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Be On the Look Out!! 2nd & 3rd Grade Spelling By The Rules Lessons

9/27/2015

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Welcome to the 3Word Nerd's blog!

We are so excited to be linking up with Brooke, Stephanie and Ashley on their blogs today!! We are all sharing new, in-the-works products that you will want to "Be On the Look Out" for in the coming weeks!! So, if you haven't already, be sure to stop by each of their blogs to check out their BOLO products, too!

BUT, first stick around and check out what the 3Word Nerds have been working on - just for YOU...

Susie, Deb, and I are so excited to be putting the finishing touches on our
Second Grade Spelling by the Rules lesson bundle AND our Third Grade Spelling by the Rules lesson bundle!!

These are Ready-To-Go complete spelling lessons including word work activities, making it easy for teachers to present multi-sensory spelling strategies with easy step-by-step teacher guide instructions. We've added those little known, insider secrets that govern word composition to empower and intensify your instruction. Our goal in creating these lessons is to provide you with the opportunity for setting a successful foundation in spelling and reading for your students.

You can already find a year's worth of 1st Grade Spelling by the Rule Lessons available individually & bundled in our TpT store - a popular download among teachers needing to enhance their current spelling curriculum, or as an intervention for their struggling spellers and readers.
So - we're confident you'll love our upcoming lessons for 2nd and 3rd grade!!
Here's a sneak-peek at what you will find in each lesson:

Each of the lessons in the 2nd and 3rd grade Spelling By The Rules Bundle will include:

*Table of Contents - 31 complete lessons
*"How Does All This Work" page
*Suggested weekly plan
*Spelling Rule Page with Explanations & Notes for EACH Lesson to give you the background you need to teach the rule
*Brainstorming Page to introduce each lesson and teach the rule
*Word Bank per lesson
*Highlight Stories/Key to apply the skill to reading
*Assessment Page with several options to meet individual student needs

Be On the Look Out for both the 2nd and 3rd Grade Spelling By the Rules Spelling Lessons coming out in the next few weeks! We are thankful for your support and your passion for teaching.

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Please comment below with any questions or suggestions to make these lesson work for your unique needs.

Have a great week!
3Word Nerds
Deb, Susie & Sherri

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What's Your Teaching "Stethoscope"?

9/21/2015

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I am grateful that the nursing profession has been recognized in the media lately. I have a daughter who is a heart nurse and I know how hard she works and her passion for helping each and every patient. She also is studying to be a nursing professor. I am glad she will become a teacher as well. She will be great at this new venture.

I started thinking about our occupation - the wonderful profession of teaching. What is our "costume"? What is our "stethoscope"?

I know for me as I enter my school each day, I need to be clothed in compassion, grace and a boatload of patience. I need to put all the cares of my life aside and focus on the needs of each of my students. How can I help them understand this concept? How can I further their learning? What can I do to increase their confidence and help them feel good about being a learner that day?

My stethoscope is always with me. It is my eyes as I look into the hearts of each of my students. Are they sad today? Did they have a hard start to their day or was one of their peers a bit unkind to them today? How can I lift their hearts and their spirits? Do they have something exciting to share with me? In what way can I show them they are dear to me and that they are a unique and special creature on this spinning ball we live on?

Each occupation has its hurdles, its challenges, its passions and its rewards. Isn't it wonderful that we all do have varied talents and strengths so we can support each other with the gift that God has given to us to share with our world? What is your "costume" and what is your "stethoscope"? I would love to hear about it.

Susie Word Nerd

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Simple & Fun Activity for building Success in Spelling & Reading (FREE Download, too)

9/14/2015

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Hi Everyone!
Happy Monday!!
Sherri Word Nerd here today! I wanted to share a simple and fun activity that I played with my students last week. The basic foundation of this activity is part of the Take Flight Curriculum by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. As with any #teachertribe teacher, we take a basic activity and "fluff it up" for our students! I believe if an activity is engaging and fun, students will make meaningful connections while playing.
The activity is called SLAP!
This is important to do before playing:
I teach the students three important vocabulary words for the different positions of sounds in a word.
i = initial (first)
M = medial (middle)
F = final (last)
Each set of cards will have IMF cards and a SLAP! card
Laminate and cut out a set for each student.

Students should lay the three IMF cards out -in order-
and place the SLAP card to the side.

Now, you can pick one sound for the students to focus on or use this activity for several different words.
I start this activity with my students picking one sound, for example, /p/.
I say one word with the /p/ sound
" (pit) "
We un-blend each sound in the word out together
/p/-/i/-/t/
and then the student(s) move a plastic letter 'p', in this case, or letter representing the sound under the I, M or F card and SLAP their card signifying they are done. Hands go in their lap and no more changes can be made.
I use Mouth Pictures which represent each sound, but plastic letters would be appropriate for the classroom.
You wouldn't think a SLAP! card would make it so much fun, but my students ask to play this activity everyday!!

SLAP! can be used to practice spelling words, too! Pick one focus sound for each word or for a challenge, have students place the letters for the all sounds in the correct positions they hear them in the word.
I love fun and simple - So, here is the file for this activity to download for free b/c we want every teacher, parent or
home-school co-op to be able to help build a solid foundation for success in spelling & reading through teaching these simple, fun and important strategies.

imf_cards__first_spelling_lesson_.pdf
File Size:	67 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

Thank you for stopping by today! We would love for you to share this post with your friends - especially teacher friends that could benefit from this post.
Make it a great week!!
~sherri

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Be On the Look Out!! 2nd & 3rd Grade Spelling By The Rules Lessons

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Simple & Fun Activity for building Success in Spelling & Reading (FREE Download, too)

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