The Spelling Teacher's Lesson-a-Day

180 Reproducible Activities to Teach Spelling, Phonics, and Vocabulary

Edward B. Fry

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9780470429808
• eBook ISBN: 9780470573303
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teaching Methods for Reading

The effective and fun-filled way to teach spelling to elementary students

The Spelling Teacher's Lesson-a-Day gives teachers 180 engaging and ready-to-use lessons-one for each day of the school year-that boost spelling skills in students grades 3-6. These lessons may be used as "sponge" or "hook" activities (five-minute lessons to start off each school day) or teachers may simply pick and choose activities from within the book for the occasional spelling lesson. Fry teaches spelling patterns by contrasting homophones (like-sounding words) to help students recognize these spelling patterns in more complex words. He also boosts students' spelling skills by demystifying contractions, abbreviations, capitalization, silent letters, suffixes and prefixes, and more.

• Offers an easy-to-use method for teaching spelling that has been proven to be effective
• Includes 180 ready-to-use, reproducible lessons-one for each day of the school year
• A new volume in the new series 5-Minute FUNdamentals

This book is designed to be used by classroom teachers, homeschoolers, tutors, and parents.

PART I

HOMOPHONES AND PHONICS LESSONS

1 be vs. bee

be = To take place or happen. “Will there be any lions at the zoo?” (v.) Having a position or place. “My new desk will be in the corner.” (v.)

bee = An insect with four legs and a stinger. “That bee is flying in the garden.” (n.)

A social gathering at which people have a task or contest. “The students have lined up for a spelling bee.” (n.)

1. I was just stung by a _____!

2. I’m not sure where the new store will ___ in the mall.

3. Will the new teacher ___ in class today?

4. My grandmother goes to a sewing ___ every Monday.

Phonics: Long E

Learn to spell all the words in bold print.

Pay attention to the same vowel letter pattern in each word.

The Long E sound is sometimes made by the Single E letter pattern.

The Long E sound is sometimes made by the Double EE letter pattern.

Show YOU Know!

1. Write one or two sentences using as many of the words in these Single E and Double EE letter patterns as you can.

2. The teacher or another student will dictate each of these six words for you to write without looking at this page. Use each word in a sentence when it is spoken.

2 by vs. bye vs. buy

by = On the side of. “The wild flowers grew bythe side of the road.” (prep.)

The means used. “The team traveled to the game by bus.” (prep.)

A particular time. “We plan to arrive at the party by noon.” (prep.)

bye = Short for “goodbye”—often doubled to “bye-bye.” “ Bye-bye, I am going home now.” (v.)

buy = To purchase. “I’m going to the grocery store to buy milk.” (v.)

1. The baby waved ___ to me.

2. I drove ___ your house today.

3. He was the first to say _____.

4. I think I’ll _____ a new hat at the mall.

Phonics: Long I

Learn to spell all the words in bold print.

Pay attention to the same vowel letter pattern in each word. The Long I sound is made by the Final Y letter pattern.

The Long I sound is made by the Final YE letter pattern.

Show YOU Know!

1. Write one or two sentences using as many of the words in these Final Y and Final YE letter patterns as you can.

2. The teacher or another student will dictate each of these six words for you to write without looking at this page. Use each word in a sentence when it is spoken.

3 fair vs. fare

fair = Going by the rules. “The judge was very fair....

Table of contents

• JOSSEY-BASS TEACHER
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• THE AUTHOR
• Introduction
• PART I - HOMOPHONES AND PHONICS LESSONS
• PART II - CONTRACTIONS, CAPITALIZATION, COMMON MISSPELLINGS, AND MORE
• APPENDIX: HOMOPHONE MASTER LIST