spelling

Dear Parents,

Today we took a spelling pretest for unit 1. Your child’s take- home list was determined by the words missed on the pretest. If they missed more than two, they will stay on the base list for the week. If they did not, they will move to the alternate list. The students had to write their list down. I will send home the list this week, but from now on the students will be writing them down to bring home. You can find our lists on www.spellingcity.com Look for username: thirdgradebrookdale. You can also find the list on my blog.

To help your child really learn his/her spelling words each week, please encourage a routine for studying. Some students need only a few practices a week while others may benefit from daily or twice –daily practice. Included is a list of fun and varied practice techniques to keep handy.
Thanks,

Mrs. McClung

• Rainbow writing – color your words
• Make a word search
• Trace words in sugar, salt, shaving cream, or whipped cream
• Play Hangman
• Do a practice test
• Write your words in sentences
• Make flashcards for your words
• Make an acrostic poem for each spelling word
• Add prefixes and suffixes to your words
• Write or type your words three times each
• Draw a picture for each word
• Trace words on Mom or Dad’s back or vice versa
• Alphabetize your list
• Scramble and unscramble your words
• Tell the part of speech of each spelling word
• Write each word in cursive