Special Bonus Word!

The 'special bonus word' for this Friday's Spelling Bee is:  springtime 

Remember this word and when we do the Spelling Bee on Friday, you can write this word down for a BONUS.  Good luck!!! :D

Spelling Poem #34: Look in a Book

Reading is very important for our language development...it helps us learn new words and see different sentence structures.  It also opens up a world of imagination and fun.  There are many types of books that you can read...pick your favourite book and share with your family!  Remember to read EVERY day, including the weekend!  

Spelling Words:

1) look
2) book
3) took
4) shook
5) find
6) kind
7) mind
8) thing
9) know
10) grow

Additional Questions:

1)  Tell me the words that rhyme in the Spelling list.

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2)  Fill in the missing letters:

 k _ o _

l _ _k

_ h _ o _

f _ n _



3)  What is your favourite book of all time?  Why is that your favourite book?

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**This week, there will be SPECIAL BONUS WORD that I will post on my blog on Wednesday.  If you want to know what that word is, make sure to visit my blog on Wednesday ;)

Spelling Poem #33: My Wobbly Tooth

A lot of boys and girls are loosing their teeth, so I thought this week I will have my poem about wobbly teeth.  Also, a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, as it is Victoria Day.  See you all on Tuesday, May 23!

Spelling Words:

1)  had
2) have
3) tooth
4) teeth
5) will
6) would
7) now
8) wow
9) how
10) cow



 Additional Questions:

1)  Make a sentence with the following words:

have: ____________________________________________

had: ___________________________________________

will: ________________________________________

2)  What is the plural (more than 1) of the word tooth? ________

3)  What is the past tense of have?  __________

4)  Write a sentence with that word.

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5)  Tell me about one time where you lost your tooth:

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Pebble Go!

Today we learned what a non-fiction book has...and we will be making our very own book to finish up our Science unit on living things!  We will learn how to research and write notes.  If you want to check out Pebble Go at home, click on the link under 'Language Websites'.  The username and password is: trillium.

Spelling Poem #32: Spring is here!

Spring is finally in the air!  The warmer weather is slowly coming back, hopefully it is here to stay!  Remember to enjoy the outdoors and do active activities. Continue to work on your Additional Questions as this will help with your language!

Spelling Words:

1) where

2) there

3) here
4) come
5) coming
6) hum
7) humming
8) sun
9) sunning
10) because

 

Additional Questions:

1) Give me 4 more words that end in "-ing".

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2)  Make a sentence with the following words:

coming: _________________________________________

sun: ___________________________________________

here: ___________________________________________

where: __________________________________________

3)  What does it mean by "caterpillars sunning"?

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4)   What is one thing you love to do in the Spring?

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5)  How many syllables are the following words?

caterpillar: ___________

there: ___________

busy: ______________

 

Spelling Poem #31: Coins

Since we are learning about money in Math, I have found a poem about coins for this week's poem. Although the penny is no longer used, I have included it in the poem.   This week there are only 6 spelling words and they are the names of the coins.  Please review them and how much they are worth.

Spelling Words:

1)  penny

2)  nickel

3)  quarter

4)  dime

5)  loonie

6)  toonie

 

Additional Questions:

1)   What words rhyme with the word dime?

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2)  If you had $100 what would you do with it and why?

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3) Fill in the blanks:

Name these coins:	Describe it (what is on it/colour/size)	Value

Spelling Poem #30: Spring is All Around Me

This week I chose a fun song instead of a poem.  It is sung to ''The Wheels on the Bus''. 

Spelling Words:

1) head
2) hand
3) feet
4) meet
5) sun
6) fun
7) run
8) below
9) before
10) between

Additional Questions:

1)  Which words are part of our bodies?


2)  Which words are in the same word family?

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3)  Write sentences with those words.

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4)  ''before'' and ''below'' both start with ''be''.  Think of some other words that also start with ''be''.

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