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Objectives
To develop a range of spelling strategies to process tricky words
in a variety of ways.
National Curriculum
National Literacy Strategy Framework Key
Stage 2
| Year 3 |
Terms 1,2,3 Word objectives 6 and 7 |
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Term 2 Word objectives 8 and 10 |
| Year 4 |
Terms 1,2,3 Word objectives 3 and 4 |
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Term 3 Word objective 6 |
| Year 5 |
Terms 1,2,3 Word objectives 2 and 3 |
Resources
Computer suite or cluster of internet-linked computers. It might be
useful to print out and make copies of the Clue List in advance. 1
Clue List for every 2 pupils will suffice.
Teaching Activities
Introduction:
Explain to children that they are going to use the site to play
a game and discover ways of using their eyes, ears and brain to
spell tricky words. (If the class has watched the BBC TV series
'Spell It Out', relate this to the Spellits characters Eyes, Ears
and Brain.)The site covers 9 spelling strategies; 3 largely visual,
3 auditory and articulatory and 3 cognitive.
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Find
the tricky bit (Eyes)
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Say
it silly (Ears)
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Mnemonics
(Brain)
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Letter
teams (Eyes)
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Syllables
(Ears)
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Little
words in big words (Brain)
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Doubles
(Eyes)
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Talk
like Mr. Toffee Nose (Ears)
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Word
families (Brain)
Each time the children successfully complete
a spelling activity they receive a clue which they can write down
on their Clue Sheet. The children can work their way through the spelling
activities in more than one session, recording the clues as they go
along.
The 9 clues are as follows: horsebox,
ghost, light, mound, balcony, stable, willow tree, battlements, beehive.
These activities are best carried out
with a partner which encourages the children to think and listen as
they say the words.
Plenary
Literacy partners feedback to the rest of the class about which spelling
tip they remember best and why it will be useful in the future.
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