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AFTER READING
Generalization
OBJECTIVE
Connect to Phonics Long e
 at the end of a word can be spelled ie, ey, and y: calorie, money, happy. When the
letters ie, ey, and y come at
the end of a word, they can
stand for the long e sound.
  • Spell words that end with the long e.
*Word from the selection
Spelling Words
1.
 prairie* 11. rookie
2.
 calorie 12. hockey
3.
 honey 13. collie
4.
 valley 14. breezy
5.
 money 15. jury
6.
 finally 16. balcony
7.
 movie 17. steady
8.
 country* 18. alley
9.
 empty 19. trolley
10.
 city 20. misty
Challenge Words
21.
 frequency
24.
 chimney
22.
 parsley 25. attorney
23.
 journey    
ELL
Spelling/Phonics Support See the ELL and Transition Handbook for spelling support.
DAY 1
Pretest and Sort
DAY 2
Think and Practice
DAY 3
Connect to Writing
DAY 4
Review
DAY 5
Posttest
PRETEST
Use the Dictation Sentences from Day 5 to administer the pretest. Read the word, read the sentence, and then read the word again. Guide students in self-correcting their pretests and correcting any misspellings.
Monitor Progress
then… use words 1–25
for Advanced Learners.
If… students correctly spell
all pretest
words,
then… use words 1–20
for On-Level practice.
If… students misspell 1–5 pretest words,
then… use words 1–10
for Strategic Intervention.
If… students misspell more than 5 pretest words,
Spelling
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 13.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 13
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TEACH
Words that end with the long e
sound often end with ie, ey, or
y. Write movie on the board.
Underline ie. Say movie,
stressing the last syllable, and
point out that the long e sound
at the end of movie is spelled ie.
Guide students in finding the
letters that stand for the long
e sound in country and prairie.
movie
WORD CIRCLE Have small groups of students sit in a circle. Tell one student to say a list word, and have the next student say a list word that ends with the same letters. Continue around the circle until students cannot name any more similar list words. Then have them begin again with a new list word.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 14.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 14
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Spelling & Phonics   Long e
WRITE AN E-MAIL
Ask students to use at least five spelling words to write an e-mail to a friend.
These words may seem easy
to spell, but they are often
misspelled by fourth-graders.
Alert students to these
frequently misspelled words. Make sure students correctly pronounce all the syllables in each word.
finally
probably
Frequently Misspelled
Words
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 15.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 15
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REVIEW LONG e
Have pairs of students write the list words on individual note cards and turn the cards face down. Tell students to take turns turning two cards face up. If both words have the same long e ending, the student who turned up the cards keeps them.
Spelling Strategy
Pronouncing for Spelling
We spell some words wrong because we say them wrong.
Step 1: Say the word correctly. Listen to the sound of each letter.
Step 2: Say the word again as you write it.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 16.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 16
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DICTATION SENTENCES
  1. Tall grass grew on the prairie.
  2. Most foods have more than one calorie.
  3. Bees make honey.
  4. The river is down in the valley.
  5. How do you earn money?
  6. It is finally time for lunch.
  7. What movie do you want to see?
  8. The farm is out in the country.
  9. I will refill your empty glass.
  10. We rode the train into the city.
  11. The rookie hit a home run.
  12. Hockey is played on ice.
  13. Is that big dog a collie?
  14. Spring days are often breezy.
  15. The jury listened to the judge.
  16. Mom looked down at us from the balcony.
  17. A steady rain fell all night long.
  18. Park your car in the alley.
  19. The trolley bell clanged.
  20. We could hardly see through the misty fog.
CHALLENGE
  1. What is the radio station's frequency?
  2. We grew parsley in our garden.
  3. The long journey took two days.
  4. Smoke poured out of the chimney.
  5. The attorney walked into the court.