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20 Ways to Make Spelling Homework Fun {Homework Helps}

• Post author: Guest Poster
• Post published: January 2, 2013
• Post category: Education / Homeschooling

The following post is from Jennifer, a lifelong educator:

See all of the Homework Helps posts here.

With school now in full swing, homework needs to find its way back into many families’ routines. You can find tips to help you alleviate homework headaches , but let’s look specifically at ways to review those weekly word lists.

Two Keys for Spelling

One is understanding the sound patterns that combine to make the words.

The other is repeated exposure to help you remember which pattern matches which word.

The first step is learning that “oi” and “oy” both make the same sound. Next, you have to remember that joy uses one spelling pattern, and join uses another. Children benefit from working with words over time to help them remember which pattern fits which word.

20 Ways to Make Spelling Homework Fun

Here are some ideas to make the process more enjoyable:

1. Make rainbow words. Write the word with a pencil. Then, trace with a variety of colors.

2. After writing the word, use a highlighter on the vowels and another color to highlight the consonants.

3. Have your child give you a spelling test. Deliberately misspell some words and see if they can correct your mistakes.

4. Make volcano words by adding one letter to each line:

5. Use pipe cleaners or Wikki Stix to form each letter in the word.

6. Smooth out shaving cream on the counter. Use your finger to spell the word.

7. Have your child spell out the word on your back with their finger.

8. Flatten Play-Doh. Use a pencil point to make dot letters to spell a word.

9. Use your computer to record each word being spelled, and then write down the words when you listen to it later.

10. Look up the words on dictionary.com. Listen to how each word is pronounced.

11. Purchase inexpensive alphabet stencils to write the words using fancy letters.

12. Spell each word three times each on the computer, using a different font each time.

13. Make a list of words that rhyme with the spelling word. Underline the parts that are spelled the same.

14. Use puffy balls, beans, or raisins to form each letter in the word.

15. Pull out your Scrabble game . Use the letters to make this week’s words. Add up the points to see which word is “worth” the most.

16. Highlight the words from your spelling list that you find in a newspaper or magazine.

17. Play Code Words. Print a picture of a phone keypad. Write down one of the numbers that corresponds to each letter. Your child can then give the codes to you or a sibling to decode. When finished, they have to check to ensure the words are spelled correctly.

18. Put the words in backwards alphabetical order.

19. If it’s warm out, write the words with colored chalk on the driveway.

20. Make up spelling songs to go with familiar tunes, such as “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “Are You Sleeping,” or “Farmer in the Dell.”

What other ideas would you add to this list?

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Fun Ideas for Homeschool Spelling

Homeschool spelling lessons are important as we all know. But at times, even the best lessons can become  somewhat tedious. No matter what curriculum you're using, it's nice to add some pizzazz to the spelling routine from time to time. Here are simple ideas for you to try. Some of them don't even need to happen during school hours!

Homeschool Spelling Ideas

View this image for my ideas, check the printable version , or keep reading below this image for the full details of four easy activities to do with your family for homeschool spelling support and and fun practice!

1) Spell words in the middle of ordinary conversations. If your child asks, "What are we making for dinner?" you could reply, "M - a - c - a - r - o - n - i!"  Then ask, "How would you like to help?" and ask him to spell his answer in reply. 2) Encourage your children to quiz each other when they find interesting words on cereal boxes, junk mail, and print advertisements.  If a younger child can read a word, she can ask an older sibling to spell it.

3) Keep lists of new words. Ask each child to keep his own list of new words he encounters in his reading, in conversations, even words that he hears in the media. At least once a week, take time during school to discuss the meanings of these new words. Choose several to add to current or future spelling lists. This is a great way to customize spelling lists for your child's interests and experiences. 4) Try some online spelling games . Kids can play these games independently -- always a great thing, right? In addition to the games on our site, you can find oodles more using a Google search. Caution: Always preview the game to be sure it is at the proper skill level for your student.

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I've compiled a list of 40 spelling homework ideas . Included are a wide-ranging assortment of activities to provide spelling practice with weekly word lists. Chances are good that some of these will work well with your home school students!

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Remember that we have lots of resources right here at Spelling-Words-Well for lots of grade levels.

Be sure to try some of these:

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Be sure to use a variety of formats -- games, worksheets, oral practice, online activities, etc. -- to give your kids lots of ways to solidify their spelling skills!

Here are a few of our most popular Spelling Worksheets which are perfect for Homeschool Spelling Practice:

ABC Puzzlers:  This free alphabet worksheet asks kids to complete a dot-to-dot and identify the letters of the alphabet in order. 

Easy phonics worksheets  - 5 free first grade worksheets provide practice with simple short vowel words. Here's a peek at part of one of the pages. Each page is bit different. 

Creative Writing Worksheets  - These fun pages incorporate spelling practice with almost any spelling words. Kids will design T-shirts, invent a video game, and write some awesome movie titles. Try some during your homeschool spelling time today!

Assembly Job  - Reassemble the parts of 12 (mostly) familiar words. Great worksheet for vocabulary and spelling practice!

Croaky Meets the Plumber and Extra Letters Worksheets :  Students chose the correctly spelled words to complete an interesting story or eliminate extra letters to solve a word puzzle. Based on our sixth grade spelling word list.

