Where, There, and Here are often misspelled. Why? Because we have various options to spell them. How do we practice spelling these without it being boring? A brief look at their histories, two spelling games, a correct-the-spelling activity, and a writing activity with our phrases.
When a student asked about the spelling of purchase, specifically why the <a> isn’t an <i>, we had to dig a little deeper. It turns out we were chasing an unstressed syllable. Read more about it at How to Find an Unstressed Syllable. This matrix gives your students an opportunity to work with this word…
Usually words with the same spelling and meaning are related. Does a grate on a grill, grate as in grating cheese, and the grate in grateful have anything in common besides their spelling? Are they related?
Student questions lead to LEARNING. Here’s a snapshot of the learning from a student’s question about the spelling of demonstrate that led us to a monster.
What’s the point of spelling? Well it’s not memorize, memorize, memorize. It’s about recognizing words and their relationships and word families. At least that’s what makes it easier for my students!
Spelling with Suffixes that Sound the Same can be a Challenge. In this resource, we have an agent suffix and a superlative suffix to learn and practice.