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AFTER READING
Generalization
OBJECTIVE
Connect to Phonics Short vowels are often spelled a: happen, e: lettuce, i: sister,
o: collar, u: subject. Vowels before double consonants usually have a short sound.
  • Spell VCCV words, which usually have short vowels.
*Word from the selection
Challenge Words
Spelling Words
1.
  happen
9.
  lesson
2.
  lettuce 10.  spelling
3.
  basket 11.  napkin
4.
  winter* 12.  collar
5.
  sister 13.  traffic
6.
  monster 14.  suggest
7.
  supper 15.  puppet
8.
  subject    
       
 
16.
  skillet
19.
  system
17.
  picnic 20.  pumpkin
18.
  planet    
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 1–20
for Advanced Learners.
If… students correctly spell all pretest words,
then… use words 1–15
for On-Level practice.
If… students misspell 1–4 pretest words,
then… use words 1–8 for Strategic Intervention.
If… students misspell more than 4 pretest words,
Spelling
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 1
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 1
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TEACH
Vowels have the short sound
when they are followed by two
consonants. Write happen on
the board. Point out that the a is
followed by two consonants (pp).
Guide students in finding the
pattern in lettuce and basket.
happen
FIND THE PATTERN Ask students to identify the VCCV pattern in each of the spelling words. Have them group words with the short a sound together, the short e sound together, and so on.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 2
VCCV
Spelling Practice Book
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Spelling & Phonics   Short Vowels VCCV
WRITE A SIGN
Ask students to write a sign using at least five of the spelling words. The sign can be an advertisement, a warning, or a note for a friend.
These words may seem easy
to spell, but they are misspelled
by third-graders a lot. Alert
students to these frequently
misspelled words.
then
and
with
was
Frequently Misspelled
Words
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 3
Spelling Practice Book
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REVIEW SHORT VOWELS VCCW
Have each student use spelling words to 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
A word with a short vowel sound in the first syllable can often supply a clue that two consonants follow the short vowel. Have students pay attention to the first vowel sound to help spell words.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 4
Spelling Practice Book
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DICTATION SENTENCES
  1. What will happen if we are late?
  2. Mom put lettuce on her shopping list.
  3. Put the apples in the basket.
  4. Max says it will snow a lot this winter.
  5. My sister is very tall.
  6. Who is your favorite monster?
  7. We eat supper at six o'clock.
  8. Math is my best subject in school.
  9. What is the lesson for today?
  10. We had to write our spelling words.
  11. Use a napkin to clean up the mess.
  12. Bill ripped the collar of his shirt.
  13. There was a lot of traffic on the highway.
  14. Can you suggest a good movie?
  15. Let's go to the puppet show!
CHALLENGE
  1. Dad cooked eggs in the skillet.
  2. We want to have a picnic in the park.
  3. Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
  4. Ron has a good system for cleaning his room.
  5. We helped Clare make a pumpkin pie.