We're starting spelling & vocabulary instruction this week. Below is a table of the weekly activities/homework. This is also in everyone's word study notebook to help get used to the routines.
Day
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Spelling In-class
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Spelling Homework
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Vocabulary In-class
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Vocabulary Homework
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Monday
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Introduction & written sort in notebook
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Write the dictionary definition of 7 of your words (you choose which
words
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Introduction & definitions
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Write the dictionary definition of each of our words
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Tuesday
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Practice test
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Write either:
8 sentences using 8 words
Or
4 sentences using 8 words
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Act it out
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Think of an association for each word and explain why they are
associated with that word
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Wednesday
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Group sort
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Time yourself sorting your words three times. Record your fastest time.
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Choose the definition
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Use each word in a sentence
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Thursday
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Practice test & Game
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Sort and glue your words in the correct columns
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Fill in the blank
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Draw an image depicting the meaning of each word
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Friday
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Test
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None
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Test
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None
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Your homework for tonight is:
1) Math: Handout on decimals - just the section titled homework on page 2, problems 4 - 6.
note: The math packet going home will be used in class and as homework over the course of the week. Please be sure to treat it kindly so it lasts! If it is left at home all notes will have to be copied into your notebooks, which will be a ton of writing, so please remember to bring it back each day!
2) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook, write the dictionary definitions of each of our words: flank, emerge, scurry, accumulate
3) Spelling: In your word study notebook, write the dictionary definition of seven of your words.
Your spelling words for the week are:
-en
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-on
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-in
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-ain
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broken
hidden
heaven
chosen
children
eleven
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dragon
weapon
apron
ribbon
gallon
cotton
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cousin
cabin
napkin
pumpkin
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mountain
captain
fountain
curtain
certain
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