past due to being able to use technology such as spell check and google, the truth is... students still need to be able to spell. Most importantly on their college entrance exams such as the SATs and ACTs where no technology is permitted, students must be able to spell independently. This time seems to be a very long way off from second grade, but from the first day of kindergarten, the goal of educators is to get students "college" ready. With this in mind, we will do our best to help your second graders in this subject area. However, to be completely successful, practice must take place in school AND at home. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Units 1 and 2 (short vowel review)-practice test only
Tricky Words 1: Sight words-1st test!
were their over under first what how why because was said
Unit 3
cake mine plate size ate grape prize wipe line pile rake gave bike race while mistake
Unit 4
doze nose use rose pole close cute woke rode role tune home joke wrote ice cube mule
Unit 5
spin clap grade swim place last test skin drag glide just stage slip drive climb price
Unit 6
next end camp sank sing drink hunt stand long stamp pond bring young friend jump left
Unit 7
rock black trick kick full dress neck add spell stuck class doll off will across pocket
Unit 8
dish than chest such thin push shine chase white while these flash which then catch thumb
Unit 9
liked using riding chased spilled making closed hoping baked hiding standing asked teasing knocking mixed sleeping
Tricky Words 1: Sight words
were their over under first what how why because was said
Unit 10
I'm don't isn't can't we'll it's I've didn't you're that's wasn't you've they're wouldn't them us
Unit 11
hens eggs ducks bikes boxes wishes dresses names bells stamps dishes grapes jets frogs stitches fences
"Tricky Words"-2
they where really girl went your maybe favorite several together before great themselves either very
Unit 12
pay wait paint train pail clay tray plain stain hay gray away stay day raisin birthday
Unit 13-N/A
Unit 14
float goat flow grow own so both most coach know soap loan swallow ocean loaf throw
Unit 15
cannot pancake maybe baseball playground someone myself classroom sunshine outside upon nothing into inside nobody everywhere
PW Spelling Unit 1
smaller traffic battle tennis middle blossom lesson tunnel channel happen borrow dinner
PW Spelling-Unit 2
dinner diner hopping hoping supper super tapping taping starring staring better penny
PW Spelling-Unit 3
turtle uncle sample wobble stumble waddle rattle mumble freckle noodle puddle dribble scribble scramble
Shape Spelling List:
prism,cylinder,sphere,pyramid,cube,cone,rhombus,pentagon,hexagon,quadrilateral,heptagon,nonagon ,decagon
PW Spelling-Unit 5
judge hedge fudge ledge edge badge bridge change cage page huge age
PW Spelling-Unit 6
brick quick thick stick lick trick music comic traffic public panic sonic