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FUN WAYS
TO PRACTICE YOUR WORDS
Thanks to Mrs. Ross for many of these ideas.
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| • KARATE SPELLING: We always do
Karate Spelling before our test. The teacher announces the
word. Then the students punch the air for each letter, as
they spell the word orally. If a letter is tall, such as a
'b' or a 'k', we punch up high. If the letter only touches
the mid-line of the paper, we punch forward. If the letter
goes below the line, such as a 'g' or a 'y', we punch down.
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| • RAINBOW WORDS: Students write each spelling word with a
pencil. Then they go back and trace each word with a different
color crayon three more times. |
| • MAGNETIC LETTERS: Spell words
with magnetic letters on cookie sheets. |
| • ALPHABET STAMPS: Use alphabet
stamps and let them stamp out their words on paper. |
| • STEP WORDS: Write words as "stairsteps"
on graph paper like this:
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| • WORD SEARCH:
Make a word search with the spelling words on graph paper and
give to a friend. |
| • WIKKI STICKS:
Use Wikki Sticks or pipe cleaners to 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. |
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• CROSSOVER SPELLING:
Write the spelling word on the left side of the paper. Then write the same
word on the right side of the paper, not directly across from it. After
all the words are written that will fit on that side of the paper, draw a line
to match the two words. Continue on the back side. |
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• IN THE TUB! :
Write the spelling words using shaving cream in the tub! Also, use soap
crayons! Such fun!! |
