自然學校：拼字規則複習、自然照片和詞彙

Boost your vocabulary and enjoy nature at the same time. Building joy for learning is Miss Amy's major skill.  Teacher points out literary terms the class will see along the way. Gentle ELA literary terms review.

This is part two of a three-part series to level up your vocabulary and essay writing skills. The three parts may be taken at any time and in any order.


What to expect:
Interactive Elements

Drag-and-drop words to match silent letters with the correct examples.
Quizzes with clickable options for immediate feedback.
Moveable Visuals

Animated elements like floating leaves or moving animals (e.g., a silent owl symbolizing silent letters).
Dragging visuals like a knot, a wrist, or a castle into word-related categories.
Animal Animations and Nature Theme

Animations like birds flying in the background or animals "whispering" silent letters.
A nature-themed background, such as a forest or meadow.

Class Structure:
1. Greeting & Warm Up Activity
2. Lesson Objectives and Key Rules
3. Examples and Visual Aids
4. Pre-Quiz Words
5. Activities or Challenges
6. Post-Quiz Words
7. Closing Activity & Ideas for Enrichment

I use multiple engagement activities throughout each lesson and apply strategies for multiple learning styles. I model how to do everything I ask students to do.  I will help to focus a student's attention on that goal and the easiest steps we can take to get the results that are desired.

Interactive Spelling Bees, Sentence Creation, and Word Games will appear at the teacher's discretion and are focused with individual student learning in mind as well as the whole group.

Students interact with teacher continuously through conversation. Class environment is warm and structured. Teacher pulls participation from all students and the atmosphere is light and friendly. Teacher uses a variety of methods to provide instruction: consistent modeling and review, slides, video clips, photos related to topic to build background and enhance comprehension. Easy discussion occurs near 80% in each class. 

1. Silent Consonants
   Silent K
   Silent W
   Silent G
   Silent H
   Silent B

2. Double Consonants

3. Hard and Soft C and G

4. Plural Consonant Rules

5. Short versus Long Vowel Sound Spelling Rules

6. R-Controlled Vowels

7. Vowel Digraphs (Two Vowels Together)
ai
ea
ee
oa
oo

8. Diphthongs (Gliding Vowel Sounds)
oi, oy
ou, ow
au, aw

9. Schwa Sound (/ə/)

10. Common Spelling Rules for Vowels and Consonants 
     "I Before E Except After C" Rule & Exceptions

11. Dropping Silent E & Exceptions

12. Changing Y to I & One Exception

13. Adding Suffixes to Words Ending in a Consonant

14. Initial Consonant Blends
Common blends at the beginning of words:
L-Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl 
R-Blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr 
S-Blends: sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw 

15. Final Consonant Blends
Common blends at the end of words:
-nd
-st
-mp
-nk

16. Three-Letter Blends

17. Types of Syllables (6)

18. Syllable Division Rules (3)

19. Rules for Prefixes (1), Roots 

20. Rules for Suffixes (4)


🌱The Best Way to Practice Spelling Words is in Nature
Long-term retention of information and vocabulary words takes place in long-term memory.
Example: Spell your words to your favorite tree.

This implies that words & spelling rules should remain relevant to you for use in a week, month, or even a year after it has been committed to long-term memory.

Making words & spelling rules meaningful to you is the first step towards transferring words from your short-term memory to your long-term memory.

**You will often hear us revisit previous slides and information to reinforce this learning. This includes practicing with previous quizzes and having students describe nature photos in detail.***



*Students will need to have their camera on and participate fully. 
*I will keep note of which lesson your student has completed, in case a break is needed due to vacation or absence. 
*This is not a lecture type of class. Students do need to participate fully.

Due to the nature of this course, a student should have at least a beginner level of English fluency. 

This course is meant to run as 20 meetings in succession. I do suggest students meet with me twice per week for 10 weeks to reach optimum progress.