"Speller's Choice" is what we will use for spelling homework assignments in our class.  Speller's Choice will allow your child to choose the types of activities to complete with his/her weekly words.  Please assist your child in choosing activities that are appropriate for his/her level.  Speller's Choice includes a variety of activities for all levels of "spellers".  If your child struggles with our weekly spelling tests, please encourage him/her to choose activities that require repeated writing of the words; for example: Rainbow Words, ABC Order Words, or Pyramid Words.  This will help give your child the extra practice needed for learning the spelling patterns of our words.  If your child has already mastered most spelling patterns and can spell our weekly words already, encourage him/her to choose activities that will challenge his/her creatively; for example: 30 Second Words or Secret Agent Words.

 

Each activity has been assigned a point value. Your activities MUST add up to 4 or more points and be turned in by Friday morning. You can choose one or more items to do each night, so that you could possibly earn all of your points in one night, or you may spread them out over all of the week. Your child will be given a spelling journal to complete their Speller's Choice assignments within. However, some assignments may be completed online by those students wishing to use this tool. Visit our "Speller's Choice Online" page and follow the directions given there. There are activities below that do not lend themselves to this application (ex. Ransom or Magazine words) so choose your activites accordingly.

One Point Activities

1.       ABC order- Write your words in alphabetical order.

2.       Reversed words - Write your words in ABC order -backwards!

3.       Rainbow Words - Write each of your words in three colors.

4.       Backwards Words- Write your words forwards, then backwards.

5.       Picture words - Draw a picture and write your words in the picture.

Two Point Activities:

6.       Silly sentences- Use all of your words in ten sentences.

7.       Pyramid Words - Write your words adding or subtracting one letter at a time. The result will be a pyramid shape of words.

8.       Ransom words - Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and gluing them into your spelling journal.

9.   Words-in-words - Write your words and then write at least 2 words made from each.

10.   Magazine words - Use an old magazine or newspaper, and find your word. Cut it out, and glue it into your spelling journal.

Three Point Activities:

11.   Story words - Write a short story using all of your words.

12.   30 Second Words - Write a TV commercial using all of the words from your list.

13.   Telephone Words - Translate your words into numbers from a telephone keypad.