WORDS THEIR WAY - Montgomery County Public Schools

WORDS THEIR WAY

Dear Parents, Your child will be bringing home a collection of spelling words weekly that have been introduced in class. Each night of the week, your child is expected to do a different activity to ensure that these words and the spelling principles they represent are mastered. These activities have been modeled and practiced in school, so your child can teach you how to do them. Every other Monday a Word Sort will be sent home with an attached Homework Grid. The grid includes required activities as well as optional ones which your child should complete using the given Word Sort. The signed Homework Grid must be returned every Friday. Your child will be given a spelling assessment every other Friday based on the previous two week's words. Words from the sorts, as well as new words that follow the same pattern or feature will be included. PLEASE RECORD ALL WORD SORTS IN SPELLING SPIRAL The required activities include:

Monday- WORD SORT: Have your child sort the words into categories like the ones we did in school. Your child should read each word aloud during this activity. Ask your child to explain to you why the words are sorted in a particular way.

Tuesday- SPEED SORT: Ask your child to sort the words as fast as possible. Use a watch or timer to time your child and record the time. Repeat the Speed Sort to improve speed.

Wednesday- BLIND SORT: Lay down a header from each category and then randomly read the words from the sort aloud. Your child must indicate where each word goes without seeing it, and then write it under the correct header. Check the words for correct spelling. Practice any misspelled words.

Thursday- FREE CHOICE: See the attached page with Free Choice options and assist your child in completing this activity.

NO HOMEWORK on Friday's! Thank you for helping make a difference in your child's language learning.

Sincerely, The Third Grade Team

Name______________________

Word Sort Homework Grid

Sort given: Mon. week 1 _______

Week 1 Homework

Homework due: Fri. week 2

Monday

Tuesday

________ Test date: Fri. week 2

Word Sort

Speed Sort

_________

Wednesday

Blind Sort

Thursday

FREE CHOICE

We completed:

Week 1 required activities.

Week 2 Homework

Monday

Word Sort

Wednesday

Blind Sort

Tuesday

Speed Sort

Thursday

FREE CHOICE

Student Signature Parent Signature

Week 2 required activities.

Student Signature Parent Signature

RECORD ALL SORTS IN SPELLING SPIRAL

How to Do a Word Sort

1) Take out your cards.

2)

Read all of your cards.

3) Ask a question if you don't know a word.

4) Think about the sounds and spelling.

5) Sort the words into columns.

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6)

Read the words aloud to check .

7) Write the words you sorted.

8) Put your cards back in the envelope.

9) Put your finished work in the turn in tray Make sure your name is on your paper.

How to Do a Speed Sort

1) Take out your cards.

2) Shuffle the cards.

3) Get your watch ready.

Set it to zero.

4) Press start and begin sorting your cards.

5) When you finish sorting, press stop.

6) Record your time on your progress chart.

7) Try again to see if you can get a better time.

8) Record your new time and calculate the difference.

9) Share the results with a teacher.

10) Put your cards back in the envelope.

How to Do a Blind Sort

1) Find a partner.

2) Write the head words for your categories.

3) Your partner will select 10 words to read aloud.

4) Write the word it in the correct category.

5) Check the words for the correct spelling and category.

6)

Flip with your partner.

7) Thank your partner and put your cards in the envelope.

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