Spelling Week beginning 15 th June 2020 Block

Spelling Week beginning 15 th June 2020 Block 6 Compound Words!

Day 1 This week you will be learning to spell compound words. Remember that compound words are two separate words that can join together to make one word. For example: butter + fly = butterfly

Today’s activity On the next slide are your new compound words. These words are longer than your usual words but you can still sound them out using the sounds that you know. Complete putting in the sound buttons. Today practice sounding out each of the words, using sound buttons and your fingers to blend. Which word has the most sounds?

barefoot catfish skateboard speedboat chairlift birdsong batman railway lipstick snowdrop football hotdog

Can you match the first syllable of a word with the correct second syllable? cat boat speed way chair fish rail lift

Day 2 Starter activity Make some flash cards with this week’s compound words. Have one syllable on one card another syllable on another card. See how quickly you can match up all the cards to make all your compound words. Once you have matched them all. Read them out and clap the syllables.

• Activity I would like you to write out your word and draw a picture of each syllable in your word. For example: lipstick Maybe you would like to make something like this?

Start with a game of Pictionary. Perhaps you will draw the whole word or maybe break it down into it’s syllables?

Today’s activity For your spelling words today. Write one syllable of your word in one colour and the other syllable of your word in a different colour. Or write the whole word and circle it’s syllables For example: day time or daytime

Day 4 Starter activity Can you match the pictures on the next slide to make some of your compound word spellings from this week?

Dictation • This sentence is read out loud to the children. • They then independently write the sentence. • Afterwards model each part of the sentence and give ticks for capital letters, full stops, correct sounds. For example, if your child has written ‘ay’ instead of ‘ai’ for rain, still give them a tick as they have correctly identified the sound. • If there is a finger space, put a smiley face! • For block 6, the sentences include the connective ‘and’ as these are modelled to the children. Grace put on some lipstick and went out to dance.

Super Sentences! • Write each of your spelling words in a sentence. • One point is given to each sentence with a spelling word in. • Two points is given to a sentence which also includes a connective (and, but, because), joins two sentences together. • Two points is given to a sentence which also includes an adjective (describing word). The secret score to beat is 10

When sentence writing always encourage: • Neat handwriting, in cursive or joined up. Always writing in small letter formations with good control and on the lines. • Capital letters at the start of sentences, names and places. Correct these if they are put in incorrect places. • Finger spaces after each word. • Full stops at the end of sentences.

Well done everybody! I hope you have enjoyed learning your new block 6 compound words! You know so many words now!