pinonheightsacademy Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Would you be willing to share a few of your child's spelling words for school this week? I have been a bit disappointed by the words my dd is bringing home from school. We have been doing a lot of math and reading at home and perhaps we need to add a spelling program. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) must, does, because, place, part, penny, even, funny, sleepy, sandy. This is a class list from last week, I think. The class finished their Top 100 words and now they are venturing out into more difficult words. Top 100 words were a joke. Our teacher differentiates spelling for some kids, so my son and some others got different list. Edited March 7, 2012 by Roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 This isn't very helpful because my son is in first grade but the teacher is using a second grade Evan Moore Spelling book, but... now, down, how, out, shout, about, our, house, slow, show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citrusheights5 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 this week is spelling list # 21 words with oo books,took,hook,good,foot,cool,stool,pools, Bonus word Looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Last week: race, why, car, fish, end, trace, face, space, behind, place. Bonus words: Lincoln, Washington. Dictation sentence on spelling test: "Why is the space behind this place messy?" This week: over, something, because, of, was, sand, kite, March, spring, ball. No bonus words. She won't know the dictation sentence until the test Friday. My son, who went to the same school (different teacher) didn't even have spelling words in first grade. :confused: I think it's just totally up to the teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 baseball, sidewalk, cornstalk, call, fall, talk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 find, kind, night, right, by, my bumpy penny puppy funny candy sandy bunny mail rain chain train play day read me feed seat sleep we keep beak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Twice, between, twelve, clean, summary, seen, tonight, female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MommyLady Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Railroad, hilltop, sunlight, goldfish, bulldog, into, today, birthday, rainbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinonheightsacademy Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thanks everyone. Wow. Looks like I need to start a spelling program. Her words this week are extremely easy: is, has, had, have, are. I know they are talking about verbs but those are just too easy, in my opinion. The hardest word she has had this year was "friend". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 It' funny seeing a) how many of those words have been on DD's lists and b) being able to tell exactly what the focus is for any given week (compound words, homophones, long e, long i, silent e, y at the end of a word, etc.). I'm surprised at how consistent the lists are. DD's most recent words were end, fast, past, just, both, rest, black, back, time, candy, by, my, puppy, sent, did, not, didn't, most, went and like. The last couple weeks have been mix of review with a few new words (bolded). I also added words to her list each week because I got tired of seeing movie, because, friend and playground mispelled all the time!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agamemnonsmom Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 This week is bird, total, animal, habitat, mammal, reptile, increase, together, altogether, amphibian Next week is slowly, quickly, forest, desert, polar, aquatic, minus, reduce, decrease, difference. Last month he had some that I was surprised about -- communicator, appreciate, refraction I'm supplementing with AAS to make sure he's continuing to learn the spelling rules, not just lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicalTwins Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Be thankful, the school we pulled our twins out of, does no formal spelling in any grade K-5. It is all "invented spelling", I never understood how the child was supposed to learn to spell correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApronMama Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Our school does has a 1200 most frequently used words list. Each child has their own list based on what they don't know on the list. In addition, the whole class worked through a spelling program that taught the rules of spelling, grouped words by spelling, etc. My volunteer job at school was testing each child and keeping track of where they were on the list. Your child's words might be easy, but know there are many kids who still don't have simple, simple words down. If the words are easy for your child, ask the teacher for a supplement list or just do your own at home. My older son raced through the list, but I can already see its going to be much tougher for my younger when he hits 1st grade next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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