It was a fun way to play with a large group of kids. The person who said that word was also automatically out and had to sit. We used to add a fun word at the end of the words too depending on the season like apple, pumpkin, witch, turkey, heart, etc. If they miss their letter, they have to sit out the rest of the round. * In the classroom this gets really fun and challenging when you have lots of kids playing because they have to be paying close attention to what everyone is saying before them. This requires focus and listening and is a great exercise for elementary aged learners. For example, for the word FUN - child starts by saying the letter F, parents adds letter U and child then completes word by adding the letter N. Partner Spell - take turns adding a letter to spell each word. We always end up in fits of giggles and it really doesn't feel like homework.ĥ4. Rap - Yes rap! This is so much fun and a great way to - S to the P to the E to the Double L, spells SPELL! Let them have fun with it and get creative. Best to have remix turned off for this so you can run variations normally. You can experiment as little or as much as you want to. Add 3d to the keywords, nudge a shape into a cat anything that does not break the spelling or design. It really helps kids begin to remember those words.ĥ3. If your spelling looks ok, now you can nudge the prompt a bit. Sing - Use whatever song or beat you like but a simple B-I-N-G-O like song & some clapping works wonders especially on that first day of practicing words. Oral Practice - sure you can just practice spelling your words out loud but wouldn't it be more fun to.ĥ2. Call out spelling words and have child search for the appropriate beans to spell each word. Write letters on beans, mix them up and put them in a pile for the children. Lima Beans - Another fun manipulative to use are lima beans. Penny or Coin Spelling - use pennies or other small coins to make letters and spell out words.ĥ1. Cereal Words - using circle shaped cereal like Cheerios or Froot Loops build letters to form spelling words. Cheez-it Spelling - use ABC Cheez-it crackers to spell words. Bathtub Paint - Still feeling adventurous about the tub? Use bathtub paint and write or paint words onto your shower door, tub or tiled wall. This time spread some shaving cream on your shower door or tiled wall over the tub and let your child(ren) finger write words.Ĥ7. Shower Spelling - Yes, more spelling fun in the tub. Tub Spelling - use foam letters in the tub and stick onto the wall to make words.Ĥ6. For some sneaky math fun have child total the amount for each word.Ĥ5. Scrabble Spelling - use scrabble pieces to build words. Craft Stick Spelling - write the necessary letters on craft sticks, mix them up and have child build words using the appropriate sticks.Ĥ4. Flashlight Words - set up an Alphabet chart, turn out the lights and use a flashlight to shine on each letter (one letter at a time) to spell words.Ĥ3. We all like change and can benefit by learning a different way.42. Spice it up and don’t make it boring or it will be no fun to learn. I mark the missed words in my main binder and each month we do a spelling bee with reviewed words.įor the children that do not do well with this style learning, we incorporate the other above methods each week. Words that are missed are copied onto the marker board, said allowed, until they know them. Thursday they go through the list and practice any they do not know. Wednesday they do ABC order with half of the words for younger ones and all the words for older ones. Tuesday they do a dictation sentence with a few of the words in each sentence. Our children get their list on Monday and copy the words. From their spelling list, have them write sentences from some of the words.They can roll a ball off the roof and catch it and then spell the word. Clap the words for spelling, bounce a ball, or jump to them.Tape letters on the floor and have them hop to the correct spelling of the word.Have your child stack the words in ABC order. Print off words and tape them onto legos.Put some flour or salt in a baking pan and have them write their words.Give your child a qtip to practice writing words on. Fill a resealable plastic bag with paint.It is a banana shaped cloth holder filled with letter tiles. Use old Scrabble letter tiles, or you can buy Bananagrams-look for it at Walmart.Cheez-its now has Scrabble letter crackers-another yummy treat.Alpha bits cereal–a yummy treat afterwards.Here are some creative ways to help your child learn their spelling words:
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