Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
When are definitions due?
New spelling words are passed out every Monday. During the week, we have 90 minutes of ELA (English Language Arts.) During this time, I meet with each group for 30 minutes leaving 60 minutes per day of independent work time. This is the time that children should be working on defintions, assigned PB (Practice Book) pages, or writing assignments. If they write approximately 4 def's per day they will finish in plenty of time before they are checked on Monday morning. I have suggested to the children that they MAY bring home a dictionary at any time to complete one or two def's if they are running behind. Knowing that a word has multiple meanings and can be various parts of speech. I realize that some of you may be concerned that this is a large assignment, please keep in mind that it is a weekly assignment that they should have plenty of time to finish if they stay focused. Some children have even finished in two days. Remember...just like anything in life, "practice makes progress". Trust me, this skill will come easy with time.Back to Top
New spelling words are passed out every Monday. During the week, we have 90 minutes of ELA (English Language Arts.) During this time, I meet with each group for 30 minutes leaving 60 minutes per day of independent work time. This is the time that children should be working on defintions, assigned PB (Practice Book) pages, or writing assignments. If they write approximately 4 def's per day they will finish in plenty of time before they are checked on Monday morning. I have suggested to the children that they MAY bring home a dictionary at any time to complete one or two def's if they are running behind. Knowing that a word has multiple meanings and can be various parts of speech. I realize that some of you may be concerned that this is a large assignment, please keep in mind that it is a weekly assignment that they should have plenty of time to finish if they stay focused. Some children have even finished in two days. Remember...just like anything in life, "practice makes progress". Trust me, this skill will come easy with time.
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