It is beneficial to practice word family words (and 1st grade sight words)
in addition to completing the
spelling homework. Find a way to practice that motivates your child and
matches their learning style.
See the ideas below to get started!
FUN WAYS TO PRACTICE SPELLING (in addition to the written homework)
*Sidewalk Chalk
*Jumping rope while spelling
*Rainbow writing with several crayons or markers
*Quizzing a sibling or parent and having them quiz YOU back
*Writing in shaving cream
*Scrambling the letters on small pieces of paper and putting them back
together
*Word searches (there are many tools online to create these)
*www.spellingcity.com (can be accessed from my Learning Links page)
Bobcat words are bonus words usually connected to content we are studying.
Week 11: th, sh, ch, and wh words
Week 10: note, vote, drove, nose, joke, cute, mute, cube, mule, rule
Bobcat words: odd, even, past, present
Week 9: final silent e words (ex. make, game)
Bobcat words: after, before, next, finally
Week 8:
clap, club, class, sled, slip, slow, flag, flat, plan, plus
Bobcat words: pumpkin, seed, orange, soil
Week 7: ill family
Bobcat words: they, here, there, their
Week 6: hog, dog, frog, log, fog, fun, sun, run, cut, but
Bobcat words: work, school, career, student's last name
Week 5: when, then, ten, men, hen, went, tent, sent, bent, very
Bobcat words: Texas, city, country, map
Week 4: short e words...I don't have my list because I'm at home
examples: let, set, bed, pet
Bobcat words: October, add, noun, verb
Week 3: top, stop, shop, off, fox, box, got, not, hot, on
Bobcat words: autumn, bones, heart, blood
Week 2: it, sit, pit, fit, in, win, pin, wig, dig, pig
Bobcat words: smell, taste, hear, feel
Week 1: that, sat, flat, had, mad, sad, glad, man, an, can
Bobcat words: family, friend, September, rules