SPELLING ACTIVITIES

 Here's a page of spelling activities we use to build interest in and skill in spelling words.
Have students line up in front of the class. Say the first spelling word; the first child will say the first letter; the second child will say the second letter, so on. If a child does not know a letter, that student is  out of the game. After the first word is done continue to the next child with the next word. Students love to play Hollywood Squares using our spelling words. You have 2 contestants, 9 panelists, one person passes out the Xs and Os, and the rest of the students are the studio audience. The contestants call on the panelist and they have to spell the spelling word. The contestant has to agree or disagree. Just like the TV. version the object is to get 3 Xs or Os in a row.
Write your spelling words.  Circle all the small words you see in them or create words out of the list. (dinosaur = din (noise)  Spelling word- brook   Sentence: Bobby ran over old kites.
Spelling word- waves   Sentence: Wanda and Vincent eat sardines. etc.
Scramble your spelling words.  Ask a friend to unscramble them. Search for your spelling words in newspapers or magazines.  (clip and paste the words on a poster)
Alphabetize the list. Cut the words out of magazines and make a collage.
Sloths live in the canopie of  the forest.  Underline the word that is spelled incorrectly.  Play Mad Libs.
Alpha Spells are words whose letters appear in alphabetical order.  Your task is to rearrange the letters to discover the original word: a b e f i l t u equals beautiful. Baseball spelling.  Just like the real game…a base hit is a word spelled correctly.  Three right answers in a row and the third gets a home run.
Create a list of homonyms and another list of antonyms for each word in your list. Word Meister – Write out the alphabet – then draw blank squares for several of the list words.  The quicker they fill in the squares the better their chance of winning.
Build Words - students get a set of letters and at least one word that they can build with these letters.  Their job is to work alone or with partners to create as many words from the letters as possible.
  • a  e  e  u  d  n  r  s  t  v    -  adventures  ( at  rat  sat  ear  near  dear  deer  nest  vest  dune  tune  tuner  enter  tender  nature  venture  dearest  nearest  dentures )  Sort for: ture  at  est  dear - deer  tune - tuner
  • a  e  e  e  i  d  m  n  r  s  t  t  v    -  advertisement  ( art  arm  eat  ate  date  mean  neat  read  mine  dine  vine  rise  risen  eaten  state  smart  admit  treat  drive  driven  marine  artist  desire  admire  advise  disarm  inmate  insert  meaner  neater  neatest  meanest  smarten  sardine  dentist  deserve  distant  misread  mistreat  advertise  determine  terminate  interested   
    Sort for:  ad  de  in  mis  dis  ist  en - eaten  er - est  ate  ine - dine  sardine  determine  

 

  • ABC order- Write your words in alphabetical order.
  • Rainbow Words - Write your words in three colors
  • Backwards Words- Write your words forwards, then backwards.
  • Silly sentences -Use all your words in ten sentences
  • Picture words - Draw a picture and write your words in the picture.
  • Words without Vowels - Write your words replacing all vowels with a line.
  • Words without Consonants - Same as above but replace consonants with lines.
  • Story words - Write a short story using all your words.
  • Scrambled words -Write your words, then write them again with the letters mixed up.
  • Wordsearch II -Make a wordsearch with a friend, then trade and solve.
  • Wordsearch I - Complete a word pre-made search.
  • Crossword - Complete a pre-made crossword puzzle.
  • Surround words - Write your words on graph paper and outline in colors.
  • Ransom words - Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue them on a paper.
  • Pyramid Words - Write your words adding or subtracting one letter at a time. The result will be a pyramid shape of words.
  • Words-in-words - Write your word and then write at least 2 words made from each.
  • Delicious words - Write your words in whipped cream, peanut butter or anything you can eat! Bring in a note from a parent!
  • Good Clean Words -Write your words in shaving cream on a counter or some other surface that can be cleaned safely.
  • Dirty Words - Write your words in mud or sand.
  • Pasta Words - Write your words by arranging alphabet pasta or Alpha bits. Glue on paper or bring me a note from a parent and do on a table or counter at home.
  • Reversed words - Write your words in ABC order -backwards!
  • 3D words - Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words. Bring a note if done at home.
  • Create an activity - Can you think of a fun way to do your spelling activities? Try it out!
  • Puzzle words - Use a blank puzzle form. Write your words on the form, making sure that the words cross over the pieces. Then cut them out (color if you wish) and put them in a baggie with your name on it. When you and a friend have completed your puzzles, trade and put them back together.
  • Magazine words - Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word. Cut it out and glue it on paper.
  • Cheer your words - Pretend you are a cheerleader and call out your words! (We will do this as a group activity.) Sometimes you'll yell, sometimes you'll whisper! If you want to do this at home with a parent, get them to send me a note that you've done it.
  • Sound Words - Use a tape recorder and record your words and their spelling. Then listen to your tape, checking to see that you spelled all the words correctly.
  • X Words - Write two words having one common letter so they criss-cross.
  • Other Handed - If you are right-handed, write with your left, or vice versa.
  • Choo-Choo Words - Write the entire list end-to-end as one long word, using different colors of crayon or ink for different words.
  • Silly String - With a long length of string, "write" words in cursive, using the string to shape the letters.
  • Backwriting - Using your finger, draw each letter on a partners' back, having the partner say the word when completed.
  • Telephone Words - Translate your words into numbers from a telephone keypad.
  • Flash writing - In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in the air.
  • Newspaper Words - Search a newspaper page from top to bottom, circling each letter of a word as you find it.
  • 30 Second Words - Write a TV commercial using all the words from your list.
  • Popsicles - Make words using popsicle sticks.
  • Secret Agent Words - Number the alphabet from 1 to 26, then convert your words to a number code.
  • Etch-A-Word - Use an Etch-A-Sketch to write your words.
  • Morse Code - Convert your words to Morse Code