Homophones

Homophones are words we hear as if they were the same.  The spelling we see is the way our brain assigns it meaning. I find ideas with the word that allow the students to make a connection.
Spelling Words

Meet has "ee" like the word see and we meet or see our friends at school.
Meat has "eat" inside it and it is the "meat we eat".

A week has seven days.  We are weak but Jesus is strong.

The mane belongs to "an" animal.  The main idea is found "in" our writing.

A tail does not fail a monkey when it is swinging.  A tale is a story.

I would not like to be a bee.

Too is an amount or a way of saying also.       I like ice cream and the students do too!
       It is still too cold for Spring time flowers.  They are going to eat too many cookies.
It is fun to play with two friends.

He was in trouble when he threw the football through the window.

I can see the sea.

Vocabulary Words

You change the y to an i and add the ending when you spell the words below.
heavily, happier, funniest

Lonely has the word one inside it and that makes it sad and "lonely".

Knot and answered have silent letters in them.

The last three vocabulary words are copy, planning, and seriously!

HOMEWORK

Memory Work is Due Tuesday (we worked on this with partners and also independently)
Reading Workbook pages 82 and 83 (we worked on with partners and then also independently)
Math #96 sheets (we completed side A together)
Science - color and cut out Parrots
Art - finish flower for the cafeteria bulletin board
READ for AR  -  Today was the end of the month of March  *April 4th ends the quarter*
SIGN SPELLING - RELIGION TEST PACKET
STUDY NEW HOMOPHONES AND VOCABULARY WORDS