Please do 50 points worth of assignments.   

Grading

50-45 A

44-40 B

39-35 C

34-30 D

 

The ones that are bold are required assignments.

All assignments are due on Friday.

 

15-POINT ACTIVITIES - THESE ARE REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS!

Use each spelling word in a sentence

·          No sentences that begin with the same word.

·          All sentences must have at least 6 words. 

·          A maximum of 2 spelling words may be used in one sentence.

·          Sentences must have proper capitalization, punctuation, and grammar

·          Sentences MUST make sense.

Find each of your spelling words in a wordsearch puzzle or crossword puzzle

 

5-POINT ACTIVITIES

• Write your spelling words 3x each in ABC Order in (cursive print cursive)  
• Write your spelling words 3x each in colored pencil in cursive. Write each consonant letter in red and each vowel in blue.
• Do pyramids for all the words.
• Write your spelling words as fractions, based on the number of vowels and consonants in each word.

Ex.

WORD	# VOWELS	# CONSONANTS
Address	2/7	5/7

 

• Write each word in numbers using the letters on a telephone keypad.   (Make sure you write the word next to it.)
• Write your words with all the letters scrambled. Then write the answers on the back of paper.
• Create a secret code by assigning a number to each letter of the alphabet. Write your spelling words in code. Write the answers on the back.

 

10-POINT ACTIVITIES

• Write each spelling word five times each in ABC order.
• Do Tri-Squares for each word. (2 pyramids for each word)
• Write each spelling word in sunbeam (or jellyfish) format. (There must be 4 legs or beams)
• Write each spelling word in a rainbow of colors. First, write the words with a red colored pencil. Trace over the words with a blue colored pencil. Finally, trace the words again with a green colored pencil. You must use at least 5 different colors.
• Write your words 3x each with the hand you do not usually write with. (For example, if you are right-handed, write your words with your left hand.)
• Spell your words in Braille or Morse code. (You may need to look this up somewhere.)

 

20-POINT ACTIVITIES

• Use your spelling words to write a short story. Your story must include all your spelling words and it must make sense. Do not just end the story because you have used all your words.  It must have a beginning, middle, and end.
• Cut out large letters from headlines or ads in newspapers or magazines. Use the letters to spell your words. Paste the letters on a large sheet of paper.
• Use pipe cleaners, rolled modeling clay, broken-up spaghetti noodles, toothpicks, or ice-pop sticks to spell out your words and glue on to a piece of construction paper.
• Write a mnemonic sentence to help you remember each of your spelling words. Each letter of the word should start a word in the sentence.

For example, a mnemonic sentence for the word:

throw might be: Ted has rented one wheelbarrow 

because might be: Big elephants can always understand small elephants.