Spelling:
This week we have a new spelling pattern, the consonant digraph WH. Digraph is the word we use to describe two letters that represent only one sound. Other examples of digraphs are th, ch, and ph.
Spelling words: when, wheel, what, which, where, white, while, whale, wheat, once
Rule: WH is used to represent the unvoiced /w/ sound. (That means you don’t vibrate your vocal chords when making the sound. Put your hand on your throat and feel the difference when you say was compared to what.)
Notes: This could be a challenging week! Check out the notes below to help your child with any specific spellings that might be tricky. It is ok to reduce your list to the first five words.
- wheel contains the double e which represents the long e sound.
- what can be tricky to remember because the letter a represents the /u/ sound like in up. (We call that a lazy vowel or the schwa sound.)
- white, while, and whale all have the magic e at the end which makes the vowel in the middle make the long sound.
- where looks like it has a magic e but the “e-r-e” is a tricky spelling for ai-r. I like to remember it by thinking about the meaning of the word- where has the word here in it. Where? Here.
- wheat has the vowel digraph ea, which can spell the long e, short e, or long a sound. In this word, it spells the long e sound like in eat. We eat wheat. Compare this to how the long e sound is spelled in wheel.
- once is our super tricky sight word. The o does double duty representing two sound /w/ line win and /u/ like up. The c in this word comes before an e so it is pronounced /s/ like in circle or center. The e is silent.
Reading
Read your book bag books and books on Raz Kids every day.
You should complete at least 2 quizzes on Raz Kids everyday (10 per week). I will be able to see your quiz scores each time you take a quiz, so read carefully and look back in the book to check your answers!
Math
We will begin with reviewing the lessons we have completed so far in Module 4 on Zearn before moving on. You should complete at least one lesson a day. This week Lessons 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 will be due on Friday. Please do not go past lesson 15. If you complete all lessons and want to practice more math, please lo onto IXL to practice skills.
Writing
You should spend about 30 minutes each day working on writing each day. Read a nonfiction book on Raz Kids from the Reading Room and write an informational writing piece about it. You should complete three different writing pieces (one each week) and bring them to school on April 13th to turn them in.
Challenge Assignments
If you finish all of the work above, you and your parent can decide if you should move on to work on the extra assignments.