This afternoon your child will be bringing home their first Homework Calendar. They will also bring home a baggie of spelling words and a ring of sight word cards. After the first few weeks, the word sort cards in the baggie, will be attached to the calendar. These words, as well as the word card ring should be used for additional sorting activities such as:
Sort by # of letters
Beginning sounds
Vowel sounds
Ending sounds
Rhyming
Similar meanings or connections in meanings(i.e. bat, ball)
Alphabetical order

Every Friday your child will have a spelling test on ten words using the same sounds as the word card sort, but not necessarily the same words. For example,"can" is on the list of words. However "than" maybe on the spelling test. I will send home a list of possibilities on Wed. night. Please do not have your child memorize all of the words. Remember we are working on the spelling rule. Please email me if you have any questions or blog me back.
I explained this on Back To School Night but this may take a few weeks to get used to the routine.