Hey hey teacher friends,

I'm excited to introduce you to our new resource, Syllable Division Rules Word Study!!

This resource is a daily 10-minute teaching routine that helps students learn the 6 syllable division rules. In addition, they will analyze spelling patterns, roots, affixes, phonemes, morphology, and syllabication.

Designed for grades 2-5, this resource will help your students unlock the code and become skilled readers and spellers. With engaging Google Slides presentations, a comprehensive teacher guide, and a student recording sheet, this resource is a must-have for any teacher looking to close gaps in foundational reading skills in an upper elementary classroom.

This is the largest deck in this upcoming "Word of the Day" resource line because we felt like the division rules needed lots of practice, so you'll have 40 words to choose from as you cover each rule. For future decks, they'll focus on specific spelling patterns (i.e. r-controlled vowels), and each pattern will span over a week. For each day, you'll have one word to model and one word for guided or partner practice. But like I said, you have 40 words in this deck because we felt like this was more of a prerequisite so students could build that foundation first. If you try it out, please let us know how it works out for you! We'd appreciate any and all feedback as this resource is so new and it's in its beginning trial stages.

What's Included In This Resource?

• Google Slides (used to teach/analyze each word):
  • There are a total of 40 words in your slide deck.
  • There are six syllable division rules: VC/CV, VC/V, V/CV, C + le, VC/CCV + VCC/CV, and VC/CCCV.
  • For each rule, there are 5 words. Adjust your pacing as needed.
  • There is also a bonus set of 10 words at the end of the slide deck for mixed review.

• Teacher Guide: Not quite sure what the syllable division rules are? Or what a schwa vowel sound is? Or what to point out when focusing on morphology? Don't worry... the teacher guide will walk you through all of this! It includes a detailed analysis of each word in your deck. From how to divide the word into syllables, to spelling patterns, to word parts, to pronunciation.
• Student Recording Sheet: If you want your students to follow along paper/pencil as you are analyzing the word(s) of the day, print out the student recording sheet so they can -
  • identify the part of speech
  • label syllables
  • label short and long vowels
  • circle digraphs, blends, glued sounds, vowel teams, or silent letters
  • highlight roots, prefixes, and suffixes

What Does The Routine Look Like?

• Step 1: Prep by printing out your teacher guide and making copies of the student recording sheet
• Step 2: Put your Google Slides presentation in slideshow mode and as you work your way through the teacher guide mini-lesson, click for the animations to occur on the Slide
• Here are two examples of how you can teach the words:
  • You can do a word a day to complete a rule per week, OR
  • You can do five words a day and cover all the division rules in just over a week (this would work well if you want to model the first 2 words and then have students complete the other 3 in pairs or independently)

Whew, that's a lot of info! If you've got any questions or feedback, feel free to reply to this email! :)