Oakland Terrace Spelling 5th Grade

Spelling ~ Grade 5

Hunts & Sorts
The Spelling Program at Oakland Terrace relies on students hunting for words in texts or anywhere they find print. They then sort the words they have collected in order to make generalizations about spelling patterns. Because English is such a difficult language to spell, students must learn many different ways to spell one sound (such as a long e sound). Students then can use the generalizations they have discovered to spell dozens if not hundreds of words, as opposed to simply the ten or fifteen on their spelling list. Fifth graders are mastering much more sophisticated spelling patterns than in previous years. Students are also exploring prefixes, suffixes and root words which allows them to tackle more difficult vocabulary in the content areas of math, science and social studies.

DIS This student in Ms. Schaeffer's class has hunted for and sorted words with the prefix DIS. Students are learning how to put words together and take them apart to gain meaning. The students are identifying prefixes, root words and suffixes that will help them to decode spelling and the meaning of more complex words. Here are just some of the words Ms. Schaeffer's Class collected and sorted.

Word Families Students study word families in which they explore how to form words from various root words. They also focus on parts of speech as they learn how to form nouns, adverbs, adjectives and verb tenses by adding suffixes.

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Students explore word families based on prefixes that will become important as they encounter vocabulary specific to content areas such as science and math.

	Exploring the prefixes CO and POST