1. Spelling Homework Ms. Smith’s Explorers

2. Monday: Alphabetical Definitions The spelling words will be assigned on Mondays. You will write the words in your planners. On one piece of paper, you will write down the spelling words in alphabetical order and include the part of speech (noun, verb, adverb, pronoun, adjective) and definition. You MUST look up the definition! DO NOT make up your own definitions. Use a kid friendly reference such as a Children’s Dictionary.

3. Tuesday: Meaningful Sentences Sentences must make sense and you must use the word in its correct part of speech. Be sure to include enough context clues in your sentence so that the reader can determine the word meaning. Example of a poor sentence: The boy was scared. Example of a meaningful sentence: The boy was scared of entering the old house because it was very spooky and dark.

4. Wednesday: Spelling Story This is a creative way to further demonstrate that you understand all of your words. The story must use all words in the correct context AND it must make sense. It can be fiction or non-fiction. You CANNOT use words explicitly (along with definition).

5. Thursday: Study for the Test You should be able to… Spell each word correctly Know each word’s part of speech AND be able to use it correctly in a sentence. Explain each word’s definition

6. Friday Spelling Test