Quick Look: A Chant for the FLoSS(Z) Rule

Jenifer Rogers of Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta teaches her first graders a chant for remembering when to double the letters 'f', 'l', 's', and 'z' during spelling. Watch as they practice the FLoSS(Z) rule and the dance that goes with it!

Go to our FLoSS(Z) Skill Explainer for more guidance on how to teach this spelling rule.

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whole class: FLoSS(Z) Rule! Immediately after a short vowel, at the end of a one-syllable word, we double 'f', 'l', 's', or 'z'. Yippee!

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