· Type
‘Em - Type all
of your spelling words on the computer.
· Sign
Your Words -
Use sign language to sign your words!
Here's a chart to help you.
· Fancy
Letters - Use
old magazines, catalogs, or newspapers to cut out letters
and glue them down to spell your words!
·
Spelling
Bingo - Each
player folds a piece of paper 4 times so you have 16 boxes.
Each person makes his own game board and chooses 16 words
from the current list and past lists (or use the same words
more than once). Write one word in each box. The caller says
a spelling word. If a player has the word on his bingo card,
he traces over it with a pen or colored pencil. If the
player does not have the word, he turns his paper over and
writes it on the back. For a real challenge, play black-out
bingo.
·
Snowman
or Scarecrow (Hangman)
- Snowman is a
nonviolent version of Hangman. On a wipe-off board or
chalkboard, draw a snowman with hat and three buttons. Play
like hangman (don't forget to draw the lines to show how
many letters the chosen word has), but erase a part of the
snowman for each guess. The object is to guess the word
before the snowman melts.
·
Water
Wash - (Warm
day required!) Use a paintbrush and water to write your
names on the sidewalk!
·
Rainbow
Words - Write
your spelling words in cursive using a pencil. Trace over
your words using five different colored pencils.
·
ABC
Order - Write
your words in alphabetical order. Then write them in reverse
alphabetical order.
· Spelling
Baseball -
Draw four bases on a piece of paper or set up four chairs to
be the bases. Pitcher selects a word. If batter can spell it
correctly, he moves forward one base. If batter cannot spell
word, he remains where he is. Child receives point every
time he passes home base.
·
Riddle
Me - Write a
riddle for each word.
·
Connect
the Dots -
Make a square of 4 rows of dots with 4 dots in each row.
Before taking a turn, the player must spell a spelling word.
If the word is correct, he connects two dots. When a player
forms a square, he can write his initials in the box. Player
with most squares at the end wins.
·
Story,
Story - Write
a story using ALL of your spelling words.
·
Sentence
Please - Write
a sentence for each spelling word.
·
Colorful
Words - Use
two different color pens to write your spelling words. Use
one color to write the consonants and the other for the
vowels. Do this one more time. Close your eyes and picture
the word in your mind. Now try and write the word with just
one color.
·
Word
Search - Make
a word search puzzle. Do it online
here!
·
Memory
Game - Make
pairs of word cards. Flip them over and try to match the
pairs!
·
Scrabble
- Use Scrabble tiles to spell your words.
·
Finger
Tracing - Use
your finger to spell out each of your words one letter at a
time on your Mom or Dad’s back. Then it’s YOUR turn to feel
and spell.
·
Stairstep Spelling
-
Write words as "stairsteps." It is fun to
do on graph paper.
g
k
c
go
ki
ch
goe
kin
cha
goes
kind
chai
chair
·
Wikki
Sticks
- Bend
the sticks into the desired letters to form each spelling
word. After forming the Wikki Sticks, do a crayon rubbing of
each word on a piece of paper.
·
Sing
Them Loud, Sing Them Soft
- Have your Mom or Dad
sing the letters of a spelling word to you in a loud voice.
You echo the spelling and then sing it again softly. Now
BOTH of you sing the word in the voice you choose!
·
Magnetic Letters
-
Spell words with magnetic letters on
cookie sheets.
·
Alphabet
Stamps
- Use alphabet stamps to
stamp out your words on paper.
·
Word
Scramble
-
Use empty film containers. Put lima beans
with each spelling word letter on individual beans in the
container. It is a "hands on" word scramble.
·
Practice
Test - Take a
practice test on Thursday night before the REAL test!
