🐝 English Quest
Spelling Bee
Spell it right — the words that trip everyone up.
Tricky Spellings
Covers: said, friend, because
How this station is declared (YAML)
id: sb-tricky title: Tricky Spellings icon: 🍯 sub: said, friend, because board: spellBee bands: - 0 lesson: spelling-bee
Lesson: Spelling Bee — 4 steps
Tricky Words
Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), across 1 narrated beat, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.
What Luna says
- Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
In the open config
id: tricky
label: Tricky Words
beats:
- say: la-sb-1
caption: Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-tricky
emoji: 🐝
word: friendPreview
picture viewHomophones
Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.
What Luna says
- Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
In the open config
id: homophones
label: Homophones
beats:
- say: la-sb-2
caption: Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-homophones
emoji: 👯
word: theirPreview
picture viewWord Endings
Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.
What Luna says
- Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
In the open config
id: endings
label: Word Endings
beats:
- say: la-sb-3
caption: Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-endings
emoji: 🧩
word: nationPreview
picture viewYour turn
Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it) just showed.
What Luna says
- Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
In the open config
id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
- say: la-sb-4
caption: Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
view:
kind: picture
key: spelling-bee-go
emoji: 🐝
word: spellingPreview
picture viewHomophones
Covers: their, to, your
How this station is declared (YAML)
id: sb-homophone title: Homophones icon: 👯 sub: their, to, your board: spellBee bands: - 1 lesson: spelling-bee
Lesson: Spelling Bee — 4 steps
Tricky Words
Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), across 1 narrated beat, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.
What Luna says
- Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
In the open config
id: tricky
label: Tricky Words
beats:
- say: la-sb-1
caption: Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-tricky
emoji: 🐝
word: friendPreview
picture viewHomophones
Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.
What Luna says
- Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
In the open config
id: homophones
label: Homophones
beats:
- say: la-sb-2
caption: Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-homophones
emoji: 👯
word: theirPreview
picture viewWord Endings
Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.
What Luna says
- Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
In the open config
id: endings
label: Word Endings
beats:
- say: la-sb-3
caption: Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-endings
emoji: 🧩
word: nationPreview
picture viewYour turn
Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it) just showed.
What Luna says
- Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
In the open config
id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
- say: la-sb-4
caption: Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
view:
kind: picture
key: spelling-bee-go
emoji: 🐝
word: spellingPreview
picture viewWord Endings
Covers: -tion, doubles, -le
How this station is declared (YAML)
id: sb-endings title: Word Endings icon: 🧩 sub: "-tion, doubles, -le" board: spellBee bands: - 2 lesson: spelling-bee
Lesson: Spelling Bee — 4 steps
Tricky Words
Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), across 1 narrated beat, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.
What Luna says
- Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
In the open config
id: tricky
label: Tricky Words
beats:
- say: la-sb-1
caption: Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-tricky
emoji: 🐝
word: friendPreview
picture viewHomophones
Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.
What Luna says
- Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
In the open config
id: homophones
label: Homophones
beats:
- say: la-sb-2
caption: Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-homophones
emoji: 👯
word: theirPreview
picture viewWord Endings
Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.
What Luna says
- Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
In the open config
id: endings
label: Word Endings
beats:
- say: la-sb-3
caption: Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
view:
kind: picture
key: sb-endings
emoji: 🧩
word: nationPreview
picture viewYour turn
Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it) just showed.
What Luna says
- Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
In the open config
id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
- say: la-sb-4
caption: Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
view:
kind: picture
key: spelling-bee-go
emoji: 🐝
word: spellingPreview
picture view