Term 1 Week 7

Maths Mentals
Please complete Unit 4 of your Maths Mentals.

Times Tables
Choose one or two times table to practice each week night, use a timer set at 1 minute.  By the end of the year you are expected to know and quickly recall all your times tables.

Mathletics (Ready to start this week, finally)
Each week students will be given three tasks to be completed at home. If this is not possible students will have some time in class to complete this work. Students who are completing levels higher than Year 4 will not be set tasks and may choose which ones they would like to try.

Reading
It is really important to read at home each day. You should be reading more than 30 minutes per day.

Spelling
Fold or rule your homework book page into 2 or 4 columns and m7cm7write Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the top of each column. Write out all the words you don’t  know how to spell each night and learn them as best you can. On Monday night do a pretest so that you don’t need to practice words you already know.

Remember
Look at the word
Cover it with your hand or some paper
Say the word out loud
Write it down
Check the spelling after you have written it down.

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Phonological (How word and letter combinations sound)

ow as in blow

bow
blow
grow
throw
below
arrow
narrow
follow
borrow
pillow
yellow
own
bowl
tomorrow
burrow
wheelbarrow
wallow

oo as in scoop

groom
cocoon
proof
droop
troop
lagoon
shampoo
toadstool
swoop
baboon
scooter
schooner
typhoon
raccoon
tycoon

oo as in balloon

roost
balloon
baboon
harpoon
lagoon
mushroom
igloo
monsoon
afternoon
platoon
poodle
blood
flood
door
floor
poor
aloof
bloodthirsty
macaroon

Morphemic/Word building

-teen

Meaning: ten

-likeMeaning: similar to

 

-scope

Meaning: instrument for

sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
childlike
suchlike
likewise
telescope
microscope
stethoscope

Etymological (Word meanings, origins and history)

annus (Latin)

Meaning: a year

mechane (Greek)

Meaning: machine

battere (Latin)

Meaning: pound, beat,

annual
anniversary
annuity
mechanic
mechanical
mechanism
battle
baton
battered

Visual

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
cooperate
difficult
except
enormous
farther
holiday

Spelling City: SpellingCity is a website that helps students learn their weekly spelling words while having fun at the same time. To get started, click on the appropriate list and then try the Teach, Test, or Game link.Spelling Activities

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Find-a-word: Create a find-a-word using your spelling words. Click here and print out the template or collect one from class.

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.Sentences: Write a GREAT sentence for 3 or more of your spelling words.

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Alphabetical Order: Write all your spelling words in alphabetical order.

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Narrative: Write a short story that uses most of your spelling words.

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Dictionary: Use a dictionary and write a definition for 3 of your words.

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Spiral Words: Create a spiral word chart that starts with one of your spelling words. You can then use any word to continue the spiral, though it would be nice to see more words from the spelling list. You must use the last 2 letters of the previous word to create the new word.  Click here and print out the template or collect one from class.

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Comic Strip: Use the template and create a comic strip that uses at least 3 of your spelling words. Click here and print out the template or collect one from class. OR  Use Create Your Own Marvel Comic Online

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Fancy Letters: Use old magazines, catalogs, or newspapers to cut out letters and glue them down to spell a few of your spelling words.

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Stairsteps: Write words as if they are stairs, adding one letter each time.

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VozMe: Type your extension words into the box on this page -> hit Create mp3 -> listen and then download the mp3. Even MORE fun if you type in silly sentences with your words! Send them to my email when complete (parents help may be needed).

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Wordle: Create a wordle of all your extension words. Print it out and then stick it in to your homework

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GeoGreeting: Use this website to create 6 of your spelling words. These words are made out of buildings from around the world! Either email them to me or you can print them out and stick them in your book.


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Word Scramble: Use this web site to scramble and solve 10 words from your spelling list.

Homework is to be handed in on Friday morning

 

Choose 4 of the following activities to help you learn your spelling words.