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1st Grade Spelling Contract Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________ Parent Signature: _________________________________________________ Directions: Monday through Wednesday you may select and complete one activity each night and go over it with a parent. You must do a different activity each night, and one of your three assignments must be one that has stars by it. Your parent needs to initial on the line beside the activity to indicate that the task was completed and checked. Please be honest. 100 extra points will be averaged into the daily grades at the end of the six weeks for each completed contract. Please return the assignment to school on Thursday. A pre-test will be given on Thursday; if you receive a 100 then you may choose a free choice activity on Friday. If you do not make a 100 on Thursday you will be asked to complete another assignment and return it to school on Friday before the test. Spelling Activity Choices _____Teach your parent your words by cheering them and having them cheer with you. _____Spell words on a cookie tin or refrigerator using magnetic letters. _____**Type words on the computer 3 times each. ____**Write words on black construction paper using colored chalk. _____**Rainbow Words: Write words in list form. Then write over them two or three times using different colors. _____**Ransom Words: Cut out letters to spell your words from a magazine or newspaper. Paste the letters next to your words. ____**Write at least 5 sentences including as many of your spelling words as possible in each sentence. ____**Write the words in ABC order. ____**Have a parent give you a practice spelling test. ____**Fold a sheet of paper into eights. Write each word in a separate space and make each word stand out in a fancy and decorative way. ____**Use yarn or string to spell your words. Glue to paper. ____**Form your words out of small objects, such as buttons, coins, or dried beans. _____Have someone time you for one minute. See how many times you can write your words in that minute. _____Have a parent or friend, scramble the letters in each of your spelling words and you unscramble the letters to make your spelling words correctly. ____ **Write your spelling words THREE times each. Circle the vowels and underline the consonants. Weekly word list on back Spelling Information Next week will be beginning our weekly spelling test Each Friday a list of eight words will be sent home along with two patterns to spell words. An example of a pattern is –at. If you can spell at then you can build words by adding a beginning sound to make a new word such as hat, cat, bat. Your child will also be asked to write a sentence that the teacher reads to them using the spelling words for extra credit. Example: A cat is fat. You may use the spelling contract as homework to practice the words Students making a 100 on Thursday’s pre-test will not have to take the test on Friday. Spelling Information Next week will be beginning our weekly spelling test Each Friday a list of eight words will be sent home along with two patterns to spell words. An example of a pattern is –at. If you can spell at then you can build words by adding a beginning sound to make a new word such as hat, cat, bat. Your child will also be asked to write a sentence that the teacher reads to them using the spelling words for extra credit. Example: A cat is fat. You may use the spelling contract as homework to practice the words Students making a 100 on Thursday’s pre-test will not have to take the test on Friday. Spelling Information Next week will be beginning our weekly spelling test Each Friday a list of eight words will be sent home along with two patterns to spell words. An example of a pattern is –at. If you can spell at then you can build words by adding a beginning sound to make a new word such as hat, cat, bat. Your child will also be asked to write a sentence that the teacher reads to them using the spelling words for extra credit. Example: A cat is fat. You may use the spelling contract as homework to practice the words Students making a 100 on Thursday’s pre-test will not have to take the test on Friday.