Check out this handy rule in the video below, and then read on for free printable spelling rule posters and a sample lesson!Why Do We Call It “The Floss Rule”?The rule states that if a word has only one vowel and ends in F, L, or S, double the last letter.The...
There are also a few words thatshouldfollow the FLOSS rule, but don’t: bus egg add gas I used this game with my mid-year first grader. As it turned out, he could spell most of the words in the game without needing to consult the FLOSS rule. But it was still good thing for him...
Well, it's because usually when the letter -s is at the end of a word, it is a suffix. Other times, you'll see it doubled due to the Floss Rule (hiss, pass, miss). The e is added after words that end in -s so that the...
Each page includes blending practice, a short reading passage, a comprehension question, and spelling practice! Buy Now FLOSS rule The floss rule says that when you spell the /f/, /s/, /l/, or /z/ sound after a short vowel in a single-syllable word, you usually double the final ...
At about Lesson 70, I'd add in beginning spelling rules and practice writing or building words from those rules: open/closed vowel to start, and then adding in "Magic E" and "FLOSS". That would be it. We'd finish the book, and hit spelling for real. 1 4 weeks later... Alic...
When I went to elementary school in the ’90s, syllables were not taught. I never learned any of the spelling rules or phonics but I had great memory and somehow I internalized spelling rules through exposure. But if you or your students are like most people, they are perplexed by English...
, and many many fun spelling patterns (H-brothers, soldier rule, FLOSS rule, etc.). The OG Approach is also very innovative and thoughtful in the way in which new material is introduced to students. First of all, every sound or concept gets a key word to help students anchor it into...
I was exploring in the “Valley of the Sun.” I was young and tubby, so I wore suspenders to hold up my jungle shorts, graced with 16 pockets. I carried dental floss, a compass, bug repellent, dry socks, a band aid, a pencil stub, a pocket knife, and a wash cloth. I had duly...
studentshad to rely on slide rulesto perform tricky calculations. Often made of wood or plastic, they were usually rectangular and had logarithmic scales along the side; students could often follow along as their teacher used a larger slide rule to demonstrate how to solve a problem. Today, th...
You can teach soft C towards the end of first grade, after students have learned all consonants,digraphs, blends,vowel teams,silent e,vowel-r combinations,floss rule, andglued sounds. How To Teach Hard and Soft C Introduce the rule to students: ...