Transcript Parent workshop y1 y2 spelling

Spelling
Spelling Test!
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accommodate
cemetery
embarrassed
harassed
necessary
unparalleled
ecstasy
lady’s
gauging
symmetry
Common exception words for
Year 1 and Year 2
Look
Say
Cover
Write
Check
could
Memory Strategy 1
• Syllables
• Break into smaller bits to remember
Using the word within a sentence.
The town was busy and full of people shopping
for Christmas. Everybody was poor because
they loved spending money on clothes and
presents for their children over the winter
break.
Memory Strategy 2
Find and focus
• on the tricky part of the word
• Patterns in words
cemetery
Memory Strategy 3
• Words within words
everybody
everybody
Memory Strategy 4
• Exaggerate the pronunciation
water
Clear the Board
1. The first player throws the dice, reads the number and
looks at the word opposite the number
2. Using Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check the player tries
to spell the word which the other player covers – if
correct the word is crossed out – if not, it stays on the
board
3. Player 2 takes their turn
• If the word has already been crossed out, the player
misses a turn.
• The first player to cross out all their words is the winner.
Other games you can play
with your child at home
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Wordsearch – create online
Connect 4 - 4 in a line correct
Snap cards – visually looking at the words
Pairs - 2 sets of each word
Clear the board