We use the website Vocabulary Spelling City for our spelling and vocabulary practice and the weekly spelling test. Today students learned how to get onto the website. www.spellingcity.com
There is a link for this in the right side menu on this blog. If you have an iPad, you can download the Spelling City app.
- The user name is your student’s first name (all in lower case). For example: terri@saa
- The password is your last name (all in lower case)
To use this program at home, you will need to have flash installed on your computer. It is easy to check, since the program will either start or tell you that you need flash. At school, students will have 2-3 language arts periods per week that they can use our class computers and iPads.
Spelling
Each student has been given a spelling level: beginning (10 words), regular (15 words), and advanced (20 words). Students who do very well in each group (for 5 or more lessons) can move up a level or receive even more challenging words. Students who struggle with a level (for 5 or more lessons) can move down. I will alert you when I change your student’s spelling group.
- Students are expected to complete at least one activity or game with their words every week we read a story.
- They should take the online spelling test by Thursday. (Students who do not do this may miss a recess or Friday’s teambuilding challenge in order to complete the test.)
Vocabulary
Students have 10 vocabulary words they need to learn for each reading lesson. (They do one lesson per week.)
- By Thursday of each week, students should complete one online vocabulary activity or game. This will help prepare them for the weekly reading test on Thursday or Friday.
- In place of an online activity, students can choose to practice their vocabulary by creating a crossword puzzle, write the vocabulary words in 10 well-written sentences, complete a Frayer Model (click here) of the words, or something the students and I have agreed is appropriate.