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Did you know...I send home corrected spelling tests on Mondays. I have discovered that some students are not showing these to their parents. Be aware that this is the regular procedure.
I will not be giving new words this week. We are a little ahead on spelling units so our focus will be entirely on the Core Word List.
ENTIRE CORE WORD LIST IS POSTED ON THE HOMEPAGE!!
FYI Each Monday I give the students their spelling list for the week. They write each of the words three times on the study sheet they keep at school and three times on the sheet they take home. This allows them to study at home or at school. The study sheet that goes home should be in the Famous Traveling MR Folder. I also sent home a list of all the second grade core words on a bright orange sheet of paper. Students can study from that list anytime.
Spelling Words and Philosophy
About half of our weekly spelling list focuses on Second Grade Core (Priority) Words. These are considered "No Excuse" words. All second graders are expected to accurately spell this list in it's entirety by the end of the year. They should spell them correctly in the context of their writing. Some words may appear on the test or in the weekly list more than once.
The most difficult spelling skill is the transfer of knowledge from a spelling list to actual writing. This is the reason for the nontraditional spelling tests. These Cloze Tests as well as sentence dictation provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their ability to spell words in the context of meaningful sentences as opposed to a list.
Spelling Test Grading Policy
There are five skills being assessed on the weekly tests which are graded separately. There is a grade given for the 12-14 spelling words found in the Cloze (Fill in the blank) Test. There is another unofficial grade given for the skill being assessed directly below the Cloze Test. On the back side you will see a grade for Conventions (caps and punctuation for all five sentences), Dictation (sentences), and finally, the Bonus Word, which should be spelled correctly twice. Students are not held accountable for some words, which will be indicated by the letters NC (no count) over the words. The NC words will be corrected.
Unit 20 - Feb. 16-19
place
well
such
here
take
blue
color
paint
yellow
it's
Bonus: Herbivore
Unit 19 - Feb. 8-11
must
because
does
part
even
always
check
sound
spell
people
Bonus: Carnivor
Unit 18 - Feb. 1-5
another
come
came
work
three
school
wanted
friend
house
home
Bonus: Olympics
Unit 17 - Jan. 25-29
right
look
think
also
around
cross
should
street
thing
says
Bonus: Paleontologist
Unit 16 - Jan. 20-22
man
too
any
day
same
long
another
himself
name
once
Bonus: Cooperation
Unit 15 - Jan. 11-15
good
new
write
our
me
book
class
lives
small
wrote
Bonus: Comprehension
Unit 14 - Jan. 4-8
get
through
back
much
go
wanted
work
got
help
there
Bonus: dinosaur
Unit 13 - Dec. 14-18
called
where
just
most
know
come
look
here
hiding
place
Bonus: Symmetry
Unit 12 - Dec. 7-11
long
little
very
after
words
choose
good
letters
story
write
Bonus: January
Unit 11 - Nov. 30-Dec. 4
us
way
find
use
may
water
need
think
today
Tuesday
Bonus: Wednesday
Unit 10 - Nov. 16 - 20
made
over
did
down
only
clock
jumped
moon
mouse
run
Bonus: punctuation
Unit 9 - Nov. 9-13
its
who
now
my
people
country
different
land
live
names
Bonus: adult
Unit 8 - Nov. 2-6
no
make
than
first
been
June
better
way
cookies
second
bonus: metamorphosis
Unit 7 - Oct. 26-30
like
him
see
time
could
much
eight
you'd
they'll
we're
bonus: proboscis
Unit 6
into
has
more
her
two
basket
four
five
now
put
bonus: thorax
Unit 5
some
so
these
would
other
funny
laugh
books
very
read
Unit 4
out
them
then
she
many
afternoon
friends
good
playing
two
Unit 3
will
each
about
how
up
have
like
them
friends
milk
Unit 2
which
their
said
if
do
what
they
this
were
each
Unit 1
we
there
can
an
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