Directions for Teachers:
Title (or focus) of the Lesson: A Very Witchy Spelling Bee
Grade Level(s): Second
Objective(s)
The students will be able to differentiate between words with sp, ch, and fr blends and words without
those blends.
The Common Core Standard(s)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
words.
Assessment
The students will complete the given activity, in which they will be given a set of words, and they have to pick
the words with sp, ch, and fr blends.
Materials
A Very Witchy Spelling Bee, worksheets, construction paper, crayons and/or markers, glue, plastic
cauldron, plastic pumpkin, witch’s hat
Procedures
I.
Opener—I will wear a witch’s hat and ask the students to describe the hat I am wearing. We
will discuss what they know about witches. After discussing what the children know about
witches, I will ask them if any of them have ever been in a spelling bee and to tell the class
about their experiences.
II.
Body— I will read the story A Very Witchy Spelling Bee while asking the students different
questions throughout. Does anyone know what wretched means? Would you be able to come
up with a ‘z’ word? Can anyone identify a consonant blend? Do you make mistakes when you
get nervous? Does anybody know what vile means? Can anybody tell me what Cordelia’s
mother meant by describing Beulah Divine as a fiend?
III.
Closing—After finishing the story, I will ask the students questions about Cordelia’s actions.
Do you agree with Cordelia’s decision to turn Beulah Divine into a friend? Why or why not?
Do you think it is fair to be nice to everyone even when they are not nice to you? Why or why
not? After this discussion, I will explain to the class their extension activity by modeling the
activity to the class with demonstration words.
Extension Activities The students will watch as I explain that they will be grouping words
with sp, ch, and fr blends on the cauldron and the others on the pumpkin. I will demonstrate
with the students. I will give good students some words and have them sort them into a plastic
cauldron and plastic pumpkin with help from myself and the other students. After the
demonstration, I will give the children their worksheet and construction paper and assist them
as needed. They will color the cauldron and pumpkin. They will then cut out the cauldron,
pumpkin, and “spooky words”. They will separate the words into two groups: blends and no
blends. They will then glue the blends onto the colored cauldron and the words with no blends
on the colored pumpkin.
Directions for Students:
1. Color and cut your
cauldron and pumpkin
2. Glue them onto your
construction paper
3. Cut out your “Spooky
Words”
4. Sort the “Spooky Words”
into two categories: Words
that have a Sp, Ch, and Fr
blend and words that do
not have those blends
Glue the blends onto the
cauldron and the words
without a blend on the
pumpkin
Spooky Words
(for Students)
Blends: Spell, Frankenstein, Chains, Witch
No Blends: Pumpkin, Cat, Owl, Evil
Spell
Pumpkin
Cat
Frankenstein
Chains
Owl
Evil
Witch
Spooky Words
(for Demonstration)
Blends: Friend, Spooky, Afraid, Chocolate
No Blends: Fiend, Mice, Boo, Scary
Friend
Mice
Spooky
Boo
Scary
Chocolate
Fiend
Afraid