Words Their Way 5th Grade Daily Activities

Classwork / Homework
Day One / Teacher Station:
·  Previous sort test
·  Learn new sort / Closed Sort Practice:
·  Color the back of your cards and cut them out.
·  Do a closed sort.
Day Two / Open Sort with Partner:
·  Do several open sorts with your partner (at least 3). Be creative!
·  Record the sort rules in your notebook. / Part of speech
·  Write the part of speech for your word.
Day Three / Word Hunt:
·  In your notebook create 3 columns with the following headings: Spelling Word – Antonym - Synonym
·  Now find antonyms and synonyms for each word.
·  Use a dictionary or thesaurus to help. / Context Clues:
·  Write half of your words in a sentence. Check the definition if you need to. For a bonus, try writing a few sentences as dialogue with proper punctuation!
Day Four / True or False?
·  Write each of your words along with a statement to describe its meaning. Some should be true and others should be false. Then see how many friends can get it correct. / Context Clues:
·  Write the other half of your words in a sentence. Check the definition if you need to. For a bonus, try writing a few sentences as dialogue with proper punctuation!
Day Five / Game Day/Spelling City:
·  Complete a closed sort and glue your words onto your activity page.
·  Login to Spelling City and play games to practice your sort. / Final Activities:
·  Complete the Apply the Skill page (back side of activity page).
·  Study for your test by quizzing yourself in your notebook.

Free Activities (Please complete each activity only once per sort):

·  Wordle: Go to wordle.net and create a word cloud using all of your spelling words. Make sure you type up the most difficult words more often so they stand out.

·  Picasso: Sketch and label your spelling words.

·  Battleship: Grab a sheet for our paper shelf

·  Charades: Remember, this is a silent activity!

·  Make riddles for your words

·  Write a tongue twister for your words using alliteration

·  Create a poem using your words.

·  Word clues: Write two or three clues relating to each noun and leave a blank after the clues. For example: boots, jacket, hat, ______(answer: gloves)

·  Write your words in a tree: s

sm

sma

smar

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