A book of classmates’ self-portraits with first names, assembled in alphabetical order, can make a good first try. Choose a subject related to content you are studying, or focus on the children themselves. When you are reading a book, give the children a chance to voice the letter that will be coming on the next page. Read or present a variety of alphabet books to the children.Tell students that they will have a chance to make school alphabet books, too. Following this, read and discuss the information about alphabet books in their handbooks.Then explore with the children the many places in the classroom where they will find the alphabet- bulletin boards, picture dictionaries, their Write One handbooks, and alphabet books in the classroom collection. Begin the lesson by singing as many versions of the alphabet song as you and the children can recall.success - Two Cs in the middle, two Ss at the end.subpoena - In Latin, this means "under penalty." Don't forget the O before the E.special - From the Latin species, which literally means "appearance, form, or beauty," it has an -ial ending that sounds like -yal.simile - Also from the Latin similis, a simile is a comparison using the words "like" or "as." It does not like having another I before the E at the end!.similar - From the Latin similis, meaning 'like.'.Thankfully, it's one of the words that does follow the "I before E" rule. siege - You may come under siege from angry grammarians if you spell it wrong.shish kebab - Shish means "skewer," and kebab (or kabob) means "roast meat," so you could have kebab without the shish or vice versa.sheriff - You won't get thrown into the county lock-up if you put too many Rs or not enough Fs in "sheriff," but you do owe him the respect of spelling his title correctly.septuagenarian - Referring to someone in their 70s, "age" is right there in the middle of the word.sensible - Sensitive, sensitivity, desensitize and sensible all have "sensi-" in them, meaning 'to sense' or 'to feel.'.seize - Argh! A miscreant! Let's seize "seize" for breaking the "I before E except after C" rule!.scissors - It's a tool for cutting but the C is cowed into silence by an abundance of Ss (four of 'em!).savvy - Who knows why it has two Vs, but it's most definitely not savvy to leave one of them out.sandwich - It has nothing to do with witches, so there's no T in it.sandal - Hopefully, you've seen enough commercials for Sandals resorts to know how to spell "sandal." At the resort, you might get sand all over your sandal.salary - Not "celery," but "salary," from the Latin salarium, referring to a Roman soldier's salt allowance.sacrilegious - You may think it's related to "religious" and should be spelled the same way, but the E and the I that revere the L steal away and swap places.accordion - The accordion is portable, so you can play it while riding in your Honda Accord.An axel is a jump done by a figure skater. axle - An axle is a rod on which two wheels spin.apology - "If you put two Ps and two Ls in apology people will be appalled, and you'll need to apologize.You can remember that it only has one N by thinking that you might rub an ointment onto your body. anoint - When you apply oil or similar in a religious ceremony, that's anointing.aficionado - This word comes from the Spanish verb, aficioner, which means "to become fond of." Nothing to do with "a fish.".across - If you're making an X on a form it's "a cross." But, if you're "on the other side of a defined space," then it's just one word, across.This one just means to gain, well, anything. acquaintance - It's time to get acquainted with the word "acquaint." It comes from the Latin, accognoscere, a combination of ad ("to") and cognoscere ("come to know").acknowledge - You should know that there is only one C in acknowledge.accumulate - "Accumulate" wanted to accumulate a few more Cs, but the Letter Rationing Authorities said two was plenty.accomplish - Any college basketball fans out there? If so, you'll be well aware of the ACC teams accomplishments.Finally, there are three Es speeding through from middle to end. accelerate - Double C follows the A to kick off this word you want to say it fast, so don't waste time on extra Ls.absence - Does it make sense that the letter E is the one repeated in this word and not S?.After all, you wouldn't write "asecond" or "aday," would you? a while - If you think of "while" as a period of time like any other, you'll know that "a while" is two separate words.
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