Spelling Patterns

Objective

I can use spelling patterns to help me read.

Essential Questions

1. What are spelling patterns? How do they help us read fluently?

2. What is the relationship between words that are spelled the same but sound differently?

Think about....

There are patterns all around us. What is a pattern? What pattern can you find?

Write it on your white board.

Direct instruction

A pattern is a repeating unit

Spelling patterns are repeating sounds in words. Example: mouse, house, out, cloud are all words that repeat the sound “ou”

Spelling patterns are not always spelled the same but the sound is the same.

Example: The “ow” sound in the word flower is the same sound as the “ou” sound in house but is spelled differently.

How do spelling patterns help us read?

Improves fluency

Improves accuracy

Spelling Patterns-same sound spelled the

same way

Example: “ay” words

day, play, bay, tray, clay, may, pay

The spelling pattern is “ay”

Another example...

Example: “th” words

think, tooth, together, with, thing

The spelling pattern is “th”

Another example...

Example: “ou” words

our, house, found, ouch, out, pound

The spelling pattern is “ou”

Spelling Patterns-same sound spelled

differently.

long a sound

train, plane, ate, plate, gate, pain, day, play,

Spelling pattern is the “long a” sound spelled ai, a_e, and ay.

Another example...

long i sound

pie, why, time, cry, pine, tie

Spelling pattern is the long i sound spelled ie, y, and i_e

Brainpop Video

To watch a Brainpop Video on the spelling patterns for words with th, sh, and wh, click on the link below.

Brainpop Video

Your turn....

day

train

gate

play

plate

pail

Sort these words with the “long a” sound by their spelling patterns.

Did you have this?

ay words

a_e words

aiwords

day gate train

play plate pail

Try another one....

crown

bird

date

tie

turn

play

house

night

Match the words that have the same sound...

Did you have.....

crown , house

bird , turn

date , play

night , tie

Now try.....

Write 2 words with the same sound as the “ow” in flower.

Share your words with your partner.

Try one more...

Write 2 words with the sound “ue” as in the word glue.

Share your words with your partner.

Closure....

Think about what you learned about spelling patterns.

How do spelling patterns help us become better readers?

Share out with your table.

For the Teacher...Here is a website that has a quick game to play together as a class.

Phonics Game

Here is a video to show kids how to play Go Fish using spelling patterns.

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