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60 Spelling Activities for Elementary Students

• Janessa Fletcher
• May 12, 2021
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How many hours a week do you spend prepping spelling activities? ? What if you had a resource that would allow you to create 60 spelling activities in 5 minutes or less?! What?!!! ? Are you ready to get some of those hours back?!  Take a look at these fabulous EDITABLE Spelling Activities we have created for your students to practice their word lists.

Our Spelling Activities are super simple to use !!!

• Enter your spelling list on the first page of the resource.
• Choose the activities you want to use that week.  (We have 60 different pages  to choose from!)
• Print those activities.

These spelling activities can be sent home as homework, used in a word work center, in small groups, or as independent practice.

* Spelling Activity Line-Up *

1. spelling list .

This is the first page you will see in the resource. All of the “magic” happens on this page! Whether you have chosen our 10, 12, or 15-word option, you will type in your word list on this page.

2. Magic Words?

One of my students’ favorite spelling activities. They write each spelling word with a white crayon and then color over the words with a marker. The spelling words MAGICALLY appear on the paper.

Spelling Activity 3. Alphabetical Order?

This activity is pretty self-explanatory. Students will organize their spelling words into alphabetical order and write them in that sequence.

4 . Rainbow Spelling?

Write the spelling words along the rainbow in different colors to practice.

5 . Write a Sentence✏️

Use each of your spelling words in a sentence. This is a great way to practice spelling words, writing, and additional vocabulary.

Spelling Activity 6. Secret Code Spelling?️

Students use the given code to spell each of their spelling words. This will definitely be a favorite spelling/word work activity in your classroom.

7 . Roll a Spelling Word?

Roll a die to see if you will be writing your spelling words in crayon, with squiggles, in multiple colors, or bubble letters. Which number did you roll the most?

8. Word Illustrations?

Choose four of your spelling words and draw an illustration for them. To add an extension to this activity, ask your students to write a sentence to go with their illustration.

Spelling Activity 9 . Word Boxes?

Is the letter tall or short? Does it stretch above the middle line or fall below? Students use the boxes to determine which word will fit as they practice spelling and writing them.

10. Trace Words?

Students can choose to trace their spelling words in pencil, crayon, or marker. Sometimes they just enjoy using a different tool to write with.

11. Emoji Spelling?

Your students love using emojis, why not put those to educational use?! LOL Students will spell the words by using the emoji code.

Spelling Activity 12. Pattern Block Spelling?

Give your students some fun hands-on spelling work with this pattern block activity. This page is great for an individual or small group center, or if you need some quiet time to catch up on assessments or small group RTI.

13. Vowels and Consonants

We all have those blue and red colored alphabet letters in our closets somewhere. Well, it is time to pull them out to spell words with. After they build the letter, students will color the consonants in blue and the vowels in red.

14. Scrabble Spelling

Combine math and word work in this activity. Students will spell each word, writing the numbers on the tiles down. Then add the numbers together to come up with each word “sum”.

Spelling Activity 15. Spin It, Spell It?

Each student will create a spinner with a paperclip and pencil. Spin the spinner and see which number it lands on. Write the word that matches the corresponding number. Was there a word that you wrote more often than all of the rest?

16. Spelling Maze

Can you find your way out of the maze? As they come to a word, have them read it, spell it, and then check it off the word list at the bottom. You can have them complete this activity with a partner as they both try to navigate through the maze. Can they guess the other student’s word after it has been spelled?

17. Spelling Spiral?

Round and round the spiral goes, how many spelling words you can fit, nobody knows…

Spelling Activity 18. Word Syllables??

Students practice separating their spelling words into syllables. Count on fingers, clap hands, or stomp feet to see how many syllables are in each word. Then circle the corresponding number.

19. Silly Writing?

Your students will have so much fun practicing their spelling words while writing upside down, or with their eyes closed.

20. Pyramid Spelling

Build your spelling words pyramid style. Start with one letter at the top and add another letter with each line as you move your way down the pyramid.

Spelling Activity 21. Spelling Rhymes

Can your students think of a word that rhymes with each of their spelling words? How many rhyming words can they come up with?

22. Spelling Colors ?

Students match the color word to the spelling word in order to write the correct word on the line under the crayon. Added bonus: students learn to identify color words!

23. Word Search

For your higher-level kiddos, this word search is GREAT! They write their words either across, down, or as a challenge, diagonal on the grid. Then place random letters among the grid. Share with a partner to see if they can find all of your “hidden” words.

Spelling Activity 24. Word Art

For your more creative students, color in the fancy letters and decorate around each of the spelling words. Plus, who doesn’t love to color?! ❤️

25. Create a Story

How many spelling words can you fit into your story? Students write a short story that makes sense and illustrate it using their spelling words.

26. Keyboard Words

Students use the computer keyboard to practice typing their spelling words. Can they put their fingers on the correct keys?

Spelling Activity 27. Stamping Spelling Words

Everybody loves dot markers!!! Grab a few different colors and stamp your spelling words as you read them.

28. Synonyms and Antonyms

For a more challenging activity, connect spelling practice with vocabulary skills by finding a synonym and antonym for each spelling word.

