The Colegio Maya School follows the spelling program "Words Their Way." This sequential word study program challenges each individual student by having them focus on the spelling words appropriate for their own level, and also allows students to progress through the spelling levels at their own speed. New words are practiced every week through a variety of fun sorting and writing activities, and are then reviewed each Friday with a weekly test. To learn more about Words Their Way, visit their website (http://www.literacyconnections.com/WordsTheirWay.html) and take a look at some of their many word study activities. Monday Cut apart words and sorting rule. Paste sorting rule into notebook. Place words in baggie. Tuesday 'Word Sort' according to heading at top of word list for the week; word sort into alphabetical order; write/glue word sort in notebook; cursive & pencil only. Wednesday Use each word in a sentence; sentence must show 'meaning' of word; cursive & pencil only; underline word with ruler & ink. Thursday Working with a partner, spell out words with ‘counters’; white = consonants & red = vowels. (Homework: Fold notebook paper in half to make (2) columns; draw line with ruler; write each word two times; cursive & pencil only.) Friday TEST! Within Word Pattern Short / Long "o" lock home odd slope crop note shot hose clock vote shock joke knob smoke hope choke Within Word Patterns clip mine try spine thick vine sky price swim why shy lime mitt wife trick win mess neat head rest meal bell deaf breath kept dread sneak vest shell bread treat nest best green mean left wheel team neck sheet deal bell need reach bled bleed beach creep cap lake last wave plan late sat tape flat bake tax base shade made maze sale hat name jack date ask race slap plane fast cape lap page flag same pass safe path gave glad gate Syllables and Affixes Adding "ed" (double or nothing) slip pick grab call trade bake stop rub whiz cheer dream Syllabes & Affixes bat bake brag skate beg slide skip wave hum hope jump hike dress wait stop pass live wag babies plays carries monkeys ponies boys bodies trays pennies donkeys worries enjoys daddies turkeys berries valleys patted buses dishes treated glasses benches traded ended dresses passes watches lashes handed needed gases guesses trapped cows mixed boxes stopped chicks chased mixes cracked farms walked axes asked foxes jumped fences waited gates dotted horses Derivational Relations Advanced Homophones aloud (allowed) cinder (sender) morning (mourning) berry (bury) roomer (rumor) kernel (colonel) vary (very) censor (sensor) Derivational Relations unicycle biweekly bisect trilogy unicorn bilingual tripod trio bifocals unique biplane triple uniform triplets bicycle universe fair (un) tell (re) agree (dis) able (un) play (re) appear (dis) cover (un) train (re) grace (dis) kind (un) turn (re) arm (dis) dress (un) use (re) order (dis) admire (admiration) determine (determination) explore (exploration) combine (combination) declare (declaration) organize (organization) examine (examination) compose (composition) define (definition) dispose (disposition) oppose (opposition) expose (exposition) decompose (decomposition perspire (perspiration) educate (education) congratulate (congratulation) create (creation) decorate (decoration) generate (generation) imitate (imitation) fascinate (fascination) complicate (complication) separate (separation) introduce (introduction) produce (production) reproduce (reproduction) reduce (reduction) induce (induction) deduce (deduction) act (action) process (procession) distinct (distinction) depress (depression) select (selection) success (succession) extinct (extinction) profess (profession) predict (prediction) discuss (discussion) subtract (subtraction) contract (contraction) affect (affection) express (expression) impress (impression)