Listed below are ideas of how you can help your child study his/her spelling
words each week:
~~~NEW!!! Visit Spelling City on our LINKS page! Enter my
name: Emily Pierce-- to find our spelling lists. Play games, take a practice
test, etc. GREAT, FUN WAYS to PRACTICE!!! Let me know if you try this at home.
1. Write the word in shaving cream with your fingers.
2. Spread pudding on a plate. Write the word with your fingers , then eat
the pudding.
3. Create spelling triangles with crayons or markers.
4. Paint with water- Dip a Q-tip in water and practice spelling the words on
a chalkboard. The words will disappear like magic, leaving the chalkboard
clean!
5. Scratch n' Sniff- Use a new sensation to learn spelling words. Write
letters with glue on paper, then sprinkle with Jell-O. Makes a super
scratch n' Sniff when tracing over the letters.
6. Adding Machine Tape Spelling- Children get tired of writing their spelling
words the same way every time. Try having the students practice their words
on adding machine tape.
7. Record a Word- Have students use a tape recorder to practice their spelling
words.
8. Scrabble Spelling- Place the wooden letter squares from an old Scrabble
game on the Scrabble rail. Students can use the squares to spell the weekly
words or to write a sentence of words. Incorporate math practice by having
them add the number values printed on the squares to find the week's "most
valuable word."
9. Magnetic Cookie Sheet- Arrange assorted magnet letters on a cookie sheet.
Students use the letters to form the weekly spelling words.
10. Alpha-Bit Spelling- Students use cereal to reproduce their spelling
words. Don't forget to have a snack with the words you make.
***Students can always practice keyboarding and spelling words at the same
time by typing their words at home. Try Word Art on MicroSoft Word. It's
fun!
