This 8th grade Practical Spelling workbook is phonics-based, budget-friendly, and so easy-to-use! Each of the 36 units has a word bank (20 words) with exercises that are conveniently divided into 5 short sections, one for each day of the week. Students write directly in their book completing a variety of exercises (fill-in-the blank, words in context, suffixes/prefixes, word roots, etc.) independently. The Teacher Book allows you to check assignments quickly and outlines weekly spelling lists with dictation sentences for test day. Every 6th week is a review week, so skills stay strong! 72 pages, softcover.
Practical Spelling Workbook Grade 8
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062442
Grade 8-9
Traditional
Neutral
Low Teacher Involvement
Visual
No other materials needed
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Charlotte Mason
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Auditory
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Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
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No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
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Our Price
$3.50 Product Overview
- Inexpensive, easy-to-use program!
- Builds comprehensive, grade-level spelling skills
- Very low teacher involvement
Description
Publisher's Description of Practical Spelling Workbook Grade 8
This series of workbooks for grades 2 through 8 is designed to help students gain practice in both spelling and handwriting, with minimal teacher involvement. Each grade has 36 two-page units, with a recommended schedule of one unit per week, and every sixth unit is a review. Each unit is divided into 3 to 5 parts, to help with assigning an amount of lesson practice that will fit your schedule. Each part is lettered for easy reference, with directions following the circled letter. The student should read the directions and do what he can by himself, though, as with any workbook, a class discussion or teacher's explanation adds to the benefit of some parts.
After each unit, a spelling test is to be given. These are listed in the back of each teacher's book, and the words are in a different order than shown in the unit word list. A dictation sentence is also provided, using a word or words from the previous unit, which can be used to provide some ongoing review.
Category Description for Practical Spelling
We expect solid, useful, and inexpensive curriculum from our Amish publishers and Practical Spelling does not disappoint. The Student Books are consumable and look like something our grandparents might have used in school typed pages, no pictures, decent paper quality and softbound, stapled covers. To our graphics-intensive trained eyes, these might look "sparse," but dont be too quick to judge. Instruction is to the point, word selection is based on phonics principles and usage topics (i.e. fruits/vegetables, cooking terms, etc.), reinforcement activities are traditional and varied. The result is an extremely inexpensive, get-the-job-done-well program. Each "unit" is a weekly lesson 36 for each year. The number of weekly words vary with the grade level. Grade 2 has 10-11. Grade 3 has 12- 13 words; Grade 4 has 14-15; Grade 5 has 18; Grade 6 - 8 have 20. There is a review lesson every six weeks. Most of the work up to the weekly test can be done by the student working independently.
The Teacher Books provide answers, spelling lists (in a different order from the students book), and sentences for dictation or examples. Grades 2-7 Teacher Books are full-size reproductions of the student books with answers filled in. The Grade 8 Teacher Key is a half-sized books with answers only, but when our stock on the current version runs out, it will transition to a full-size book as well. ~ Janice
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 8-9 |
| Brand: | Miller School Books |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.1875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.45 |
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