| Spelling Ideas |
| 1.ABC order- Write your words in alphabetical order. |
2.Rainbow Words - Write your words in
three colors |
3.Backwards Words- Write your words
forwards, then backwards. |
4.Silly sentences -Use all your words in ten sentences |
| 5.Picture words - Draw a picture and write your words in the picture. |
6.Words without Vowels - Write your words replacing all vowels with a line. |
7.Words without Consonants - Same as above but replace consonants with lines. |
8.Story words - Write a short story using all your words. |
| 9.Scrambled words -Write your words, then write them again with the letters
mixed up. |
10.Wordsearch II -Make a wordsearch with a friend, then trade and solve. |
11.Wordsearch I - Complete a word pre-made search. |
12.Crossword - Complete a pre-made crossword puzzle. |
| 13.Surround words - Write your words on graph paper and outline in colors. |
14.Ransom words - Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or
magazine and glue them on a paper. |
15.Pyramid Words - Write your words adding or subtracting one letter at a time.
The result will be a pyramid shape of words. |
16.Words-in-words - Write your word and then write at least 2 words made from each. |
| 17.Delicious words - Write your words in whipped cream, peanut butter,or anything
you can eat! Bring in a note from a parent! |
18.Good Clean Words -Write your words in shaving cream on a counter or some
other surface that can be cleaned safely. |
19.Dirty Words - Write your words in mud or sand. |
20.Pasta Words - Write your words by arranging alphabet pasta or Alphabits.
Glue on paper or bring me a note from a parent and do on a
table or counter at home. |
| 21.Reversed words - Write your words in ABC order -backwards! |
22.3D words - Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words. Bring a
note if done at home. |
23.Create an activity - Can you think of a fun way to do your spelling
activities? Try it out! |
24.Puzzle words - Use a blank puzzle form. Write your words on the form,
making sure that the words cross over the pieces. Then cut them
out ( color if you wish) and put them in a baggie with your name
on it. When you and a friend have completed your puzzles, trade
and put them back together. |
| 25.Magazine words - Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word. Cut it
out and glue it on paper. |
26.Cheer your words - Pretend you are a cheerleader and call out your words! (We
will do this as a group activity.) |
27.Sound Words - Use a tape recorder and record your words and their
spelling. Then listen to your tape, checking to see that you
spelled all the words correctly. |
28.X Words - Write two words having one common letter so they criss-cross.
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| 29.Other Handed - If you are right-handed, write with your left, or vice versa. |
30.Choo-Choo Words - Write the entire list end-to-end as one long word,
using different colors of crayon or ink for different words. |
31.Silly String - With a long length of string, "write" words in
cursive, using the string to shape the letters. |
32.Backwriting - Using your finger, draw each letter on a partners' back,
having the partner say the word when completed. |
| 33.Telephone Words - Translate your words into numbers from a telephone keypad. |
34.Flashwriting - In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in
the air. |
35.Newspaper Words - Search a newspaper page from top to bottom, circling each
letter of a word as you find it. |
36.30 Second Words - Write a TV commercial using all the words from your list. |
| 37.Popsicles - Make words using popsicle sticks. |
38.Secret Agent Words - Number the alphabet from 1 to 26, then convert your words to
a number code. |
39.Etch-A-Word - Use an Etch-A-Sketch to write your words. |
40.Morse Code - Convert your words to Morse Code
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