Summer CAMP: Spelling Class for Upper Elementary/Early Middle School Students

We begin each class with a quick lesson and possibly some fun Boom cards to help them see the rule.

After each lesson, students will put their new spelling skills into action! We'll practice spelling words that follow the day's rule, then reinforce learning with a sentence-building activity. Using high-frequency words, students will write sentences that incorporate spelling patterns from past lessons—helping them master commonly used words while strengthening their overall writing skills.

This class is designed with the Orton-Gillingham approach in mind, making it an excellent fit for older children who struggle with spelling. The structured lessons will help them build confidence and retention.

Every child will actively participate using their own whiteboard, getting hands-on practice and immediate feedback. 



🟦 1st Class – Mondays & Wednesdays at 3:00 PM EST
Start: June 3
End: July 31
Total sessions: 18

Date	Topic	                           Example Words
June 3	Closed syllables	           happen, sudden, rabbit
June 5	Open syllables	           robot, hero, silent
June 10	Silent e (VCe)	           like, hope, rate
June 12	R-controlled: er               pattern, shepherd
June 17	R-controlled: ar	          carpet, arcade
June 19	R-controlled: or	          ornate, torrent, generator
June 24	Soft c	                          cider, celebrate
June 26	Soft g	                          ginger, apologize
July 1	Schwa (part 1)	          sofa, circus, zebra
July 3	Schwa (part 2)	          atom, gallon, system
July 8	Vowel team: oy/oi	          loyal, oyster, toilet
July 10	Vowel team: ay/ai	          spray, train, paint
July 15	Vowel team: oa	          oatmeal, scapegoat, meatloaf
July 17	Vowel team: ow	          willow, bungalow, tomorrow, bestow
July 22	Vowel team: oe	          geckoes, mangoes, tippy-toe
July 24	Vowel team: oo (long)	  foolishly, scooped, boomerang
July 29	Vowel team: oo (short)	  sketchbook, understood, footstool
July 31	Vowel team: ey	          trolley, parsley, turkey, chimney, curtsey


🟨 2nd Class – Mondays & Tuesdays at 7:00 PM EST
Start: June 10
End: August 6
Total sessions: 18

Date	Topic	                        Example Words
June 10	Closed syllables	            happen, sudden, rabbit
June 11	Open syllables	            robot, hero, silent
June 17	Silent e (VCe)	            like, hope, rate
June 18	R-controlled: er	            pattern, shepherd
June 24	R-controlled: ar	           carpet, arcade
June 25	R-controlled: or	           ornate, torrent, generator
July 1	Soft c	                           cider, celebrate
July 2	Soft g	                           ginger, apologize
July 8	Schwa (part 1)	           sofa, circus, zebra
July 9	Schwa (part 2)	           atom, gallon, system
July 15	Vowel team: oy/oi	           loyal, oyster, toilet
July 16	Vowel team: ay/ai	           spray, train, paint
July 22	Vowel team: oa	           oatmeal, scapegoat, meatloaf
July 23	Vowel team: ow	           willow, bungalow, tomorrow, bestow
July 29	Vowel team: oe	           geckoes, mangoes, tippy-toe
July 30	Vowel team: oo (long)	   foolishly, scooped, boomerang
Aug 5	Vowel team: oo (short)    sketchbook, understood, footstool
Aug 6	Vowel team: ey	           trolley, parsley, turkey, chimney, curtsey



🟩 3rd Class – Mondays & Tuesdays at 8:00 PM EST
Start: May 26
End: July 22
Total sessions: 18

Date	Focus Skill	                     Example Words
May 26 	S as Z sound	                     enterprise, observe, hesitate
May 27 	ou as in "soup"	             cougar, roulette, acoustic
June 2     au as in "August"	             authentic, faucet, astronaut
June 3 	aw as in "saw"	             awfully, drawbridge, scrawny
June 9    Doubling Rule	              shrugging, quizzing, splitting
June 10 	Final (CLE)                            article, popsicle, icicle
June 16 	DGE spelling pattern	     fidgety, dislodged, cartridge
June 17 	ew as in few                        fewest, previewing, mildew, jewelry
June 23 	ei as in “caffeine”	             caffeine, codeine, leisure
June 24 	ei as in “reign”	             deign, feign, reign
June 30 	ey as in “surveyor”	     surveyor, conveyor, purveyor
July 1 	ey as in “journeyed”	     journeyed, gooey, keyed, baloney
July 7 	eigh pattern	                     weightless, neighborhood, inveighed
July 8 	ue as in “true”	             misconstrue, residue, accruement
July 14 	y-e pattern	                     type, prototype, enzyme, megabyte
July 15 	eu as in “feud	             eulogy, eureka, eucalyptus, sleuth, masseuse
July 21     ui as in “juice”	            juice, unsuitable, nuisance
July 22    Y as long I                    	      bystander, dynamic, hydraulic