Super Spellers???

My students took a Spelling Skills Test last Friday (while I attended my brother's college graduation in Texas) and today we graded them. The results? A bit scary. So, I'm sharing a few fun links.

Don't trust spellchecker! Here's why: http://www.randyshomestead.com/jokebook/spell_check_poem.htm

Spelling Games:
- http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/super-speller/
- http://msnbc.com/modules/DL_spelling_bee/game/
- http://www.spellingbeethegame.com/

I'll post more sites here later.

Homework for 5.7.10

Read the assigned amount of pages for your book and take notes on characters, settings, and important events.

Homework for 5.4.10

Class 601: Read the assigned amount of pages in your literature circle book. Take notes on character, events, and questions you have in your I.R. Notebooks. You can include pictures with your notes (like we practiced today)

**Classes 603 & 622 do not have homework***

Homework for 5.3.10

Class 601: Read 5 pages in your literature book tonight and complete the assigned reading role given in class in your I.R. Notebook.

Classes 603 & 622: Read your literature book and complete the assigned reading role give by your group in your I.R. Notebook.