Spelling words

Spelling

We are learning to spell the words we most use when writing.

Please take one word from the list your child is working on and practise it. The next day you can do another. Keep going back and seeing if your child can spell the ones you have already practised. A good test is to ask them to write a simple sentence with the word in it.

Some ways to practise are: Say the word, look at the word, write the word a few times, cover the word and try to write the word. To make it fun, you can write it with felt tips, gel pens, chalk, find the word in magazines, make it with play dough, write it with a wet brush on concrete, write it in the sand- use your imagination!

Essential List One
a      I      it      the      was	and    in    my    to    we

Essential List Two
at    but    for    got    up	had    he    is    me    went	of    on    she    so    when	that    then    there    they    you

Essential List Three
about after all are as back	be because came day down get	go going have her his home	into just like mum not one	our out said some were with

Essential List 4
again an around big by can come could dad did do first	food from good has him house if little next night no now	off old only or other over people put ran saw school see started	their them this time took two us very well what will would your

Essential List 5
an another away bed been before best brother called car door everyone	family five found friend fun heard here know last left long looked	made man more morning name never once play really room something still thing	think thought three through told too walked want way where which who year