At St. Anne school we take a Balanced Literacy
Approach to reading and writing.
As part of this approach, one area we focus on is “Working with Words”
which helps students to develop phonemic awareness and spelling
proficiency. No excuse words are
one aspect of the working with words program. These are words that students need to be able to spell
without sounding them out. Each
week we will introduce 5 words that the students need to master.
1. Rainbow Words— Write your words and trace over them in 3 different colors.
2. Ransom Words— Cut letters out of newspaper, magazines, or write them out on paper and cut them, then glue them together to build your words.
3. Hidden Words— Write your words and find hidden words in your words. Ex. that – hat – at
4. Shaving Cream Words— Write your words out in shaving cream. Parent initials required in spelling notebook.
5. Tracing Words— Trace your words in sand, on felt, in the carpet, using your finger. Parent initials required in your spelling notebook.
6. Word Hunt— Search for your words in books/texts or around the house. Write your words as you find them.
7. Font-abulous— Type your words in 3 different fonts on the computer.
8. Chalk Talk— Write your words in chalk. You can do this activity with a dry erase board and marker too.
9. 3 Way Words— Write your words three ways, really big, really small, and in your best handwriting.
10. Trace & Spell— Have someone write your words neatly. Trace the words spelling out each letter in the word.
11. Pretest— Take a pretest. Check over each of your words. Write any incorrect words 3 times each.
12. ABC Order— Write your words in abc/alphabetical order 3 times.
13. Cheer & Spell— Cheer the spelling of your word.
14. Body Letters— Spell each of your words while making each letter with your body
15. Travel Spelling— Spell your words out loud in the car, while riding your bike, or while taking a walk
16. Sing & Spell— Sing a song or chant your spelling words. Ex. Peo-ple, peo-ple
17. Magnetic Letters- If you have magnetic letters, use them to build your
spelling words.
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| This is a really old version of the No-Excuse list, but I’ve never met a Mark I didn’t like. R.I.P #36502 |
Parents,
Here is a copy of the No-Excuse Word List that students have on their desks. They are expected to be able to spell these words from memory and use this resource if they forget or to help them to spell words with similar spelling patterns.
No Excuse Word List
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During a stroll through a teacher’s classroom last week, I noticed this chart hanging on one of her cabinets. I’m sure, as a teacher, we’ve all had those moments when we collect…
«No Excuses!» word list— words they are expected to spell correctly all the time (this list is for 4th grade—make 2nd grade version)
«No Excuses!» word list— words they are expected to spell correctly all the time (this list is for 4th grade—make 2nd grade version)
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This is a list of «No Excuse Words» to be used by upper elementary students when writing. My students are always spelling basic sight words wrong in 5th grade! This can be placed in a writing folder or made into a poster as a resource for the room. …
This is a list of «No Excuse Words» to be used by upper elementary students when writing. My students are always spelling basic sight words wrong in 5th grade! This can be placed in a writing folder or made into a poster as a resource for the room.
This is a list of «No Excuse Words» to be used by upper elementary students when writing. My students are always spelling basic sight words wrong in 5th grade! This can be placed in a writing folder or made into a poster as a resource for the room.
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Article from
coachingchronicles.blogspot.com
During a stroll through a teacher’s classroom last week, I noticed this chart hanging on one of her cabinets. I’m sure, as a teacher, we’ve all had those moments when we collect students’ writing to find high frequency words misspelled. I thought this was a creative way for Ms. Launey to hold her students accountable. The chart says… These are words 4th grade students are expected to spell correctly 100% of the time. (If Ms. Launey spots one spelled incorrectly on your paper…Pay Up!)