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                                                                                                                          Spelling - More Short Vowels


                                                                                                                          Objectives and Standards

                                                                                                                          Objectives:
                                                                                                                          1.  Write spelling words with the short vowel patterns.
                                                                                                                          2.  Learn academic language:  short vowels

                                                                                                                          Standards:
                                                                                                                          California Content Standards: R 3.5 and LC 1.8

                                                                                                                          More Short Vowel Words

                                                                                                                          Basic words:  pound, luck, drop, lot, rub, does, drum, sock, hunt, crop, shut, won
                                                                                                                          Review words: hop, much
                                                                                                                          Challenge Words: dodge, duck

                                                                                                                          Day 1 - Pre-Test

                                                                                                                          If you score a 100% on your pre-test you have the option of completing only half of the regular spelling contract.  So instead of needing 100 points for an A you will only need 50 points.

                                                                                                                          Day 2 - Review

                                                                                                                          Complete page 29 in your Purple Practice Book.
                                                                                                                          ppb29form.pdf
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                                                                                                                          Day 3 - Sentence Stories

                                                                                                                          Select 5 of the following sentences and illustrate them.  When you create your picture, you need to include the spelling of the bold word in your picture.  For example, see the picture.


                                                                                                                          1.  There are fish in the pond.
                                                                                                                          2.  Jamal has good luck.
                                                                                                                          3.  Do not drop the dish.
                                                                                                                          4.  We ate a lot of fish.
                                                                                                                          5.  Mom will rub my back.
                                                                                                                          6.  Maria does everything well.
                                                                                                                          7.  Jack beat the drum.
                                                                                                                          8.  I put my sock on my foot.
                                                                                                                          9.  Help me hunt for my dog.
                                                                                                                          10.  It was a good crop of corn.
                                                                                                                          11.  Did you shut the door?
                                                                                                                          12.  Our team won the game.

                                                                                                                          Day 4 - Five Words Wins

                                                                                                                          1.  Groups of 4.  One caller - 3 players.
                                                                                                                          2. The caller reads aloud a spelling word.
                                                                                                                          3.  Players sort the word into the correct short vowel sound column.
                                                                                                                          4. First person to fill in five words correctly wins.  
                                                                                                                          5.  The winner becomes the caller and the games starts over.  
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