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Class: Language Arts Schoolhouse Spelling: Seventh Grade
Class Length: 36 weeks
Schedule: 5-day/week lesson plan
Resources needed:
Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com
Journal for notetaking and research
Instructions: This suggested lesson plan is broken down into separate weeks and days. On the line beside each
day, write the specific day of the month you would like your student to complete each assignment (consider writing
dates in pencil). As your student completes each assignment, he/she can mark the check box beside it. When the
entire lesson has been completed, come back to this page and mark the check box beside that lesson. When the
entire course has been completed, consider printing out a Certificate of Achievement as well.
The note areas on the left of each page are provided for anything you want to remember for a particular lesson, a
note you want to share with your student, further instructions, and so on.
Lessons Completed
(Check the following boxes as you have completed each lesson for the week.)
Week 1: Four Sounds of the Letter A
Week 2: Open Syllables
Week 3: Five Spellings of /er/
Week 4: Letter Combinations for the /sh/ Sound
Week 5: All as a Prefix and the Wild Colt Rule
Week 6: Review
Week 7: Roots anni, annu, enni, arch, grat
Week 8: Roots liber, nym, phon, therm
Week 9: Roots tox, leg, scope, chron
Week 10: Roots temp, aero, urb, pop
Week 11: Roots cede/ceed, cept/ceive, fract/frag , gen
Week 12: Review
Week 13: Words from Math
Week 14: Words from Science
Week 15: Frequently Misspelled Words
Week 16: Words from Literature
Week 17: Continents, Rivers, Oceans, and Such
Week 18: Review
Week 19: Latin Numbers 1-10
Week 20: Greek Numbers 1-10
Week 21: Prefixes Kilo-, Mille-, Centi-
Week 22: Prefixes Auto-, Mini-, Inter-
Week 23: Prefixes Ante-, A-, Co-, Ab-
Week 24: Review
Week 25: Roots & Prefixes Mid-, Intra-, -Form, Pend-
Week 26: Roots & Prefixes Patr-, Matr-, Frat-, Soror-
Week 27: Roots & Prefixes Mega-, Post-, Aqua-, Act-
Week 28: Roots & Prefixes Mit-, Duct-, Geo-, Man-
Week 29: Roots & Prefixes Mot-, Opt-, Pe d-
Week 30: Review
Week 31: Suffixes -ish, -hood-, -ous
Week 32: Suffixes -ize, -fy
Week 33: Suffixes -some, -age
Week 34: Suffixes -ive, -ic
Week 35: Suffixes -ology, -dom
Week 36: Review
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Week 1: Four Sounds of the Letter A
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Download the Schoolhouse Spelling Seventh Grade Teacher’s Guide/Lessons
and the Optional Unit 1 Worksheets from the Lessons page. Print the
worksheets as you decide to use them.
Introduce the words for Week 1 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 2: Open Syllables
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 2 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 3: Five Spellings of /er/
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 3 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 4: Letter Combinations for the /sh/ Sound
NOTES:
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Week 5: All as a Prefix and the Wild Colt Rule
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 5 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 6: Review
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 1.
Day 2 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 2 and 3.
Day 3 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 4.
Day 4 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 5.
Day 5 | Date:
Parents should randomly choose 25 words from Weeks 15 to dictate to the
student for a test.
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Week 7: Roots anni, annu, enni, arch, grat
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Download the Optional Unit 2 Worksheets from the Lessons page. Print the
worksheets as you decide to use them.
Introduce the words for Week 7 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 8: Roots liber, nym, phon, therm
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 8 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 9: Roots tox, leg, scope, chron
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 9 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 10: Roots temp, aero, urb, pop
NOTES:
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Week 11: Roots cede/ceed, cept/ceive, fract/frag, gen
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 11 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 12: Review
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 7.
Day 2 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 8 and 9.
Day 3 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 10.
Day 4 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 11.
Day 5 | Date:
Parents should randomly choose 25 words from Weeks 711 to dictate to
the student for a test.
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Week 13: Words from Math
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Download the Optional Unit 3 Worksheets from the Lessons page. Print the
worksheets as you decide to use them.
Introduce the words for Week 13 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 14: Words from Science
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 14 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 15: Frequently Misspelled Words
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 15 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 16: Words from Literature
NOTES:
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Week 17: Continents, Rivers, Oceans, and Such
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 17 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Locate and label the spelling list locations on a map.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the locations on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 18: Review
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 13.
Day 2 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 14 and 15.
Day 3 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 16.
Day 4 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 17.
Day 5 | Date:
Parents should randomly choose 25 words from Weeks 1317 to dictate to
the student for a test.
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Week 19: Latin Numbers 1-10
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Download the Optional Unit 4 Worksheets from the Lessons page. Print the
worksheets as you decide to use them.
Introduce the words for Week 19 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 20: Greek Numbers 1-10
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 20 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 21: Prefixes Kilo-, Mille, Centi-
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 21 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 22: Prefixes Auto-, Mimi-, Inter-
NOTES:
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Week 23: Prefixes Ante-, A-, Co-, Ab-
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 23 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 24: Review
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 19.
Day 2 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 20 and 21.
Day 3 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 22.
Day 4 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 23.
Day 5 | Date:
Parents should randomly choose 25 words from Weeks 1923 to dictate to
the student for a test.
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Week 25: Roots & Prefixes Mid - Intra-, -Form, Pend-
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Download the Optional Unit 5 Worksheets from the Lessons page. Print the
worksheets as you decide to use them.
Introduce the words for Week 25 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 26: Roots & Prefixes Patr-, Matr-, Frat-, Soror-
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 26 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 27: Roots & Prefixes Mega-, Post-, Aqua-, Act-
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 27 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 28: Roots & Prefixes Mit-, Duct-, Geo-, Man-
NOTES:
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Week 29: Roots & Prefixes Mot-, Opt-, Ped-
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 29 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 30: Review
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 25.
Day 2 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 26 and 27.
Day 3 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 28.
Day 4 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 29.
Day 5 | Date:
Parents should randomly choose 25 words from Weeks 2529 to dictate to
the student for a test.
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Week 31: Suffixes -ish, -hood, -ous
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Download the Optional Unit 6 Worksheets from the Lessons page. Print the
worksheets as you decide to use them.
Introduce the words for Week 31 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 32: Suffixes -ize, -fy
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 32 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 33: Suffixes -some, -age
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 33 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 34: Suffixes -ive, -ic
NOTES:
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Week 35: Suffixes -ology, -dom
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Introduce the words for Week 35 using the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Day 2 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the first ten words on the spelling list.
Day 3 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Write the definitions of the next ten words on the spelling list.
Day 4 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Practice using the words on the spelling list in a sentence.
Day 5 | Date:
Review the video or PowerPoint presentation.
Have your parent dictate the word list for you to spell.
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Week 36: Review
NOTES:
Day 1 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 31.
Day 2 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 32 and 33.
Day 3 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 34.
Day 4 | Date:
Review all the words from Week 35.
Day 5 | Date:
Parents should randomly choose 25 words from Weeks 3135 to dictate to
the student for a test.