Spelling Words

Every monday, our students will receive a list of spelling words.  We do a "try-it" in class with our spelling notebooks, before writing the words in our agenda in the weekly words column.  I would then encourage you to spend a couple of minutes each night reviewing the words with your child.  Each week I will leave tips on fun and creative ways for children to do spelling.  Give them a try!  Thursday mornings will bring our weekly spelling tests.

Proper spelling is a strong basis for reading and writ

ing success, and though computers and modern spell checkers are a wonderful thing, they are not fool-proof.  Good spelling is a strong literacy skill for every student to develop.

Here are this week's spelling words (which will also be listed on the sidebar):

1. am

2. no

3. so

4. I

5. us

Try this at home:  Some students learn best by turning visual cues into kinesthetic (or physical) cues.  A good exercise to try is writing the spelling words on each other's back while speaking the letters aloud.  Not only does it feel nice, but it's a great way to learn how to spell!