Nifty, Thrifty Fifty January

1. Nifty, Thrifty Fifty January

2. dishonest not telling the truth

3. illegal against the law

4. irresponsible not able to take responsibility

5. misunderstand not understand understand wrongly; a “misunderstanding” is an argument

6. performance a display of talent or ability

7. rearrange place in order again

8. replacement Something used in place of something else.

9. Be a Mind Reader! 1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word. 2. It has a prefix and a suffix. 3. The prefix means “opposite.” 4. It has four syllables. 5. It begins with a “d.” discovery

10. Be a Mind Reader! 1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word. 2. It is an adjective, or describing word. 3. It only has a suffix. 4. It has two syllables. 5. Its suffix means “the most.” richest

11. Be a Mind Reader! 1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word. 2. It has four syllables. 3. It has a prefix and a suffix. 4. It begins with a “c.” 5. It fits in the sentence, “When the man everyone thought had died entered the room, all ____________ stopped.” conversation

12. Be a Mind Reader! 1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word. 2. It has four syllables. 3. It has a prefix and a suffix. 4. It is a noun. 5. It has the same suffix as beautician and magician. musician

13. Be a Mind Reader! 1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word. 2. It has a prefix and a suffix. 3. It has a spelling change. 4. It begins with a “c.” 5. It is a plural. communities

14. Be a Mind Reader! 1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word. 2. It has four syllables. 3. It has a prefix and a suffix. 4. It starts with a vowel. 5. It fits in the sentence, “America fought for its ______________ from England.” independence

15. Nifty, Thrifty Fifty Riddles! Word Bank performance rearrange illegal irresponsible replacement dishonest misunderstand 1. Write the word with the same prefix as “discovery.” Write the word with only a prefix that means “to do again.” Write the three-syllable word with a prefix that means “opposite.” Write the four-syllable word. Write the word that means “not responsible.” A show or concert could be called a _____________. Write the word that has the prefix re- and the suffix –ment.

16. Nifty, Thrifty Fifty Riddles! Word Bank performance rearrange illegal irresponsible replacement dishonest misunderstand Write the word with the same prefix as “discovery.” Write the word with only a prefix that means “to do again.” Write the three-syllable word with a prefix that means “opposite.” Write the four-syllable word. Write the word that means “not responsible.” A show or concert could be called a _____________. Write the word that has the prefix re- and the suffix –ment. dishonest rearrange illegal misunderstand irresponsible performance replacement

17. Word Detectives

18. Word Wall Words • It’s important that we learn to spell words that are giving us trouble in our writing. • Here are words I noticed we need to work on this month: • Now that these words are on our word wall, you must always spell them correctly, no matter where you are. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE WORD WALL TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELLING! • You write them in your literacy notebook while I add them to the word wall.

19. Word Wall Riddles Word Bank

20. Visual Checking System