SPELLING ORGANISATION SHEET

STAGE 3 TERM 1 2016

ORGANISATION
Spelling will be taught fortnightly and may include theme words taken from modelled reading, Mathematics topics, HSIE/Science and Spelling Bee lists. Instruction will
cover the four areas of spelling knowledge morphemic, visual, phonological and etymological. Students will be given a pre-test on the Monday of each fortnight and will
only have to learn the spelling words they do not get correct. Students complete spelling activities during some guided reading sessions or time will be allocated just for
spelling (each week students are required to complete five of the activities below, and are not allowed to do the same activities in consecutive weeks). Students will be
tested only on the words they did not get correct in the pre-test by their peers in pairs at the end of each fortnight.
OUTCOME
EN3-4A - draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts
CLASS GOALS
All students to be using knowledge learnt in spelling during writing lessons.
ASSESSMENT
Pre- testing and Post testing
Transference of strategies to writing tasks
Collection and analysis of work samples
Student self-assessment
Spelling games such as buzz.
INDICATORS
spells high frequency words correctly in own writing
uses known letter patterns when attempting to spell unknown words
writes words containing less common digraphs and letter combinations
uses knowledge of familiar letter patterns when attempting to spell unknown words
identifies possible spelling errors in own writing, eg by circling or underlining doubtful words
discusses strategies used for spelling difficult words
deletes or adds words, adds information and rereads work to clarify meaning
self-corrects words that do not look right
uses spell check as one strategy for checking spelling.

Multiple
Intelligences

Blooms Taxonomy: Six Thinking Levels

Knowing

Understanding

Verbal
I enjoy reading, writing &
speaking

Write out your list

words in alphabetical
order.

Use a dictionary to find the

meanings of your list words
and record in your
workbook.

Mathematical
I enjoy working with numbers
& science

Write the word and

count how many
syllables there are in
each of your words.

Write a list word,

brainstorm as many words
as you can that describe or
mean the same as the
chosen word.

Visual/Spatial
I enjoy painting, drawing &
visualising

Look, Cover, Write,

Check, highlight the
tricky parts of the
words.

Kinaesthetic
I enjoy doing hands-on
activities, sports & dance

Musical
I enjoy making & listening to
music

Applying

Analysing

Creating

Evaluating

Write your spelling

words in sentences.
Ensure the correct
meaning and context is
used.
Play spelling dollars to
work out the value of
your words.
a= 1 b= 2 c= 3 etc

Create a word search

and swap it with a
friend.

Create a poem or rhyme

to help you remember a
word or a number of
words on your list.

Write 4 dictation
sentences using your list
words.

Group your list words

according to how many
letters they have.
Which words have the
most and least amount
of letters.

Place your list words into

groups. Explain how you
grouped them.

Put your words onto a

scale from easiest to
hardest to spell. Why
did you order them that
way?

Choose 5 words and draw a

picture for each one.

Put your words into

tagxedo.
http://www.tagxedo.co
m/

Choose three spelling

words. Using those
letters to see how
many other words can
you make?

Create a cartoon that has

at least 4 boxes. Write a
caption under each
image that includes a list
word.

Create an artwork using

only your list words.

Play celebrity heads

with a partner. Give
them clues to help them
work out the word.

Complete a spelling activity

on www.spellingcity.com

Create three jokes using

your list words.

Go on a hunt around
the room and write
down words that start
with the sound of the
week.

Write a conversation
between two people
that uses ten of your list
words.

Use your list words to

make a vocabulary
game.

Spell some of your tricky

words out into a rap or
common song.

Create a tongue twister

using the sound of the
week.

Create words that

rhyme with your list
words.

Write a song using your

list words.

Interpersonal
I enjoy working with others

Divide your list words

into rhythm breaks, use
rhythm games to
practise the words.
Play Whats That
Word? with a partner.

Ask a friend to give you a

spelling test.

Choose 5 words and

explain to a partner why
you chose them.

Jumble up your words.

Have a partner unjumble them.

Create a new spelling

activity to help others
learn their words.

Intrapersonal
I enjoy working by myself

Divide your list into two

groups, easy and hard

Choose an activity that you

know words well for you
and use it to practise your
spelling words.

Choose 5 words that you

have trouble with. Write
them out 10 times each.

Create a word ladder

using all of your list
words.

Organise your words in

reverse alphabetical
order.
Z A.

Create a hand clapping

chant with a partner
and say your list words.
Show the teacher.
Use ten of your spelling
words to write a
paragraph. Write these
words incorrectly and
have a partner correct
the misspelt words.
Use your list words to
write a story. Underline
your list words in red.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES See the following activity grid based on Blooms Taxonomy and the Six Thinking Levels. Students complete all five shaded over the two week
period as a minimum. They can then choose from the remaining activities but need to vary them each fortnight.

SPELLING WEEKS 4-5

Morphemic ment
(suffix) meaning state of,
condition

moment
payment
comment

SPELLING WEEKS 6-7

Morphemic be
(prefix)meaning all over,
by, near to

because
became
begrudge

SPELLING WEEKS 8-9

Morphemic Compound
words

armchair
jigsaw
graveyard

Visual silent letters mb

lamb
limb
thumb

Visual silent letters wr

(how words look)

write
wrong
wrist

Visual silent letters gn

(how words look)

sign
design
align

Phonological

crash
family
planet
transport
chance
blanket
sixteen
electric
music
scared
mixture
squash
audio
audible

Phonological

engine
instead
friendly
message
rectangle
heavy
cloud
dream
different
middle
sudden
driving
diagonal
diameter

Phonological

picture
chicken
finger
minute
instead
beginning
frozen
safer
enough
laugh
sphere
elephant
popular
population

Canberra
Australia
democracy
government
citizenship

Topic words History

federation
parliament
significant
systems
influence

Topic words Science

Phonological

Etymological Latin aud

meaning to hear or listen
(where words come from)

Topic words History

Phonological

Etymological Greek dia

meaning through,
throughout
(where words come from)

Phonological

Etymological popul
meaning people
(where words come from)

desert
survivor
diversity
environment
adaptation

SPELLING WEEKS 10-11

Morphemic -age
(suffix) (meaning collectivitiy)

baggage
collage
marriage

Visual silent letters kn

(how words look)

know
knit
knock

Phonological

confident
contradiction
octagonal
biography
knowledge
nonsense
recognise
ghastly
gracious
signature
organisation
entangle
nautical
astronaut

Phonological

Etymological Greek naut

meaning a ship, sail
(where words come from)

Topic words Science

features
compare
conditions
reasoning
investigate