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Third grade uses Patricia Cunningham's "Working with Words" word wall lists as our basic spelling (or "word wall") list each month. Classroom activities are built around learning these commonly misspelled words. Students are tested each Friday until mastery is achieved. At the end of each month, the basic words are posted on each classroom's "word wall" and are then expected to be spelled correctly every time the student uses them. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help students study his/her spelling words. Here are some activities to try: •Look for spelling words on every day objects (cereal boxes, newspapers, etc.), •Practice words while you're in the car, eating a meal, or waiting in line •Play "sparkle" - take turns saying each progressive letter of the word, the last person saying "sparkle" and then spelling the entire word •Build your spelling words - on paper, write the first letter, then the first and second, then the first, second and third, etc. (example: water= w, wa, wat, wate, water).
We will also be using the curriculum "Words Their Way" to teach spelling rules. This program is differentiated and does not emphasis memorization of specific words; rather, it emphasizes learning word families and spelling patterns through various in class activities and "sorts". A letter will be sent home which explains this further.
Click the link below to see this month's Word Wall words.
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