29. Sign Language Spelling

This will definitely be a class favorite! Your students get to learn sign language while practicing their spelling words. And it is a socially distant partner activity, as they can sign a word to a partner and see if the partner can write down the word signed.

Spelling Activity 30. How Many Sounds

Students practice sound segmentation with this activity. Sound out your spelling words and circle how many sounds those words have.

31.  Shape Spelling ??

Your students can combine math and spelling skills by writing their spelling words along the inside of each shape on the page.

32. Parts of Speech Spelling

Give your spelling practice some grammar skills as well. Students will sort each of their spelling words into the different parts of speech. As an extension, can they create a Madlib with their spelling words?

Spelling Activity 33.  Spelling with Both Hands ?

Are you right or left-handed? Well, with this activity, you get to practice your spelling words writing with each hand. In the end, I bet that your non-dominant handwriting will start to look pretty nice. ?

34.  Silly Sentences ?

Students try to write as many of their spelling words in a sentence as they can. Once the sentence is written, they go back and underline their spelling words and count how many they used. Who can use the most in one sentence?

35. Spelling Cake ?

Oh, how I wish it was real cake… LOL. Students will write their spelling words on each layer of the cake, changing the size of the words as they move up the tiers.

Spelling Activity 36. Tablet Spelling ?

This modern-day version of keyboard spelling allows students to practice typing their spelling words on a tablet keyboard. After they type the word, they are to write it in the “text bubble” on the screen.

37. Graph your Words ?

How many letters are in each spelling word? Students can graph their words based on the number of letters in each one. Which number has the most, the least, or are there any ties?

38. Tally and Color

Students write each of their words into a box, then count the number of letters in each word. They tally each letter. Once every word has been tallied, they will choose a color for each number and color code the boxes of words.

Spelling Activity 39. Fancy Spelling

This activity will allow your students to use their creativity. They can spell their words using fancy lettering. Will they write in cursive, dotted lines, or some invented script?

40. Garden Spelling ?

Find the open spaces in the image and write your spelling words. How many can you fit within the picture? Once done, they can color the rest of the picture.

41. Flower Spelling

Students write their spelling words along the “petals” of each flower, making sure that they match in color and are spelled correctly.

Spelling Activity 42. Scribble Spelling

Write the spelling words in each of the spaces in the picture in different colors. Can you write the words without the same color being used in spaces that touch?

43. Bubble Spelling

Did you ever write words in bubble letters?! It used to be a big thing when I was in school (now I’m really dating myself… LOL). Your students can practice writing all of their spelling words in bubble letters.

44. Bubble Spelling Alternative

Just like the activity above, students will write their spelling words in bubble letters.

Spelling Activity 45. Spelling Snapshots

This is a very creative way to practice spelling words. Students will write the words on the bottom half of the polaroid square and then draw a picture to illustrate that word at the top.

46. Spelling Jellybeans

Students write their spelling words on each jellybean in the jar. Continue writing your words until the entire jar is full.

47. Stamp Spelling

Do you have letter stamps? If so, then this is a great word work center activity. Students will spell their wordlist by stamping them in each of the boxes.

Spelling Activity 48. Yoga Spelling

Bring mindfulness and calming techniques into your classroom while practicing academics. Each word is next to a yoga pose. After they write a word, they are to practice that pose.

49. Spelling Strings

Raise your hand if you have alphabet beads in your classroom. ??‍♀️??‍♂️ Using the beads, students will spell their words on the “string” given in each box.

50. Text Your Words

In the new technology age, our students are well-versed with cell phones. They will LOVE this spelling activity!!! Students will write the word on the line, and then the number code needed to text it to a friend.

Spelling Activity 50. Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe

Students will play tic-tac-toe by trying to write three of their spelling words in a row before their partner can do it. Make a bunch of copies of this worksheet and place them in a center. It is a “fun” way for students to practice their spelling words without really knowing it.

52. Spelling Riddles

This is another activity for your higher students. They will create a riddle about one of their spelling words and write it down. Once they have written all of their riddles, they will trade their paper with a partner and see if their buddy can figure out what words they were describing.

53. Spelling Battleship

Just like the famous board game, students will each have two papers. There grid to write their words on and the other to record their hits on their partner’s grid. Instead of laying down ships, they will write their words vertically or horizontally on the grid. Once all of the words have been written, it is time to play. Guess the letter/number combination to see if you get a ‘hit’ or a ‘miss’.

Activity 54. Spelling Squares

Who has played this game in the fun children’s menu magazine or placement that you sometimes get?! Students will write play against a partner, trying to build squares. Once they have boxed in a square, they will need to write a spelling word inside. Such fun!!!

55. Doughy Spelling

Playdough meets spelling words in this fine motor building activity. Students will spell their words by rolling out and shaping playdough for each word. This is one activity your students will quietly sit and do for a LONG time!

56. Build Your Words

LEGO your way to completing your spelling words. Using the famous bricks, build each of your spelling words.

