Spelling - Home learning - Sound er (stressed)

The home learning activity focuses on the stressed 'er' sound, offering differentiated spelling lists to cater to various learning levels. Each list contains a series of words with the 'er' sound, such as 'her', 'serve', 'verb', 'verse', 'herb', 'swerve', 'term', 'kerb', 'herd', and 'person'. To challenge students further, the word 'allergy' is included as an additional word to master. The lists also provide blank boxes for any extra words that educators may want to incorporate into the children's learning.

To reinforce the learning of these words, the activity employs the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, and Check' method, encouraging students to actively engage with each word. This approach helps to solidify their understanding and spelling of the words by looking at the word, saying it aloud, covering it, attempting to write it from memory, and then checking to see if they've written it correctly. For a more comprehensive learning experience, children are prompted to read and match the words to ensure they can recognise them in different contexts. Additionally, they are asked to select a word and craft a sentence with it, enhancing their ability to use the words in proper syntax. The activity also includes a fun section where students distinguish between real and nonsense words with the 'er' sound, further strengthening their phonetic skills and word recognition.