Word Study words this week

Click here to see this week's word study words for all word study groups.

page 1 = yellow group
page 2 =  pink group
page 3 = green group
page 4 = extra review group

weekly newsletter Sept. 23

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this week's word study words

I am trying an experiment this week.  Click here and you will find word study words for all groups (there are 4 so there are 4 pages).

If you use this resource, will you email me and let me know?  I will keep posting them only if people are looking for them here.  :)

Shared Writing

Today we wrote a story together as a class.  The students wanted to share it with their families.  To view the story, click here.

Civics Study guide

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Scholastic Book Clubs- How to order

Scholastic Book Clubs makes on line ordering easy!  If you order on line, you can use your credit card.  Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.*  It's so simple! Here's how it works:

·         SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the "Register" button in the "First Time Here?" section. Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me. Our code is J4W7C

·         SELECT the books you'd like to order -- choose from thousands of titles -- many more than in our monthly flyers. 

·         SEND your order to me online by the due date and your child's books will be delivered directly to my classroom.

Ordering online is fast, easy, and secure.

Of course, you can still order using the form from the printed flyer.  But why not see for yourself how convenient it is to order online?

weekly newsletter Sept. 16

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Homework for Sept. 12 - 16

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Math Family Letter 1-1

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Word Study homework assignments

Word study is invaluable to the progress your child will make in reading and writing this year.  By studying words in small groups on their instructional level, children will learn the code that is the English language.  This code will help them to decode words as they read and sound out words as they write.  For this reason, your child has been placed in a group with other students who read and write on the same level.  Look for your child’s list each Monday and follow the routine for each night to provide practice additional to the work we do in school daily with these words.  These activities have been modeled and practiced in school, so your child can teach you how to do them.

Monday

Cut apart the words and figure out how the words are alike. Remind your child to sort the words into categories like the ones we did in school.  Look for beginning sounds that are the same, or vowels that are the same, or ending sounds that are the same. Choose words to go at the top (choose one word for each pattern of words). These will be called the “key words.” Then have your child sort the rest of the words under the correct key word. Your child should read each word aloud during this activity.  Ask your child to explain to you why the words are sorted in a particular way- what does the sort reveal about the spelling in general?  Ask your child to sort them a second time as fast as possible.  You may want to time them.

Tuesday

Do a blind sort with your child.  Lay down a word from each category as a header and then read the rest of the words aloud.  Your child must indicate where the word goes without seeing it.  Lay it down and let your child move it if he/she is wrong.  Repeat if your child makes more than one error.

Wednesday

Free Choice (pick one)

1.    Assist your child in doing a word hunt, looking for words in a book they have already read that have the same sound, pattern, or both.  Try to find two or three for each category.

2.    Timed sort- Have your child sort the words while you time him/her.  Challenge your child to get faster each time.  Repeat at least 3 times.

3.    Write 5 words in sentences.  Be sure that the sentence demonstrates the meaning of the word.  Example:  I like cake. (This sentence does not tell me that you understand what cake is.)  The birthday cake had chocolate icing.

Thursday

Do a writing sort to prepare for the Friday test.  As you call out the words in a random order your child should write them in categories.  Call out any words you child misspells a second or even a third time.  This can be done on a slate, a chalkboard, or a piece of paper.  I once had a student write with a dry erase marker on his refrigerator!

The word study test will be on Friday.  Children will have to spell their words correctly and in the correct categories.  Bonus words (simple words with the same spelling features) may be given as well.

weekly newsletter Sept. 10

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Welcome Back Lions!

As we begin the new school year, here is the link for the ABCs of 2nd grade.  You will receive a paper copy as well.


In addition, due to our late lunch, we will have snack daily around 10.  Please send in a small, healthy snack daily.