MRS.RUNYAN'S
w  e  b  s  i  t  e
piedmont elementary / jefferson county schools / 
tn dept. of education
 
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spelling 

Click on this link, to find the spelling words for each week.
 
 

We have a “word wall”  in our classroom.  This is a wall that is systematically organized in ABC order. The words are displayed in large letters in the back of the room.  If for any reason a student does not know how to spell a word, they may look at the wall.  The goals of the word wall are to support the student. 

"It is a tool to use, not just display. Word walls are designed to promote group learning and be shared by a classroom of children. The goals of the word wall are to: 

• Support the teaching of important general principles about words and how they work 
• Foster reading and writing 
• Provide reference support for children during their reading and 
    writing 
• Promote independence on the part of young students as they    work with words in writing and reading 
• Provide a visual map to help children remember connections 
    between words and the characteristics that will help them form 
    categories 
• Develop a growing core of words that become part of a reading and writing vocabulary"

If the word is misspelled in any assignment, it will be counted wrong, because the students know that the word wall is there for a reason. 

What to do with words


1.  Alphabetize
2. Write respellings
3. Define
4. Divide into syllables
5. Place accent or stress marks where they belong.
6. Make sentences with " ", !, ?, and periods.
7. Mark the vowels or circle the consonants.
8. Cross out the silent letter.
9. Make words plural.
10. Find synonyms.
11. Find antonyms.
12. Find homonyms.
13. Divide words into present, past, and future tense (I can, I did, I will).
14. Add -ing endings.
15. Find guide words in dictionary for each word.
16. Find rhyming words.
17. Add a prefix to each word.
18. Find the root or base word.
19. Write a story using your words.
20. Write a poem.
21. Illustrate each word.
22. Write your words with yarn.
23. Write your words in sand.
24. Write abbreviations for these words.
25. Write a commercial using your words.
26. Make these words possessive, singular, or plural.
27. Make compound words.
28. Cut your words out of a magazine and paste them on your paper.
29. Create a play using as many words as you can.
30. Compose an original song.
31. Discover the etymology of each word.
32. Find the parts of speech of each word.
33. Write a short paragraph explaining what context clues helped you make an educated 
       guess about the meaning of the word.
34. Write 3 good questions to ask the class with your new word (questions that cannot be 
       answered with "yes" or "no".
35. Make a handwriting assignment for the class.
36. Make a crossword puzzle using your words.
37. Make a cartoon using your words.
38. Introduce your words to the class.
39. Your idea (see the teacher).
40. Write a definition of your word and context clues that helped you decide which 
      definition was correct.
41. Scramble the words and give clues to a friend.
42. Make a game board using your words.
43. Write you words in code.  Give clues so another student my decode.
44. Plan a 3 minute lesson from the text where you got your words and present them to the 
      class.
45. Make a dictionary for your words.
46. Find your words in a newspaper or other source and write meanings from the context.
47. Plan a spelling bee with the class using your words.
48. Compose a monologue using as many words as possible.
49. Prepare a mime using your words.
50. Make a game that you can play with others that uses your words (word find, etc.).