Spelling Activity 57.  Hopscotch Spelling

Use this miniature mat to practice spelling words. Students will write their spelling words in the spaces. Then, using a small game piece, such as a button, they carefully toss it onto the paper. Wherever it lands, you will ‘hop’ to and read the word under the button. You can also recreate this activity outside by drawing the words and hopscotch in chalk.

58. Spy Spelling

Use the spy code at the top of the paper to spell each word. Students will write the numbers that correspond to the letters under each word. Make sure to add dashes between the numbers.

59. Words Inside Spelling

Using the letters inside each flower, how many “new” words can you make? Write each new word onto a petal.

Spelling Activity 60. Write the Room Spelling

Get your students up and moving with this spelling center activity. Each word will be printed on the card that corresponds to a picture. Students will carefully walk around the room, locating the different cards you have placed around the room. When they find a card, they need to write down that word next to the corresponding image.

*Bonus – Spelling Assessment

At the end of the unit, use our assessment page to see if all of the spelling activities practice your students have been doing paid off. ?

All of these spelling activities can be created within seconds with our No Prep Editable Spelling Bundle. Just type the words onto the word list and watch them immediately auto-populate onto all the other pages in the packet. Print those worksheets you want, make copies and spend time doing other activities you enjoy. So, which one of these 60 spelling activities for elementary students is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below! ??

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Spelling Homework Ideas for Effective Learning

Are you unsure if your students are learning spelling properly? Are you looking for some effective spelling homework ideas that will boost your kid’s spelling skill in no time? Then this article is just for you.

In the past, teachers gave a list of words to write at home and bring them back to class the next day. No wonder students got bored after a few classes. But nowadays, keeping students hooked to learning spelling is one of the top priorities which is why teachers (and parents) need interactive spelling activities instead of the traditional ones. And to help them, we have gathered a number of spelling homework ideas that will successfully do their job to grow your kid’s interest to learn spelling.

Spelling Homework Ideas for 1 st Grade

Let’s start with the beginners. Students in this level are naturally interested to learn new words as they are discovering a whole new world. That’s why choosing a spelling activity for them should be done carefully.

For beginners, most of spelling practice should be done at class. You can give a few words to practice at home to improve their skill further but make sure:

• Not to give too many words for homework
• Not to give a word that wasn’t practiced in the class

For 1 st graders, homework should consist of words that were already learned in class and given only to practice further so that students can understand and memorize the words properly.

Check out the spelling homework ideas for 1 st graders:

• Write a word 5 times. Use a different color each time.
• Write the words in alphabetical order, then write them again in reverse order.
• Make word chain. Write a word, then write another word whose first letter is the last letter of the previous one.
• Ask the students to find out the number of syllables in each spelling word. They need to write the word using different color for each syllable.

Sight words

It is a clever strategy to start teaching sight words. These words are frequently used so students would see them everywhere and would learn then faster. You can print them out from SpellQuiz Printable Sight Words List.  The words here are divided in grades so that you won’t have to worry about using words that are harder for students in a certain level.

Hands on Spelling Activities to improve the skill of beginner level students

Not just homework, you should give some spelling activities also to make the learning process enjoyable. Here are some hands-on spelling activities for your little learner:

Create the words

These activities don’t involve writing the spelling words. We will use different types of letter shapes to build or assemble the given words. Check the activities below:

• Build the words with letter stickers.
• Make words with letter blocks.
• Create words with magnetic letter shapes.
• Use scrabble letter tiles to build the given words.
• Make words with alphabet stones.
• Create words with alphabet pasta.
• Use letter stamps to stamp your words into papers.
• Use Lego bricks to create the words.
• Make letters from play dough and build words with them
• Write letters on papers or cards and place them on the floor. Ask your kid to spell a word aloud while jumping from one letter to another.
• Use letter beads and thread them together to build the words.

Write the words

In these activities, the child needs to write the words, but not in the conventional way:

• Paint the words with brush and colors. You can use watercolor or acrylic paints.
• Write the words with crayon.
• Write each word with a certain colored pencil. Cut each letter apart and mix them. Ask your child to assemble the similar colored letters to build the words.
• Use chalk and board to write the words.
• Use markers and write the words on a whiteboard or on your window. Make sure to use washable markers.
• Ask your child to make letters with their body to spell a word.
• Use cotton buds and dot-paint each letter to build a word.
• Ask your child to type a word. You can use computer or a typewriter if you have one.
• Type each word 10 times. Use a different font each time.
• Use your finger and write each word on sand. You can also use salt. Just spread them on a tray and ask your child to write on them.
• Ask your child to write letters with whipped cream on cookies and build words with them. If spelled correctly, they can eat all the cookies used to spell the word.
• Write the words on the wall using a laser pointer.

Check out our guide on spelling schemes for primary schools , which will help you in determining the perfect spelling homework for your students.

Other activities

• Play Hangman game with your child.
• Assign a number to each word of the list. Make a spinner with the numbers. The student needs to spin to get a number and spell the assigned word.
• Ask your child to spell a word. Then ask them to spell another word that rhymes with it. You can use it when you are teaching them spelling patterns. Ask them to spell as many words as they can with similar pattern.
• Make spelling rhymes or spelling songs with your child. You must remember the spelling song for ‘Difficulty’ from movie ‘Matilda’. Try to make one for other words too. Here is one for the word ‘Mississippi’: M Mrs. I Mrs. S-S-I Mrs. S and S-I Mrs. P-P-I But make sure you’re not creating a rhyme for every word. It will be confusing.
• Make acrostic poem with each word. You can ask your child to make one too.
• Tell the students to draw a picture to describe the word they learned.
• Write the listed words on one side of the paper and write its definition on the other side. Play a game where you ask the definition in one round and the word in the next one.

