In this lesson, students learn the Spelling in Parts (SIP) strategy by dividing a polysyllabic word into parts, thinking about spelling patterns of each part, saying each part, and spelling each part. Students also learn to demonstrate the transfer of SIP by explaining how they spell or decode big words when reading or writing.

Let Spelly Spellican help you practice the Dolch Sight Words! First, make sure your sound is on, then choose one of the following word lists: Preprimer, Primer, First, Second, or Third. Correctly spell all of the words that you hear, and have fun exploring the ocean depths! About the Dolch Word List - The Dolch Word List is a list of English sight words by Edward William Dolch, PhD. The list is comprised of 220 words grouped by level, and includes pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, verbs and nouns. *Headphones or speakers are required for this activity

In this lesson, students get to flex their writing muscles as they use a variety of writing genres to create a zine of their own: letter writing, persuasive writing, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic writing, and biography/autobiography. Students choose a prominent figure from popular culture as the focus for a multigenre zine and then plan the project using the Facts–Questions–Interpretations method. Students then write in each of the listed genres about their chosen subjects, using a variety of ReadWriteThink.org tools. Finally, students design covers for their projects, and the teacher binds all the printed documents into individual zines.