Lesson 1.6: Spelling & Vocabulary 1 Print Lesson

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Easy-to-use, rigorous curriculum for teaching your gifted child spelling strategies and words.

Teach your child spelling strategies, word sense, and fiction writing by introducing them to the world of phonemes and character development. Lesson 1.6: Spelling & Vocabulary 1 teaches kids about phonemes (a core phonics concept) and word roots, as well as the core element of character-driven fiction. Our lessons combine original writing challenges suitable to the physical and emotional ability of younger children and multiple-choice questions that tease their powerful brains. We minimize repetition and draw on the deep wisdom of cats.

Included in this booklet:

✔️ 1 fun video lesson
✔️ 4 fun and age-appropriate assignments to practice and build on the skill
✔️ End of lesson quiz (covers the content of both Lessons 1.5 and 1.6)
✔️ Answer key: Robust explanations of the answers plus tips for assessing your child’s original writing

When you purchase this lesson, you’ll receive an email with a PDF booklet to download.

Length: 59 pages

Easy-to-use, rigorous curriculum for teaching your gifted child spelling strategies and words.

Teach your child spelling strategies, word sense, and fiction writing by introducing them to the world of phonemes and character development. Lesson 1.6: Spelling & Vocabulary 1 teaches kids about phonemes (a core phonics concept) and word roots, as well as the core element of character-driven fiction. Our lessons combine original writing challenges suitable to the physical and emotional ability of younger children and multiple-choice questions that tease their powerful brains. We minimize repetition and draw on the deep wisdom of cats.

Included in this booklet:

✔️ 1 fun video lesson
✔️ 4 fun and age-appropriate assignments to practice and build on the skill
✔️ End of lesson quiz (covers the content of both Lessons 1.5 and 1.6)
✔️ Answer key: Robust explanations of the answers plus tips for assessing your child’s original writing

When you purchase this lesson, you’ll receive an email with a PDF booklet to download.

Length: 59 pages

Skills in focus:

Learning to spell makes it far easier to write with ease.

Learn to spell well:

  • Read, and read widely!

    • Use the new words you discover when you read.

  • Learn your roots.

    • Latin and Greek

    • French

    • Germanic

  • Notice phonemes in words and memorize their corresponding menu of spelling options.

Great fiction stories feature a main character and a main villain

  • The main character has a BIG PROBLEM that they will solve over the course of the story.

  • Your main villain is interesting to your reader because they want the same thing as your main character, which puts them in direct conflict with each other.

    • Readers love conflict!