Mon.

Writing Sort

• find a quiet place and flat surface to work on • dump your words out of your baggie • put your headers at the top of your columns • push and say each word out loud as you place it under the correct header • do this for all of your words and you will have a completed sort • read all your words to an adult
* ­ * You will do this EVERY night! * ­ *
• draw columns in your notebook so you can copy your words into your book
• write your headers at the top of the columns and then write all the words in the correct columns
• this is a WRITING SORT
• when you are done, put your words into your baggie, put them back in the envelope in the notebook, and return to school 

Tues.

Speed Sort and Sentences 
• sort your words and read to an adult
• mix up the words and sort three times as fast as you can
• write five sentences in your notebook using any five of your words (each sentence should start with a different word and have at least six words)
• when you are done, put your words into your baggie, put them back in the envelope in the notebook, and return to school 

Wed.

Speed Sort and Triangles 
• sort your words and read to an adult
• mix up the words and sort three times as fast as you can
• do Word Triangles for each of your words in your notebook

Example:
c
ca
cat
• when you are done, put your words into your baggie, put them back in the envelope in the notebook, and return to school

Thurs.

No Peek Sort 
• sort your words and read to an adult
• draw your word sort columns and headers in your notebook
• put the words back into your baggie and give it to an adult • have an adult call out the words and write them in the correct columns
• this is a NO PEEK SORT (like a practice spelling test)
• have an adult check your "no peek" word sort
• write the words you missed 3 times each in your notebook
• when you are done, put your words into your baggie, put them back in the envelope in the notebook, and return to school