Spellings will be given out each Monday (an app message will be sent out and a slip sent home). These will be tested the following Monday. The spellings are based on the learning for that week.
Learning Strategies:
Look, say, cover, write, check.
- Look at the word carefully.
- Sat it out loud.
- Say the word both as you would normally and then again enunciating any silent letters., e.g. Wed-nes-day.
- Cover the word with a piece of paper or your hand. Write the word down from memory. Check your answer letter by letter. If you've got it wrong, write it out again correctly.
- Use the word in a sentence to help gain understanding and context.
- Using sounds to breakup and blend.
E.g. subway s-u-b-w-ay.
- Using syllables to breakup and blend.
E.g. subway sub/way.
Using an acrostic poem or rhyme to remember the spelling.
E.g. because - big elephants can always understand smaller elephants.
Spelling activities ideas:
- Hangman
- Write sentences
- Letter tennis - spell the words by taking turns to say one letter at a time.
- Beat the clock - time how long it takes for them to write their spellings and see if they can beat their time.
- Word searches or crosswords