This is a new "experiment" in spelling for me.I usually buy my curriculum but decided to make my own for this semester. I will be using McGuffey's Speller from 1879. We'll see how this works.

Here's the site I am using to get my words from: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15456/15456.txt-

McGuffey's Speller List- Grade 4 Week 19 & 20 (January 5th-9th 2009)

Lesson 64.(Divided into 2 weeks)

    de'ist      cy'press     trib'al
    e'qual      Fri'day      cri'sis
    free'dom    ice'berg     hy'drant
na'tive     need'ful    li'bel       sci'ence
pave'ment   meet'ing    mi'grate

(Week 2)

     si'lent
duke'dom    boun'ty     pow'der      boy'hood
dur'ance    coun'ty     prow'ess     clois'ter
     cow'ard     sound'ings   joy'ous
pu'trid     drow'sy     tow'el       loi'ter
pur'ist     fount'ain   tow'er       loy'al

Day 1- Practice Test/Dictation Sentence (daily)
Day 2- Write each word 5 times each
Day 3- Definitions
Day 4- Sentences
Day 5- Weekly Test/Dictation Sentence

The point of my spelling lessons are:

Correct Spelling
Correct usage of word
Correct dictation skills