Spelling Bingo

Play spelling bingo with your students. Give the students an empty chart and draw one on the board. Point to an empty block and say a word from your list. The students need to spell the word correctly to be able to write it in the box. This game can also be played at home.

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Spelling Homework Ideas for older students

Not just kids, even adults feel bored after a while with spelling lessons. That’s why we need to add some interesting spelling activities with traditional homework to keep the students engrossed.

Check out the spelling homework ideas given below. They are suitable for students of all levels and not just for students only. If you are an ESL student or just an individual willing to improve your spelling skill, these activities will help you learn and understand words faster.

1. Write a sentence with each word you learned. Try to use multiple words of the list in one sentence.

2. Write a story with the words you learned. If you are not sure what to write about, try some common themes such as: Holidays, Travel, Movie, Fantasy, City/Town, Seasons etc.

3. Divide the listed words in two sets and play ‘memory game’ with a friend or family member.

4. Find definitions of each word from the dictionary. Sort them out for similar meaning or origin.

5. Write a word, now try to make a new word by adding a letter. For example, To-> Toe-> Towel->Towels Go-> God-> Good-> Goods-> Goodness

6. Make a greeting card and try to add as many spelling words you learned as possible.

7. Write a paragraph that contains the word you learned, its synonyms and antonyms. Bonus points if you can do it for multiple words in one paragraph.

Word Search

‘Word Search’ is a great spelling activity for all level of students. Just be careful that the words you are using are appropriate for their level. There are many ways this game can be played:

• Give them a time limit. The one who found the highest number of words wins.
• Tell them how many words they need to find. The one that completes the fastest wins.
• For younger students, give a list of words along with the grid.

You can use play this game outside of the class too. Find a word grid on the internet and try to solve it on your own. Track how much time you need to solve each set and try to break your own record.

Spelling homework ideas can help you accomplish a lot. Check out these spelling practice hacks that you can use as a homework for your students now!

Now that you learned about spelling homework ideas to improve the spelling skill of your child, you need to monitor if these methods are actually working by evaluating your child’s skill. And in this case, SpellQuiz is your best friend! You can easily assess your kid’s progress with SpellQuiz Spelling Test where tests are divided by grades. You can find vocabulary tests suitable from grade-1 to grade-12 and older. Also don’t forget to check SpellQuiz Spelling Bee Online competition for more fun spelling activities, tips and tricks for improving spelling skills and much more.

Happy Spelling!

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As your children learn writing and spelling, they are likely to come home with spelling word lists. It’s their job to study and learn the words, but simply looking at them isn’t always going to do the trick - they will probably need some tools to help them remember the words . Here are 18 creative and interactive ways to practice spelling words.

Make a Spelling Word Origami Fortune Teller

These are also known as Cootie Catchers. It’s easy enough to create spelling word Cootie Catchers, and having your child spell the word out loud is very helpful for auditory learners .

Make and Use a “Word Catcher"

These modified fly-swatters can be a lot of fun to use. Give your child a copy of her spelling words, and you might be surprised to see how enthusiastic she is to start swatting the words in all the books, magazines, posters, and papers in the house.

Magnetic Letters, Alphabet Blocks, or Scrabble Pieces

Just as saying the words out loud can help an auditory learner, literally building the words can be helpful for more visual learners. Just keep in mind you might need more than one set of magnetic letters to spell all the words.

Create Your Own Crossword Puzzle

Luckily there are free online tools like Discovery Education's puzzlemaker program to help you make puzzles. All you have to do is type in the word list.

Use Sensory Play

Some kids learn better when all their senses are involved . Doing things like spraying shaving cream on the table and letting your child trace the words in it or having him write the words with a stick in the dirt can help cement the words in his memory.

Play Spelling Word Memory

There are a couple of ways to do this. You can make two sets of flashcards with the spelling words—it’s a good idea to write each set in a different color—or you can make one set with the words and one with the definition. After that, it’s played just like any other Memory game.

Trace the Words in Rainbow Colors

This is a variation on the old “write your words ten times” homework. Your child can trace each word over and over to remember the order of the letters for each word. In the end, though, it’s a lot prettier than a simple word list.

Let Your Child Text the Words to You

This way to practice spelling words depends, of course, on whether your child has a cell phone and what the plan includes. With unlimited texting, it’s easy enough for you to receive the text , correct the spelling if necessary, and send back an emoji.

Use Sandpaper Letters to Make Spelling Word Rubbings

Though it requires a little prep work, this is a fun way to practice the words. Once you have a set of sandpaper letter stencils, your child can arrange each word, place a piece of paper over it, and make a rubbing with pencil or crayons .

Make Word Searches

This, too, is an activity that is easy enough with online resources. SpellingCity.com is a fantastic site that allows you to make word searches and create other activities for your child.

