Spelling - Vowel-Consonant-e Pattern
Objectives and Standards
Objective:
1. Will write spelling words with the vc-e pattern for long vowel sounds.
2. Learn academic language - vowel consonant-e pattern
California Content Standards: R 1.7 and LC 1.8
1. Will write spelling words with the vc-e pattern for long vowel sounds.
2. Learn academic language - vowel consonant-e pattern
California Content Standards: R 1.7 and LC 1.8
Day 1 - Teaching the Principle
Pre-Test
Spelling words: smoke, huge, save, life, wide, come, mine, grade, smile, note, cube, love
Review Words: side, hope
Challenge Words: escape, love
Spelling words: smoke, huge, save, life, wide, come, mine, grade, smile, note, cube, love
Review Words: side, hope
Challenge Words: escape, love
Day 1 - Quick Practice
For a quick practice activity, sort the words in to the appropriate vowel sound columns.
Check with your neighbor and see how you did.
SPELLING CONTRACT DUE FRIDAY!
Check with your neighbor and see how you did.
SPELLING CONTRACT DUE FRIDAY!
Day 2 Reviewing the Principle
Complete page 44 in your Practice book.
| ppb44form.pdf |
Day 3 - Vocabulary - Multiple Meanings
Find a partner and use a dictionary to find two different meanings for these words: save, mine, grade and note. You draw one meaning of the word, and your partners draws the other meaning. Share your drawings with your classmates.
| waterfall_spelling_vocab.pdf |
Day 4 - The Long and Short of It
Did you know that by dropping the final e from huge, note, and cub creates a new word that has a short vowel sound? What about made, dime, tote and cute?
Get in groups of 4 and see how many word pairs you can come up with that follow this pattern. At the end of 5 minutes with will have a competition to see who came up with the most. Your team will receive 1 point for each one you come up with. If someone else has the same one as you, no one gets the point so be creative!
Good Luck!!
Get in groups of 4 and see how many word pairs you can come up with that follow this pattern. At the end of 5 minutes with will have a competition to see who came up with the most. Your team will receive 1 point for each one you come up with. If someone else has the same one as you, no one gets the point so be creative!
Good Luck!!
Links to Other Pages for this Story
Reading - Vocabulary, Cause and Effect
Word Work - Inflected Endings, Spelling (VCE) and Parts of a Dictionary
Writing and Language - Subjects and Predicates
Reading - Vocabulary, Cause and Effect
Word Work - Inflected Endings, Spelling (VCE) and Parts of a Dictionary
Writing and Language - Subjects and Predicates
