A Writing Root for Leo and the Octopus

Overview:

This is a three-session spelling seed for the book Leo and the Octopus by Isabelle Marinov.  Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.

Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.

There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root.

Coverage:

Word List Words

come, you, here, push 

Spelling Rules and Patterns

Adding -s and -es to words

Adding the ending -ed to verbs 

Phonics

oo (/u:/), oo(/ʊ/)

Digraphs: ai, ee, ea

Split digraphs: i_e, o_e