Play Hangman

Hangman is a great go-to game when it comes to spelling words. If you have your child use a copy of the spelling list, it will be easier to narrow down which word you’re using. Remember, you can always use the definition as a clue!

Make up a Spelling Word Song

It may sound silly, but there’s a definite connection between music and literacy. If you and your child are creative, you can create your own silly tune. For the less musically-inclined, try setting the words to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” or another nursery rhyme song.

Play the “Add-A-Letter” Game

This game is a fun way to interact with your child. One of you starts writing the spelling word on the paper by writing one letter. The next one adds the next letter. Since many word lists include words that start with the same sounds, it may be challenging to know which word your game partner started writing.

Write a Story Using Each Spelling Word

Many teachers ask students to do this with their spelling words for homework, but you can add a twist by giving your child a topic to write or tell a story about. For example, challenge her to write a story about zombies using all the words.

Highlight the Words in the Newspaper

Give your child a highlighter and a pile of newspapers and time him to see how long it takes to find and highlight all the words on the list.

Play a “What Letter Is Missing?” Game

Slightly different than Hangman and similar to the "Add-a-Letter" game, this game is played by writing or typing the words, but leaving a blank space or two for key letters. Your child will have to put in the correct letters. This works particularly well to practice the vowel sounds.

Act Them Out

Essentially this is playing the game Charades with your child’s spelling words. You can do it a couple of ways—give your child a list of the words and have her guess which one you are acting out or put all the words in a bowl, and have her choose one and act it out.

Put Them in ABC Order

While alphabetizing the list won’t necessarily help your child learn to spell each individual word, it will help him recognize the words. For some children, just moving the strips (on which each word is written) around can help them keep the word in their visual memory.

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10 Activities to Practice Spelling at Home

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For some kids, spelling comes naturally. For others, spelling is an extremely difficult task that is avoided at all costs. It doesn’t have to be that way. These 10 simple activities to practice spelling at home will help your child become a better speller in addition to building their confidence!

*Guest post by Sarah from  Stay at Home Educator

10 Activities for Spelling Practice at Home

Remember the days when you were a kid and you would have a spelling list to memorize each week? Maybe you practiced those words by spelling them out loud to a parent, or maybe you wrote each word ten times.

That’s how we used to practice spelling, but those days are gone. Educators are now using more systematic and authentic methods of spelling practice, and parents are looking for better ways to help their child with spelling at home. You still probably get a spelling list to practice each week, but rote memorization is never effective.

Here are ten simple, yet truly awesome activities, for doing spelling practice at home:

• Spelling Memory – Write two sets of spelling words on small index cards and play a game of memory. When a card is turned over, read the word, spell it, and read it again.
• Spelling Swat – Using the same set of flashcards from the activity above. Lay out one set on the table or floor so the words can be seen. Use the other set as a draw pile. Draw a card. Read the word, spell it, then find the matching word on the table. Slap the matching word on the table. Read the word, spell it, then read it again.
• Wordo – This is an old game that is played just like Bingo, but with full words instead of letters and numbers. Again, if the word is on the Wordo card, read it, spell it, and read it again.
• Rainbow Writing – Spell each word multiple times using a different color of the rainbow each time.
• Around the Room Spelling Hunt – Using the two sets of flashcards from the first activity, place one set of spelling flashcards around the room and keep the other set for a draw pile. Draw a spelling flashcard, read it, and spell it. Read it again, then search for the matching word in the room.
• Stamp It Out – Rather than writing out spelling words multiple times, use alphabet stamps instead. (Or letter manipulatives work well, too.) The key here is to practice one word several times in a row.
• Spell by Syllables – For longer words, practice spelling by spelling by syllables. For example, the word elephant would be broken down into el-e-phant, spelling just one syllable at a time.
• Spelling Word Sorts – This is an excellent activity for spelling lists where all the words focus on a single spelling sound, but different spellings. Sort the words according to how that focus sound is spelled. For example, if the sound is long a spelled -eigh and -ai, then the words sleigh and weight would be put into a different group from snail and aim.
• Word Scramble – This is an oldie, but still an effective way to practice spelling. Use letter manipulatives to spell a word from the spelling list, copying it if need be. Then, scramble the letters up and try to re-spell the word without looking at the spelling list for help.
• Sensory Words – Use a sensory material to write out spelling words. Shaving cream, salt, play dough , and cookie sprinkles are all super fun.

Additional Tips for Spelling Practice at Home

Of course, spelling practice should always be supervised. This will ensure that your child is getting the most out of an activity as well as practicing the word correctly! Set aside some time every evening to do a quick spelling practice. Even if it’s just ten minutes.

If your child is overwhelmed by the number of words to practice, then break the list into chunks and practice only a few at a time. And always keep some easier words to mix with the difficult words. You don’t want your child to feel defeated and lose confidence by making the list too difficult during spelling practice.

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First grade spelling words are an important foundation for students as they advance in their reading and writing skills. Whether you are a teacher, caregiver, or parent, there are many fun and effective ways to teach spelling words to grade 1 students. 

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Some spelling words can be challenging for younger students, so spending enough classroom time on these is important. 

