{
"week": 27,
"day": "Monday",
"topic": "Tricky Spellings: Y, IE, EI, IGH",
"subtitle": "Y sounds, i-before-e, and the igh team",
"icon": "🔦",
"pages": [
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "objectives",
"title": "Here's What We're Learning",
"note": "Some spellings are tricky! This week we learn three tricky patterns: Y that sounds like long i or long e, the rule 'i before e except after c,' and the letter team IGH that says long i.",
"bullets": [
"Y at the end can say long i: <strong>myself</strong>, <em>crying</em>",
"Y at the end can say long e: <strong>family</strong>, <em>twenty</em>",
"I before E: <strong>believe</strong>, <em>shield</em>",
"Except after C, it's EI: <strong>ceiling</strong>, <em>receive</em>",
"IGH says long i: <strong>bright</strong>, <em>flight</em>, <em>tonight</em>"
]
},
{
"type": "note",
"title": "Grammar Review: Sentence Types",
"content": "A TELLING sentence ends with a period (.). An ASKING sentence ends with a question mark (?). An EXCITING sentence ends with an exclamation point (!). A COMMAND tells someone to do something (Close the door.)."
},
{
"type": "word_cards",
"title": "Word Cards",
"note": "Read each word. Underline the tricky spelling part.",
"cards": [
{"word": "bright", "def": "giving off lots of light", "write_line": true},
{"word": "flight", "def": "a trip through the air", "write_line": true},
{"word": "tonight", "def": "this very night", "write_line": true},
{"word": "sunlight", "def": "light that comes from the sun", "write_line": true},
{"word": "myself", "def": "me, and nobody else", "write_line": true},
{"word": "crying", "def": "having tears fall from your eyes", "write_line": true},
{"word": "family", "def": "the people you live with and love", "write_line": true},
{"word": "twenty", "def": "the number after nineteen", "write_line": true},
{"word": "believe", "def": "to think something is true", "write_line": true},
{"word": "shield", "def": "something that protects you", "write_line": true},
{"word": "ceiling", "def": "the top of a room, above your head", "write_line": true},
{"word": "receive", "def": "to get something that is given to you", "write_line": true}
]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "spelling_story",
"title": "Spelling Story: The Night Flight",
"note": "Read the story. Circle each spelling word as you find it.",
"story": "<strong>Tonight</strong> my <strong>family</strong> is taking a <strong>flight</strong> to visit Grandma! I packed my bag all by <strong>myself</strong> -- <strong>twenty</strong> socks, just in case. On the plane, I looked up at the <strong>ceiling</strong> lights, so soft and <strong>bright</strong>. My baby brother started <strong>crying</strong>, so I gave him my toy <strong>shield</strong> to hold. I <strong>believe</strong> flying is like magic. When morning <strong>sunlight</strong> filled the windows, the pilot said we would land soon. Grandma was waiting to <strong>receive</strong> us with warm hugs and cookies."
},
{
"type": "practice",
"title": "Grammar Practice: What Kind of Sentence?",
"note": "Write T for telling, A for asking, or E for exciting.",
"items": [
{"text": "We are flying tonight. ____"},
{"text": "Did you pack your shield? ____"},
{"text": "I can see the whole city from up here! ____"},
{"text": "Grandma made twenty cookies. ____"}
]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "vowel_sort",
"title": "Tricky Pattern Sort",
"note": "Sort each spelling word by its tricky pattern.",
"columns": ["Y says long i or e", "IE / EI", "IGH team"],
"rows": [
["myself", "believe", "bright"],
["crying", "shield", "flight"],
["family", "ceiling", "tonight"],
["twenty", "receive", "sunlight"]
]
},
{
"type": "copy_practice",
"title": "Copy Practice",
"note": "Read each word carefully, then copy it neatly on the line.",
"words": ["bright", "flight", "tonight", "sunlight", "myself", "crying", "family", "twenty", "believe", "shield", "ceiling", "receive"]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "fill_blank",
"title": "Fill in the Blank",
"note": "Choose a word from the word bank to complete each sentence.",
"wordbank": ["ceiling", "twenty", "believe", "sunlight", "flight", "myself", "shield", "crying"],
"items": [
"The morning ____ woke me up through the curtains.",
"A balloon floated up and bumped the ____.",
"I counted ____ ducks at the pond today.",
"The knight raised his ____ to block the dragon's fire.",
"I made my bed all by ____ this morning."
]
},
{
"type": "sentence_writing",
"title": "Sentence Writing",
"note": "Write one telling sentence, one asking sentence, and one exciting sentence. Use a spelling word in each!",
"items": ["Telling (.) :", "Asking (?) :", "Exciting (!) :"]
},
{
"type": "word_journal",
"title": "Word Journal",
"note": "Write the rule 'i before e except after c' in your best handwriting. Draw a picture to help you remember it.",
"lines": 2
}
]
}
]
}