2nd Grade Spelling Weeks 1-6

Here is a 2nd lesson plan for spelling in weeks 1 to 6.

For each week you will see:

the spelling words
review words – previously learned words that go along with the week’s theme
an up to date list of any free printable spelling worksheets for the week
phonics skills to teach during the week
a suggested 5 day lesson plan for learning the spelling words of the week
sentences to dictate

Jump to the lesson plan for:

week 1
week 2
week 3
week 4
week 5
week 6

Week 1 Lesson Plan

Theme: Back to School

The back to school spelling words for the week are:

study
learn
teach
work
done
test
answer
desk
tape
glue

Worksheets

Review Words

Here is a list of school themed words that were previously learned 1st grade spelling words. It’s optional, and only for those that might wish to briefly review with their child some of the previously learned school words.

The first 3 words below are included in the dictation sentences:

spell
write
kid
bin
number
words
bag
map

Phonics Skills to Work On This Week

Introduce the consonant blend SK. It was not in the first grade spelling words and appears for the first time in this week’s spelling words.
Review the basics of making a noun plural. For most nouns you only need to add an S to make it plural. But you need to add an ES to words that end in S, X, CH or SH.
Teach kids that the ING sound is made with I N G, and that adding ING to the end of a word will make that sound.

Possible Schedule

Here is a possible schedule for spelling this week if you have a 5 day school week:

Day 1

introduce the SK sound
- words that begin with an SK sound: ski, sky, skip, skirt, skate, skunk, skull
have your child read this weeks words aloud with you
while you are going over them, ask phonics questions for each word like:
- which letter in “answer” is silent?
- which letter (i.e. in the word tape) makes the letter A a long A sound?
- what sound does the y make in the word study?
give your child the printable word search to do

Day 2

go over any of the review words you feel your child might need to review
crossword puzzle to work on vocabulary and spelling of the weekly words
the first page of these plural noun worksheets is a good way to review the very basics of making a noun plural

Day 3

teach the suffix ING
- review words like: studying, learning, teaching, working, testing
the printable word scramble

Day 4

dictate sentences 1 to 4

Day 5

dictate sentences 5 to 8

Week 2

Theme: ER, IR & OR (R Controlled Vowels)

birth
born
corn
form
over
short
sir
under
very
world

Worksheet

word search

Review Words

Here are some previously learned ER, IR and OR spelling words:

her
answer
number
water
other
first
or
for
work
word

Phonics Skills To Work On This Week

R controlled vowels ER, IR and OR
teach the suffix ER:
- we add ER to adjectives when we are comparing two items. Review words like shorter, taller, smaller, longer and deeper.
- We also add ER to verbs when we mean a person who does something. Review words like worker, teacher, player, speller, singer, and writer.
- The most important thing for them to remember is that they need to add ER when spelling when they hear the ER sound at the end of a word.

Possible Schedule

Day 1

go over the ER words on this printable bossy R word search. Put a special focus on the 3 words of this words spelling list: over, under and very. Briefly ask some verbal questions like: What letter makes the E sound in very? What letters make the UN sound in under?
Have the child find the 8 ER words on the word search puzzle.
Teach the ER suffix. (See phonics skills section above)

Day 2

go over the IR words on the word search with a focus on the words sir and birth. A possible verbal question is: what makes the TH sound in the word birth?
go over the OR words on the word search. Focus is on the words born, corn, form, short, and world.
they can finish the word search

Day 3

On a lined paper, have them write 3 separate headings on the top: ER, IR and OR. Draw 2 vertical lines to make 3 distinct columns. Ask them to write each of the 10 weekly words in their correct column.
dictate sentence #1

Day 4

dictate sentences 2 – 6

Day 5

dictate sentences 7-11

Week 3

Theme: Long E Sound (EE & EA words)

beat
eat
feel
keep
near
real
seat
seem
seen
speak

Worksheet

word search

Review Words

These are the previously learned words with a long E sound:

be
me
we
she
see
deep
feed
seed
these
study
very
each
reach
teach

Phonics Skills To Work On This Week

The focus this week is learning about the long E sound. A long E sound can be made by an:

E
EE
EA
Y at the end of word with more than one syllable
EY (like in the word key)
E_E (like in the word these)

Possible Schedule

Day 1

have them find the EA words of this long E word search
teach them the saying: “when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking”. Most of the time when 2 vowels are next to each other, you can hear the long vowel of the first letter, but the second one is usually silent. This is very applicable to the EA words.

Day 2

teach them other letter combinations where you might hear a long E sound (i.e. E, EE, EY, E_E, and Y at the end of a 2 or more syllable word)
they can finish the word search finding all of the EE words

Day 3

On a lined paper, write 2 headings EE and EA. Draw a line to make 2 separate columns. Ask your child to write each of the weekly words in the correct column.
dictate sentence #1

Day 4

dictate sentences 2 – 5

Day 5

dictate sentences 6 – 9

Week 4

Theme: Long I Sound

die
drive
lie
line
mine
rise
side
try
why
wire

Review Words

The long I spelling words learned in 1st grade:

I
my
by
write
find
like
time

Phonics Skills To Work On This Week

The focus this week is learning about the long I sound. A long I sound can be made by:

IE
Y at the end of a one syllable word
I_E (i.e. ice or line)
I at the end of a syllable (i.e. tiger or spider)
IGH words (i.e. light, night or high)
IND or ILD words (i.e. find or child) – we’ll focus more on these words at a later week

Possible Schedule

Day 1

On a lined paper, write 3 headings IE, Y and I_E. Draw 2 lines to make 3 separate columns. Ask your child to write each of the weekly words in the correct column.