In first grade, students are primarily focusing on spelling sight words. To practice spelling in the class, you can play fun activities where children can work together in teams to spell the objects around them. 

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Since we know students need lots of practice when learning how to spell new words , it’s important to have worksheets and other fun spelling activities on hand to support your lessons. In partnership with Teach Simple , whose marketplace is full of educational materials created by actual teachers (plus 50% of all revenues go to them), I’ve put together some of these resources you can use to give students some extra help. Have a look!

Best 1st Grade Spelling Activities & Resources

Whether you are working with children doing center work or station work, for morning work or homework for your class , or if you set your students up in groups or in partners, you can implement these activities to boost learning and fun! 

• Learn To Read and Spell Sight Words By Teach Me This

This digital bundle includes 6 different activities to teach the sight words for this lesson, such as writing the words, letter tiles, typing the words, matching the words, close reading , and sentences.

• Spelling Short Vowel Words CVC Words Activity By Have Fun Teaching

This short vowel words activity is for CVC words and has lots of bright colors and fun images to engage students’ attention. Vowels and consonants are on different color cards to help students learn the difference too.

• Words Ending In -ge / -dge Worksheets By Inspire And Educate By Krazikas

This resource includes a set of 15 differentiated worksheets about words ending in “-ge” or “-dge.” Tasks include inserting the correct -ge /-dge word into sentences, anagrams, spelling worksheets, using ge/dge words in sentences, word searches, and sorting words into categories. 

• Word Wall Words By First In Line

This resource is a set of words to accompany your word wall. It will introduce six new words each week for children to read and spell correctly. At the end of first grade, students will be able to spell over 200 words! It includes 1 PDF with 40 ready-to-print pages.

• Printable Rhyming Activities: Puzzles And Go Fish By Kindergarten Cafe

This is an 11-page resource that comes with 2 rhyming activities. Students will complete matching puzzles and play Go FIsh to learn the spelling patterns in rhyming words.

• Endings, Spelling, Contractions, Synonyms, And Compounds Printable Workbook By Twin Sisters Digital Media

There’s a worksheet to cover all types of words and spellings in this printable workbook. From “-ed” endings to compound words and contractions , students will begin to understand different forms of words and increase their spelling knowledge at the same time.

• Sight Word Unscramble And Match By Sunshine And Lollipops

This fun scramble sight-word activity will make working with sight words a bit more fun and will take a little more brain power to find and match the words. It contains 24 worksheets using the first 100 most commonly used words, directions, samples, a cover to make a booklet, and added CVC and color words in 1 PDF file. 

• Spelling Sorts To Reinforce Spelling Patterns By Sunshine and Lollipops

Give your students sorts that are aligned with Common Core Reading Foundational Standards and that cover many of the literacy standards in this strand for grades 1-3, but can be differentiated for different spellers and their levels.

There are over 60 pages of spelling sorts focused on CVC and CVCe, beginning digraphs “ch” and “sh,” ending digraphs, long vowel patterns, diphthongs, sounds of y, silent letters kn, gn, ph, wr, soft and hard c, soft and hard g, and more.

• Color Words Interactive Foldable Booklet By Knowledge Box Central

This fun booklet will help students recognize colors and their written words, and it will help teach them the spelling of the basic primary colors. It will also test their memory of each color and its color word. This 10 page ebook is a downloadable PDF file. Just follow the instructions, cut, fold, glue, and create!

While students are busy studying spelling words for grade 1, there will also be a number of words that they know but can’t spell. Students constantly acquire news words through reading and listening. That’s why first grade spelling words and vocabulary words are a bit different. 

Here is a short sample list of the kinds vocab words for 1st graders should know by the end of the year : 

• prefer 
• comfortable
• consequences
• repeat 
• rhyme 
• fascinating 
• positive 

When you compare these lists, you can see that vocab words are a bit more complex, use plural forms or different word tenses, and have more syllables. The more students practice the four pillars of vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, and writing, the more comfortable they will be with these words—adding them to their list of 1st grade spelling words one day!

About the Auther Jen Skolsky has a background in English, Psychology, and Creative Writing. She has taught for many years in international education, including ESL for all ages, middle school literature, speech and debate; high school AP Psychology, AP Language, AP Literature; university level Academic Writing, and Chinese Medicine Theory. She now works in marketing and book publishing.

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Spelling is one of the basic and fundamental activities when it comes to learning a language , for both kids and adults learning English as a second language . At the same time, sometimes students complain and think that spelling homework is a boring activity. Every teacher should prepare useful and engaging spelling lessons for the class, trying to avoid to be boring. In this article we propose some spelling homework ideas using the free resources offered by our website and spelling app.

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The Spelling Test app provided by spelling bee ninja is one of the most entertaining ways to learn spelling of English words, and it is an ideal spelling homework for your class as you can eventually take tests using specific words lists. Right after the spelling test the student will get immediate access to a detailed report card , where an absolute score is reported, along with other statistics and useful insights such as the words spelled correctly and the misspelled ones, every student could compare his own results with the ones of students coming from all over the world.. There is more: if all of your students specify the same school when logging in, a dedicated ranking chart will be created, this will allow you to create a class or school spelling contest in no time and for free, for more information about SBN Spelling Tests have a read to this article .

