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Week 8 of 36 · 6 words · ages 5–6

Kindergarten spelling words, week 8: mixed short vowels

Another week of short vowels in three-letter words. Say the sounds one at a time, then blend them to write each word.
ran
Moved fast on your legs, in the past.
dig
To make a hole in the ground with a shovel.
nod
To move your head up and down to say yes.
rub
To move your hand back and forth on something.
ten
The number that comes after nine.
wax
A soft, slippery material used to make candles.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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