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Oxford Dictionaries: Words Ending in Sion, Tion, and Cion
Learn the spelling rules involving when to use an "s," "t," or "c" when adding an "ion" suffix.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Decoding Two Syllable Words
The lesson plan will focus on reading and writing to meet a Phonics and Word Recognition standard: decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables. The lesson plan is a review of two-syllable words...
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Woodland Hills School District: Spelling Rule Sheets [Pdf]
A PDF of 24 different phonics and spelling pattern worksheets.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Spelling Patterns
Students will write common letter strings in this SMART whiteboard activity. Pictures are used to help students visualize the meanings of words.
Other
Galactic Phonics: Ccvc Word Interactive Spelling
Spell each CCVC word in the picture using the buttons or by typing your answer. Use the 'Clue' button if you get really stuck.
Other
Clear Ink/spell Web: Let the Web Decide!
A different type of spell checker, giving results from search engines, not based on dictionary word lists, but on frequency of use on the Web. If you're looking for a word that hasn't become official or want to see whether one...
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Howto Spell: Tion, Sion and Cian Spelling Test
Complete a spelling quiz by filling in the blanks of six sentences, and then check your answers to see how you did.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Explicit Phonics Lesson for the " Ick" Word Family
This lesson covers phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation. It can be used as an introduction or a follow up lesson.
Other
Sarah Snippets: Syllable Division Rules
Syllable division rules show us how to break up a multi-syllable word into its syllable parts. There are six main syllable division rules to guide us. It all starts with the vowels. Find the vowels in the word. It helps to underline or...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Word Hunts
Word Hunts are used to enhance students' vocabulary growth. Teachers ask students to look for words and patterns in reading materials based upon selected features. Word Hunts focus on the structure and meaning of words by turning...
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source: Beginning Reading and Phonological Awareness
Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Spelling Circle
On this one page website use trial and error to find the words hidden in the spelling circles. Check your solution right at the website.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Viking Full Circle
Practice reading and writing words with the consonant - vowel - consonant spelling pattern. Then, select the vowel and the endings to review a variety of patterns.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Christmas Crossword Puzzle
ABCya's Christmas Crossword Puzzle is a fun and interactive way for kids to test their knowledge of Christmas vocabulary words and facts. The crossword puzzle can be played on the computer or by printing on paper. The interactive version...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: By Car, Train, or Bus! The Sounds of Language on the Go
Come and check out this awesome pre-reading resource. This site offers examples of simple word games you can play with kids to increase their ability to recognize and use letters and sounds. Try these games the next time you're in the...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: All Day: All and Al
This printable phonics learning exercise from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will fill in words to complete sentences with words that end with -al or -all. Then students will complete...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Words Ending in Le
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate and learn to use the spelling pattern le.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Changing "Now" Words to "Then" Words
This interdisciplinary lesson teaches first graders to use the inflectional ending -ed to create past tense verbs from present tense verbs. As children learn to use the -ed pattern, they change familiar root words into longer words to...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Plurals
[Free Registration/Login Required] Investigate, collect and classify spelling patterns in pluralization; construct rules for regular spellings.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: 2nd Grade Grammar
This article focuses on the skills 2nd graders begin to learn including increased vocabulary, context clues, spelling patterns, tone and rhythm, punctuation, and language development.
Other
Free Phonics Lessons: Lesson 60
Word lists and practice activities for the suffixes "tion" and "sion."
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Whole to Parts Phonics Instruction: Letter Sound Correspondences
Contains plans for two lessons that use the whole-to-parts phonics approach to beginning reading. It uses onset and rime to group word families and spelling patterns to show sounds in context. In addition to objectives and standards,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Overview of Letter Combinations
This resource has two sections: Overview of Letter Combinations and two video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, video transcripts, and teaching tips.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Star Search
Students write words with r-controlled vowel sounds using the correct spelling pattern.