Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Boom Town - week of 9/14 Short vowels - VCCV pattern 1. happen 2. lettuce 3. basket 4. winter 5. sister 6. monster 7. supper 8. subject 9. lesson 10. spelling 11. napkin 12. collar 13. traffic 14. suggest 15. puppet *16. skillet *17. picnic *18. planet *19. system *20. pumpkin What About Me? - week of 9/21 Plurals -s and -es 1. pennies 2. inches 3. plants 4. families 5. bodies 6. glasses 7. wishes 8. pockets 9. lists 10. copies 11. parties 12. bunches 13. crashes 14. supplies 15. pencils *16. accidents *17. libraries *18. mysteries *19. carpenters *20. merchants Alexander - week of 9/28 Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -est 1. using 2. getting 3. easiest 4. swimming 5. heavier 6. greatest 7. pleased 8. emptied 9. leaving 10. worried 11. strangest 12. freezing 13. funniest 14. angrier 15. shopped *16. included *17. occurred *18. supplying *19. scarier *20. happiest If You Made a Million- week of 10/5 Long Vowel Digraph 1. clean 2. agree 3. teeth 4. dream 5. grain 6. coach 7. display 8. window 9. shadow 10. cheese 11. peach 12. braid 13. Sunday 14. float 15. thrown *16. entertain *17. complain *18. bleachers *19. willow *20. wheat No spelling the week of 10/12 Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Rows and Piles of Coins week of 10/19 Vowel Sounds in out and toy 1. proud 2. shower 3. hour 4. amount 5. voyage 6. choice 7. avoid 8. thousand 9. prowl 10. employ 11. bounce 12. poison 13. annoy 14. appoint 15. broil *16. however *17. mountain *18. coward *19. turmoil *20. chowder Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Penguin Chick Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V 1. finish 2. pilot 3. even 4. wagon 5. music 6. silent 7. rapid 8. female 9. lemon 10. pupil 11. focus 12. robot 13. tulip 14. camel 15. salad *16. resident *17. spinach *18. climate *19. tradition *20. innocent A Day's Work Words Ending in -le 1. handle 2. trouble 3. simple 4. people 5. middle 6. table 7. little 8. gentle 9. poodle 10. pickle 11. noodle 12. saddle 13. juggle 14. uncle 15. riddle *16. example *17. throttle *18. obstacle *19. miracle *20. muscle No spelling the week of 11/9 Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved It Compound Words 1. sunglasses 2. football 3. homework 4. haircut 5. popcorn 6. railroad 7. snowstorm 8. earring 9. scarecrow 10. blueberry 11. butterflies 12. lawnmower 13. campground 14. sandbox 15. toothbrush *16. thumbtack *17. earthquake *18. scrapbook *19. courthouse *20. whirlpool Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Tops and Bottoms Words with spl, thr, squ, str 1. splash 2. throw 3. three 4. square 5. throat 6. strike 7. street 8. split 9. splurge 10. thrill 11. strength 12. squeak 13. throne 14. strawberry 15. squeeze *16. squid *17. squander *18. arthritis *19. instrument *20. strategy No spelling the week of 11/23 William’s House Digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, tch 1. father 2. chapter 3. other 4. alphabet 5. watch 6. English 7. weather 8. catch 9. fashion 10. shrink 11. pitcher 12. flash 13. athlete 14. trophy 15. nephew *16. northern *17. establish *18. emphasis *19. hyphen *20. challenge The Gardner Contractions 1. let’s 2. he’d 3. you’ll 4. can’t 5. I’d 6. you’d 7. haven’t 8. hasn’t 9. she’d 10. they’ll 11. when’s 12. we’d 13. they’d 14. wasn’t 15. didn’t *16. should’ve *17. would’ve *18. could’ve *19. needn’t *20. you’ve Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Pushing Up the Sky Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis- 1. unhappy 2. recall 3. disappear 4. unload 5. mistake 6. misspell 7. dislike 8. replace 9. mislead 10. disagree 11. rewrite 12. unroll 13. unknown 14. dishonest 15. react *16. unfortunate *17. discourage *18. uncomfortable *19. recycle *20. mispronounce No spelling the week of 12/21 Night Letters - week of 1/5 Consonant Sounds /j/ and /k/ 1. clock 2. large 3. page 4. mark 5. kitten 6. judge 7. crack 8. edge 9. pocket 10. brake 11. change 12. ridge 13. jacket 14. badge 15. orange *16. freckles *17. advantage *18. pledge *19. Kentucky *20. kingdom A Symphony of Whales Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less 1. beautiful 2. safely 3. kindness 4. finally 5. spotless 6. worthless 7. illness 8. helpful 9. daily 10. suddenly 11. wireless 12. quietly 13. fairness 14. cheerful 15. painful *16. anxiously *17. thoughtfully *18. cautiously *19. tardiness *20. breathless Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks Words with wr, kn, mb, gn 1. thumb 2. gnaw 3. written 4. know 5. climb 6. design 7. wrist 8. crumb 9. assign 10. wrench 11. knot 12. wrinkle 13. lamb 14. knob 15. knit *16. wrestler *17. bologna *18. cologne *19. honeycomb *20. knickknack Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Wings Irregular Plurals 1. wolves 2. knives 3. feet 4. men 5. children 6. women 7. sheep 8. heroes 9. scarves 10. mice 11. geese 12. cuffs 13. elves 14. banjos 15. halves *16. loaves *17. beliefs *18. tomatoes *19. potatoes *20. tornadoes Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest - week of 2/9 Vowels with r 1. third 2. early 3. world 4. certain 5. dirty 6. herself 7. earth 8. word 9. perfect 10. verb 11. nerve 12. worm 13. thirsty 14. workout 15. earn *16. determine *17. commercial *18. whirlwind *19. worthwhile *20. virtual Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Rocks in His Head - week of 2/17 (4 day week) Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out- 1. prepaid 2. midnight 3. overflow 4. outdoors 5. outline 6. overgrown 7. prefix 8. Midwest 9. pretest 10. midpoint 11. outgoing 12. overtime 13. overdue 14. outside 15. outfield *16. precaution *17. prediction *18. midsection *19. overweight *20. prehistoric America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist 1. dentist 2. editor 3. artist 4. hostess 5. actress 6. swimmer 7. seller 8. tutor 9. tourist 10. organist 11. lioness 12. shipper 13. chemist 14. investor 15. conductor *16. announcer *17. pharmacist *18. journalist *19. commuter *20. pianist Fly, Eagle, Fly - week of 3/2 Syllable Pattern VCCCV 1. monster 2. surprise 3. hundred 4. complete 5. control 6. sample 7. instant 8. inspect 9. pilgrim 10. contrast 11. explode 12. district 13. address 14. substance 15. children *16. merchant *17. embrace *18. purchase *19. curtsy *20. contract Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Suki’s Kimono Syllable Patterns CVVC, CVV 1. create 2. medium 3. piano 4. idea 5. radio 6. video 7. studio 8. violin 9. duo 10. patio 11. rodeo 12. pioneer 13. trio 14. stadium 15. audio *16. audience *17. radiate *18. cereal *19. Creole *20. recreation How My Family Lives in America Homophones 1. to 2. too 3. two 4. week 5. weak 6. our 7. hour 8. stair 9. stare 10. flour 11. flower 12. write 13. right 14. new 15. knew *16. their *17. there *18. they’re *19. weather *20. whether Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong Vowel Sound in ball 1. small 2. almost 3. always 4. because 5. straw 6. drawn 7. also 8. author 9. false 10. already 11. flaw 12. sausage 13. applause 14. walnut 15. lawn *16. awesome *17. altogether *18. awning *19. faucet *20. laundry Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words. Jalapeno Bagels More Vowel Sound in ball 1. thought 2. fought 3. bought 4. taught 5. caught 6. walk 7. cough 8. talk 9. daughter 10. ought 11. sought 12. brought 13. trough 14. chalk 15. stalk *16. sidewalk *17. distraught *18. afterthought *19. overwrought *20. beanstalk Me and Uncle Romie Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, -ment 1. rocky 2. foolish 3. rainy 4. childhood 5. selfish 6. treatment 7. movement 8. neighborhood 9. childish 10. parenthood 11. crunchy 12. bumpy 13. payment 14. sleepy 15. shipment *16. assignment *17. livelihood *18. stylish *19. environment *20 guilty Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words This is the start of Unit 6. We will be doing a unit on Charlotte's Web instead of the stories listed below. The Story of the Statue of Liberty Vowel Sounds in tooth and cook 1. few 2. school 3. true 4. goose 5. fruit 6. cookie 7. cushion 8. noodle 9. bookmark 10. balloon 11. suit 12. chew 13. glue 14. Tuesday 15. bushel *16. bamboo *17. mildew *18. soothe *19. barefoot *20. renewal Happy Birthday Mr. Kang 1. above 2. another 3. upon 4. animal 5. paper 6. open 7. family 8. travel 9. afraid 10. nickel 11. sugar 12. circus 13. item 14. gallon 15. melon *16. character *17. cardinal *18. Oregon *19. particular *20. dinosaur Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words Talking Walls: Art for the People Words with -tion, -sion, -ture 1. question 2. creature 3. furniture 4. division 5. collision 6. action 7. direction 8. culture 9. vacation 10. mansion 11. fiction 12. feature 13. sculpture 14. vision 15. celebration *16. fascination *17. legislation *18. manufacture *19. possession *20. declaration Two Bad Ants Multisyllabic Words 1. leadership 2. gracefully 3. refreshment 4. uncomfortable 5. overdoing 6. remarkable 7. carefully 8. unbearably 9. ownership 10. unacceptable 11. impossibly 12. reappeared 13. unprepared 14. oncoming 15. misbehaving *16. outrageous *17. incomprehensible *18. undoubtedly *19. independence *20. disadvantage Elena’s Serenade Related Words 1. cloth 2. clothes 3. nature 4. natural 5. able 6. ability 7. mean 8. meant 9. deal 10. dealt 11. please 12. pleasant 13. sign 14. signal 15. signature *16. equal *17. equation *18. equator *19. major *20. majority