Scott Foresman Reading Street

Connect to Phonics The
Greek word part phon means
"sound," graph means "write,"
meter means "measure," scop
means "see," and micro
means "small." Point out to
students that the ph letter
combination is just one of
several ways to spell the
/f/ sound.

Spell words with Greek word parts.

*Word from the selection

1.	telephone	11.	autograph
2.	biography	12.	microchip
3.	telescope	13.	telegraph
4.	photograph*	14.	perimeter
5.	microwave	15.	paragraph
6.	diameter	16.	phonics
7.	barometer	17.	symphony
8.	microscope	18.	saxophone
9.	headphones	19.	periscope
10.	microphone	20.	megaphone

21.	stethoscope	24.	microorganism
22.	xylophone	25.	microbe
23.	cacophony

Spelling/Phonics Support See the
ELL and Transition Handbook for
spelling support.

Spelling & Phonics Greek Word Parts

Pretest and Sort

Think and Practice

Connect to Writing

Review

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.

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. 89.

Spelling Practice Book p. 89

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TEACH

The Greek word part phon means "sound," graph means "write," meter means "measure," scop means "see," and micro means "small." Write the word telephone on the board. Point out the Greek word part phon. Guide students in recognizing Greek word parts in other spelling words.

telephone

BRAINSTORM Have students work in small groups to make lists of other words with the Greek word parts that are the subject of this lesson.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 90.

Spelling Practice Book p. 90

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WRITE AN ARTICLE

Ask students to write a brief fictional news report using at least four of the spelling words. The articles should be about some imaginary occurrence.

These words may seem easy
to spell, but they are frequently misspelled by fourth-graders.
Alert students to these
frequently misspelled words.

friend

then

Frequently Misspelled
Words

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 91.

Spelling Practice Book p. 91

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REVIEW GREEK WORD
PARTS

Have each student create a hidden word puzzle or a word scramble.
They can exchange puzzles with a
partner to review the spelling
words.

Spelling Strategy
Problem Parts

Knowing the meaning and
spelling of Greek word parts
can give clues to the
spelling of many words.
Have students find the
Greek word part in a
spelling word. Ask them
to think about the meaning
of the Greek word part and
how it is spelled, then use
what they've learned to
help spell the spelling word.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice
Book, p. 92.

Spelling Practice Book p. 92

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DICTATION SENTENCES

I will answer the telephone.
They read a biography last week.
I saw the moon through a telescope.
I keep a photograph of my dog on my desk.
You can cook rice in a microwave oven.
What is the diameter of that circle?
The barometer says it will rain.
You can see very small things through a microscope.
If you use headphones to listen to music, you won't disturb others.
A microphone makes your voice louder.
I got an autograph from my favorite star.
A microchip holds lots of data.
The telegraph sent coded messages through wires.
There is a fence around the perimeter of my yard.
Write a short paragraph about your family.
I left my phonics workbook at home.
Our symphony is great.
I can play the saxophone.
The sub raised its periscope.
A megaphone is cone-shaped.

CHALLENGE

The doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to your heart.
You play a xylophone with mallets.
A cacophony is a clatter of loud noises.
A microorganism is a creature that is too small to see with just your eyes.
A microbe is a type of microorganism.