Speller's Choice

  








What is Speller's 
Choice?















"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. 











    


Speller's Choice adapted 
from Mrs. Madden