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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect!!!!

Using the "Four Block" method to teach Language Arts allows students to have a "balanced diet" by providing Guided Reading, Self Selected Reading, Writing and Working With Words.  The "Word Block" using the text "Month By Month Phonics For Upper Grades" by Carson Dellosa provides students the opportunity to work, play and practice with words in different contexts to improve their reading and writing skills.
Wall Words
Nifty Thrifty Fifty
 Cheryl Sigman's 4 Block Site
Looks Like/Sounds Like
Guess The Covered Word
Working With Words:Owego
Oswego:Word Wall
Dolch Word List
Wild West Phonics
Brand Name Phonics
Make A Word
Working with English Words
Writing Sentences
Daily Activity Word Cards
Teacher Net 4-Block Lessons
4-Blocks Literacy
4-Block Goodies
4-Block Graphic Organizers
 Space Station Syllables
4 Block For Upper Grades
High Frequency Spelling List
Quick Changing Words
Fake Out:Word Meanings
Primary Reading/Word Wall
 Sadlier-Oxford Phonics
Read-A-Quarium Vocabulary
 Rivet
      
 Wall Words
Goals of Learning Wall Words: 
1) To learn to automatically spell correctly high frequency words and commonly misspelled words
 2. How? Students will practice the words periodically 
3. Students will get a "Word Ticket" any time they misspell a Wall Word 
August/September
Wall Words
1. because
2. friends
3. have
4. laugh
5. off
6. people
7. said
8. they
9. until
10. want
October 
Wall Words
1. again
2. could
3. excited
4. favorite
5. into
6. really
7. to
8. too
9. two
10. was
November 
Wall Words
1. beautiful
2. before
3. enough
4. first
5. school
6. their
7. there
8. they're
9. went
10. when
December 
Wall Words
1. are 
2. can't 
3. don't
4. won't
5. everybody
6. everyone
7. everything
8. our
9. right
10. write
January 
Wall Words
1. about
2. except
3. new
4. knew
5. no
6. know
7. myself
8. then
9. usually
10. what
February 
Wall Words
1. by
2. buy
3. didn't
4. doesn't
5. especially
6. something
7. sometimes
8. who
9. one
10. won
March 
Wall Words
1. another
2. I'm
3. its
4. it's
5. let's
6. that's
7. threw
8. through
9. very
10. with
April 
Wall Words
1. almost
2. also
3. always
4. probably
5. we're
6. wear
7. where
8. wouldn't
9. your
10. your're

 
Nifty Thrifty Fifty 
The Nifty Thrifty Fifty activities utilize a list of 50 words to teach the use of patterns when decoding, spelling and building meaning for polysyllabic words. Patterns in polysyllabic words are in the form of morphemic units in the form of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. It is estimated that for every word you know, you probably are able to decode, spell, and comprehend six or more other words using the morphemic patterns.
Goals of Learning the Nifty Thrifty Fifty Words
1. Students will learn to read and spell words using prefixes, suffixes, and root words. 
2. Students will learn to decode polysyllabic words.
August/September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
1.Lesson One
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1. Nifty  Fifty PP 1
2. Lesson Two
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2. Nifty Fifty PP2
3. Lesson Three
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3. Quia: Nifty Fifty
4. Quia Hangman Niftry Fifty
4. Quia: Matching Nifty Thrifty Fifty
4. Quia: Jeopardy 
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4. Quia: Nifty Thrifty Scramble
5. Quia: First Nifty Thrifty Fifty
5. ABC Teach Prfixes & Suffixes
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5. Quia: Nifty Thrifty Games
6. Fish Tank/Prefixes & Suffixes
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6. Quia: Nifty Thrifty Hangman
7. Quia; Prefixes
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7. Quia: Jeopardy
8. Rooting Out Words
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8. Nifty Fifty Links
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8. Nifty Thrifty Fifty Menu

 
Guess The Covered Word 
Goals of the Guess The Covered Word
1. Students will apply comprehension skills and context clues to figure out missing words.
1. Guess the Covered Word: Introduction PP
      
2. Mother Theresa
      
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       


Goals of the Word Block: 
1) Learning high frequency words and commonly misspelled words to automatically spell correctly
 Students will practice the words periodically 
2. Students will get a "Word Ticket" any time they misspell a Wall Word 

3. Learning one and two syllable words that follow a pattern, but are used less frequently
Students will practice this skill during "Name Brand Phonics." 

4.  Spelling words with 2 or more possible patterns
Students will learn dictionary skills as well as word meanings and spelling during "Looks Like, Sounds Like

5. Spelling and decoding polysyllabic words. Especially those with prefixes, suffixes, and roots
Students will learn to read, spell and use context clues in the "Nifty Thrifty Fifty" practice. 

6. Applying strategies while reading and writing
Students will apply comprehension clues and context clues in "Guess The Covered Word.

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect!!!!
Using the "Four Block" method to teach Language Arts allows students to have a "balanced diet" by providing Guided Reading, Self Selected Reading, Writing and Working With Words.  The "Word Block" using the text "Month By Month Phonics For Upper Grades" by Carson Dellosa provides students the opportunity to work, play and practice with words in different contexts to improve their reading and writing skills.