REFER TO YOUR CHILDS AGENDA FOR A LIST OF THEIR WORDS EACH WEEK!
                   Choices for Spelling Homework
                             3rd Grade

Below are some choices you can use to practice your childs spelling 
words at home.  All required spelling practice will be done in 
school.

KEEP THIS LIST EITHER IN YOUR HOMEWORK FOLDER OR AT YOUR HOUSE.

In third grade spelling is developmentally based.  At the beginning 
of the year the children were assessed and placed into groups based 
on those assessments.  On Mondays and Fridays all children in 3rd 
grade switch classes based on their groups.    This is one way is 
which we are differentiating for the students in Third Grade.

On Monday they learn their words for the week, the rules for the word 
lists, and how to sort them.  On Friday they take a test on their 
spelling words.  On that test, they will have to know how to spell 
the words and how to sort them.  On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 
the children complete spelling activities in their regular classroom 
based on these spelling lists.   You can find an sample spelling list 
and a �sort� on the back of this sheet.

Students will not be asked to turn in spelling homework.   However, 
there are several activities you can participate in at home to help 
them get ready for their Friday spelling test.  The following are a 
few examples of things that could be done at home (nothing will be 
turned in):

1)  Make Flash Cards to study your words
2)  Put your words in ABC order
3)  Make word triangles for each of your words
4)  Look up 10 of the words in the dictionary, write down the 
definitions
5)  Write a newspaper article using several of your words.
6)  Take a practice test
7)  Make up sentences for 10 of your spelling words
8)  Make up a story using at least 10 of your spelling words
9)  Create a word search on graph paper or the computer
10)  Make up a puzzle with your spelling words on each piece 
11)  Write a synonym for each word
12)  Write an antonym for each word.
13)  Classify each word according to parts of speech (noun, verb, 
etc�)
14) Draw a picture and hide your words in the picture
15) Cut your words out of magazines and make a collage.
16) Divide your words into syllables. 
17) Create Tongue twister sentences with your words


Ms. Whalen's Word Study Week of Sept 21st
wrestle
crumb
designate
hymnal
wrest
hymn
muscular
sign
muscle
design
signal
crumble
vehicle
soft
condemn
moisten
condemnation
moist
vehicular
soften