Spelling patterns are repeating sounds in words that help improve fluency and accuracy in reading. Some patterns have the same sound spelled the same way, like "ay" in day and play, while others have the same sound spelled differently, like the "ow" sound in flower and house. Recognizing patterns can help readers sound out unfamiliar words. The document provides examples of spelling patterns and activities for students to practice identifying and applying patterns.

1. Spelling Patterns

2. Objective
I can use spelling patterns
to help me read.

3. Essential Questions
1. What are spelling patterns? How
do they help us read fluently?
2. What is the relationship between
words that are spelled the same but
sound differently?

4. Think about....
There are patterns all around us.
What is a pattern? What pattern can
you find?
Write it on your white board.

5. Direct instruction
A pattern is a repeating unit
Spelling patterns are repeating sounds in words.
Example: mouse, house, out, cloud are all words
that repeat the sound “ou”
Spelling patterns are not always spelled the same
but the sound is the same.
Example: The “ow” sound in the word flower is
the same sound as the “ou” sound in house but is
spelled differently.

6. How do spelling patterns help
us read?
Improves fluency
Improves accuracy

7. Spelling Patterns-
same sound spelled the same
way
same sound spelled the same
way
Example: “ay” words
day, play, bay, tray, clay, may, pay
The spelling pattern is “ay”

8. Another example...
Example: “th” words
think, tooth, together, with, thing
The spelling pattern is “th”

9. Another example...
Example: “ou” words
our, house, found, ouch, out, pound
The spelling pattern is “ou”

10. Spelling Patterns-
same sound spelled differently.
.
long a sound
train, plane, ate, plate, gate, pain,
day, play,
Spelling pattern is the “long a”
sound spelled ai, a_e, and ay.

11. Another example...
long i sound
pie, why, time, cry, pine, tie
Spelling pattern is the long i sound
spelled ie, y, and i_e

12. Brainpop Video
To watch a Brainpop Video on the
spelling patterns for words with th,
sh, and wh, click on the link below.
Brainpop Video

13. Your turn....
Sort these words with the “long a”
sound by their spelling patterns.
day
train
gate
play

14. Did you have this?
ay a_e ai
words words words
day gate train
play plate pail

15. Try another one....
Match the words that have the same
sound...
crown
bird
date
tie
turn

16. Did you have.....
crown , house
bird , turn
date , play
night , tie

17. Now try.....
Write 2 words with the same sound
as the “ow” in flower.
Share your words with your partner.

18. Try one more...
Write 2 words with the sound “ue” as
in the word glue.
Share your words with your partner.

19. Closure....
Think about what you learned about
spelling patterns.
How do spelling patterns help us
become better readers?
Share out with your table.

20. For the Teacher...
Here is a website that has a quick game to play
together as a class.
Phonics Game
Here is a video to show kids how to play Go Fish
using spelling patterns.
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.