To set the same school for all of your students please follow the instructions here: Set your school .

A great way to play with letters and learn spelling is by finding anagrams of a given word, a cool and common game that is also a great exercise is to invite your students to choose a partner and trying to find as many as possible anagrams out of a given word or word list. Also, along with perfect matching anagrams they can engage in finding out only partial anagrams (i.e. words using only some letters of the original words) and anagrams with repetition (i.e. words composed using the letters from the original words many times).

To check the results you can use the SBN app search engine : just enter the word and click Search, if the word is present in the SBN database, the result page will show, check the anagram section in the bottom right of the page to verify all the anagrams of the given word , for instance entering the word “house”, the anagrams section suggests:

Shoes Hose Shoe

but also anagrams with repetitions as for example Houses

Word search games

Word search games, both printed and online, are one of the funniest learning activities and can be ideal to use in a spelling lesson. Here on the SBN website you can find many word search puzzles , feel free to use them all for your lessons.

You can easily print each puzzle using the printer icon just right under the game and distribute a copy to your students or, in case your class is equipped with computers or tablets, the puzzles can be solved directly online .

Check this page or click the image below to find out wordsearch games for your lessons :

Spelling City: is it a good tool?

Use the sbn spelling bee dictionary.

This spelling homework idea is yet another (slightly) conventional idea you can try to educate your students in spelling the words. Our dictionary could be your best friend ; other than seeing the breakdowns in spelling the words and listen to the pronunciation , students can also learn about the definitions and the anagrams of each single word . Search into SBN dictionary through the SBN app homepage at https://mai.spellingbee.ninja

Spelling word lists divided by grade

Words are the main ingredient to be provided to your students for your own spelling homework ideas. Well, on this website, you will find plenty of spelling word lists, tailored for specific needs, divided by grade of difficulty and ready to be printed and used in your lessons , take spelling tests, printed as flashcards, and more. To get an idea of the resources available have a look to the words list section of the website, each word list is bundled with an explanation article containing, among the other, the list many different formats (printable, pdf, flash cards etc.). Do not forget to have a look to the featured lists section of our app here it contains many custom words lists to be used in your lessons, click the links below to access the featured word list directly in our app:

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5 Steps to Spelling Test Success

Follow these steps to help your child prepare for her next spelling test..

• Give your child a practice quiz, saying each word aloud within an example sentence and having her write the word down.
• Ask her to correct the test herself, identifying the words she missed and saying the word aloud while looking at the correct spelling.
• Ask her to close her eyes and visualize the misspelled word, then spell the word out loud.
• Then ask her to write the word again and then check to see if she spelled it correctly. If it's still wrong, ask her to repeat steps 2 and 3 before moving on.
• On the night before the test, give her another practice quiz.

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In that same letter to the Corinthians, Paul sets forth the qualities of love: It is patient, kind, without envy or pride. It “always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” This passage is read out loud at many weddings, perhaps because marriage is intended in part to be a kind of erotic friendship, and so sexual attraction must be understood in the context of the whole relationship. Celibacy is not the only way to learn how to more skillfully integrate sexual desire into our lives. But it is one way.

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This one was a little tricky, mainly because KIND was the red herring for this category. However, once we connected SICK and COOL as both meaning "Awesome" we were able to pair it with NICE and SICK, and in that context KIND no longer fit in. It was the first category we were able to solve today.

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Once KIND was revealed not to be in the previous category, it was easy to connect KIND, SORT, and TYPE. Looking at the other words, nothing else but STYLE seemed to fit and luckily we were correct. It was the easiest category to sort out for this puzzle simply because any other words that would have gotten mixed in were taken up by the previous one.

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MINNEAPOLIS  — May will go down as one of the wettest in Twin Cities history, and June is also off to a soggy start.

The National Weather Service says 5.81 inches of rain were recorded in May at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, making last month the 20th wettest May on record, and the third wettest month of any this decade.  

Statewide, May rainfall was double or triple the average in parts of northwestern Minnesota.  

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Over 3 inches of rain fell Sunday night from one storm down in the Faribault area, flooding farmland and covering roads.

The storm also made for a wheel-gripping drive home for resident Lonna Selkirk.

"We've lived here 18 years and I had never seen the exit closed," Selkirk said. "There was lots of water everywhere and rushing water some places."

Heavy rains dropped several inches in just a couple of hours. 

"We have a pontoon that was getting too high in the lift so we had to take it out of the lift," she said. "We had trouble getting it out of the lift. Our dock is flooded today."  

It's a stark contrast to 2023.

"Last year, we took our boat off early because the water was so low. The lake was down about, we estimate 4-6 feet. And now it's over our dock. So it's a dramatic change from where we were last year," she said. "It's concerning because right now we're saturated, so I'm not sure what that will mean for us. I do see a lot of farmland around us that also has a lot of flooding."

A flood warning is in place for the Cannon River through Thursday morning and even more rain is expected to hit the area on Tuesday.

Director of Meteorology Mike Augustyniak was drawn to Minnesota by a love of active weather, and the opportunity to forecast for some of the most weather-savvy television viewers in the country.

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