CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2d

ELA2nd GradeConventions of Standard English

The Standard

Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage → badge; boy → boil).

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use a spelling pattern from a familiar word to spell another word with the same sound or letter sequence. They notice which letters stay and which change.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a familiar word, students can use its pattern to spell a new word. They can underline the shared letters and explain their choice.
Common Misconceptions: Students may assume words that rhyme always share the same spelling. They may change only the first letter when the new word needs other changes. Some memorize single words but cannot identify the reusable letter pattern.
How to Assess It: Give this exit ticket: “Use light to help spell fright. Underline the shared spelling pattern and explain how it helped.”

Lesson moves

Have students use letter tiles to build a familiar word, then change letters to create two new words with the same pattern.
Ask students to write: “How can a word you know help you spell a word you do not know?”
Play Pattern Match by having students pair familiar word cards with new words that share the same spelling pattern.
Have students use a classroom sign, menu, or label to find a pattern, then write another word that uses it.

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