Spelling Fun

This is an ongoing class. You may enroll at any point. I keep class sizes small, no more than 5 kids per class. This means your child will have more opportunities to participate. This class will run even if only 1 student is enrolled.

The first 10 minutes of class I will introduce 10 spelling words. These will be posted in the classroom a week in advance for students who would like to study ahead of time. (I also include additional worksheets you can print for extra practice after class).

We will then play a game for 15 minutes. I will ask the students to write down each spelling word as we find them. They can use a piece of paper/pencil, a whiteboard/marker, or type the words in the chat-box. I always set the chat-box set so that I am the only one that sees what they type. 

The last 5 minutes of class I will go over 2-3 worksheets the students can do at home for extra practice. These are optional and I do not ask for them to be returned when finished. 

I teach this class on Fridays 
I live in Arizona and do not follow Daylight Saving Time. My classes will remain at the same time for me, but may change for you if you observe DST.

2024/2025 schedule (This class runs every August through May)

August 9th
Lesson: Silent E part 1 (real short and long vowel words. Ex: tap and tape)
Game: Call the plumber

August 16th
Lesson: Silent E part 2 (nonsense short vowel words, real long vowel words. Ex: vot and vote)
Game: Mystery boxes

August 23rd
No class

August 30th
No class

September 6th
Lesson: BL, CL, FL (L-blends)
Game: Flip a Pancake

September 13th
Lesson: GL, PL, SL (L-blends)
Game: Sleep or Play

September 20th
Lesson: BR, CR, DR (R-blends)
Game: Draw a Crocodile

September 27th 
Lesson: FR, GR, PR, TR (R-blends)
Game: Grow a Garden

October 4th
Lesson: ST and SP (S-blends)
Game: Monster Sports Transportation

October 11th
Lesson: SC vs. SK (S-blends)
Game: Books at School

October 18th 
Lesson: SN, SM, and SW (S-blends)
Game: Sniff test- Smelly or Sweet

October 25th
Lesson: Contractions
Game: Rocket Ship to the Moon

November 1st
Lesson: KN and WR (consonant digraphs)
Game: (non-scary) Monsters in the closet (spooky silent letters)

November 8th
Lesson: SH (consonant digraph)
Game: Toy Shelves

November 15th
Lesson: PH (consonant digraph)
Game: Take a photo

November 22nd
Lesson: WH (consonant digraph)
Game: Wheel of Mystery: Things that make us say WHAT? (silly hybrid animals)

November 29th 
Lesson: TH (consonant digraph)
Game: This, That, These, Those

December 6th
No class

December 13th
Lesson: CH vs. TCH (consonant digraph and trigraph)
Game: What Animal will Hatch?

December 20th
Lesson: GE vs. DGE (consonant digraph and trigraph)
Game: Melting Snowman

December 27th
No class

January 3rd
No class

January 10th
Lesson: QU (digraph)
Game: The Queen's Quest

January 17th
Lesson: AI vs. AY (vowel digraph)
Game: Spray Paint a Rainbow

January 24th
Lesson: IGH (vowel trigraph)
Game: Star Light Star Bright

January 31st
Lesson: The 2 sounds of OW (digraph and diphthong, Ex: Crow/Owl)
Game: Grow a Flower Garden

February 7th
Lesson: OI vs. OY (diphthong)
Game: Flip a Coin

February 14th
Lesson: AU vs. AW (diphthong)
Game: Claw Machine

February 21st
Lesson: AR (R-controlled vowel)
Game: X-Marks the Spot

February 28th
Lesson: ER, IR, UR (R-controlled vowels)
Game: Car Race

March 7th
Lesson: OR (R-controlled vowel)
Game: This or That

March 14th
No class

March 21st
Lesson: Hard and Soft G
Game: Draw a Dragon

March 28th
Lesson: Hard and Soft C
Game: Ice Cream Cones and Cookies

April 4th 
Lesson: Beginning /K/ sounds (Ex: Cat, Kitten)
Game: Jeopardy

April 11th
Lesson: Final /K/ sounds (C, K, KE, CK)
Game: Pick a Snack

April 18th
Lesson: Prefixes 
Game: Movie Previews

April 25th
Lesson: Basic plural endings (including words ending in F)
Game: Animal Habitats

May 2nd
Lesson: Plurals when a word ends in Y
Game: Fruit Ninja 

May 9th
Lesson: Adding ING to words ending in E
Game: Magicians and Genies

May 16th
Lesson: When to double a consonant before adding a vowel suffix (1-1-1 rule) Ex: run/running
Game: Baseball

May 23rd
Lesson: Homophones
Game: 4 pictures, 1 word (guess the word)