D. Spell correctly sight words and single-syllable, phonetically regular words
 

Teaching Short Vowel Discrimination Using Dr. Seuss Rhymes
Students will discover patterns in words, sort words based on their vowel patterns, and apply their knowledge in reading and writing activities.

Graphing Out Digraphs!
Students will learn the sounds and spelling patterns for common consonant digraphs.

Skyfires, Rainbows, and Color Words
Students listen to the story Skyfire by Frank Asch.  The students make their own skyfires and apply their knowledge of color words.
 

Houghton Mifflin Spelling/Vocabulary:  A variety of engaging word games, exercises, and activities that allow students to practice and review spelling words.

The Magic Key:  A variety of engaging word games, exercises, and activities.

Instructor Spelling:  Four articles that contain strategies to integrate spelling into your reading and writing curriculum.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Identify and express beginning and ending sounds in one-syllable words.
E/B: Identify symbols and signs within classroom; D: Identify and speak about symbols and signs within classroom and community environment; E: Describe symbols and signs within classroom and community environment.
E/B: Listen selectively for sight words and main ideas; D: Listen for specific purposes to identify sight words and main ideas; E: Listen for specific purposes to identify sight words, main ideas, and supporting details.
E/B: Follow sequence of words from left to right.
E/B: Identify first sound within a spoken word; D: Identify first and last sounds within a word when spoken; E: Identify first and last sounds within a word when spoken.
E/B: Read some high-frequency words, including own name; D: Sort some high-frequency words by category; E: Sort and classify most high-frequency words by category.
E/B: Relate individual letters or groups of letters to a coordinating sound; D: Blend two to four phonemes into recognizable words.
D: Listen and produce some rhyming patterns in language; E: Listen and produce rhyming patterns in language with little error.
E: Blend vowel-consonant sounds orally to make words or syllables.
E: Distinguish between individual sounds and syllables.
E: Count the number of syllables within a word or group of words.

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