From the beginning of time humans have always strived to communicate with others. Now it is your child’s turn to learn how to make his words meaningful for others. Learning different ways to practice his spelling words will make spelling fun and will help your son take the steps needed to become an awesome speller and able to communicate his ideas.
Look through the list of ideas together and let your son select 2 – 3 different suggestions to start with. Let your son select the way he would like to practice. This is really important! Giving your son a choice is important for him to feel he has control over his learning. It’s not a choice of doing spelling or not, it’s the choice of which way he wants to practice.
Using old magazines and newspapers let your students look through them to find their spelling words or letters to spell them out. Then cut them out and glue them on the sheet! Viola! They have to focus on each word while they are looking carefully and it gives them fine motor skill practice too!...
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Kids like to pretend to be powerful and all knowing. This spelling practice can be done by the youngest students and still enjoyed by the oldest too! They come up with their own codes. Tweet
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Alphabet Cereal Alphabet Pasta – can be dyed a variety of colors with food coloring! Another simple activity to take the boring out of spelling practice! Tweet
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This is similar to Go Fish but with a twist to make it more of a challenge! Some children really like a challenge and this activity is especially useful as spelling words become more difficult. Dictionary Go Fish Lesson Materials spelling cards made with the Fabulous Face Flashcards Activity cards with the definition of each of...
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Ladder Words are made with your child’s spelling words in a form that looks like a ladder and your child fills in the missing letters. This activity repeats the letters in a cascade style so hecan easily succeed at the activity while learning the order of the letters for each spelling word. Preparation for Lesson...
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Some children really enjoy painting their spelling words on a piece of paper or the sidewalk (using water instead of paint). If your child paints his spelling words on a sidewalk the sun will “melt” the words away and it gets him outside while still practicing his spelling words. Water Color Painting Lesson Materials: watercolor...
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A fun way to practice spelling words is using pegs and a pegboard. The pegs can be used for many rainy day activities as well as spelling. Not only is it a great way for your child to practice his spelling words but also it is great for hand-eye coordination and fine motor development. Pegs...
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These colorful strips are wax-covered pieces of string that can be used for many purposes and practicing spelling words is just one of them. Wikki Sticks Lesson Materials: Wikki Sticks or pipe cleaners spelling words from group B sheet protector Place a spelling word from group B inside of the sheet protector. The sheet protector...
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A favorite activity of many children is practicing their spelling words in sand. It’s like playing in the sand box but with a purpose! Feeling the texture of the sand as your child writes each letter is great for kinesthetic learners. Sand Lesson Materials: sand (approximately 1 cup) tray or cookie sheet with an edge...
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A simple method to practice spelling words that can be used over and over again is putting a small amount of hair gel in a plastic storage bag and sealing it, then your child can trace the letters with his finger through the gel. Hair Gel Lesson Materials: hair gel (about a cup) gallon size...
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