Spelling Practice Ideas

· ABC Order – Write your words in alphabetical order.

· Backwards Words – Write your words forwards, then backwards.

· Rainbow Words– Write each word in three colors.

· Reversed Words – Write your words in alphabetical order – backwards!

· Pyramid Words – Write your words adding or subtracting one letter each time. The result will be a pyramid shape of words.

· Picture Words – Draw a picture and write your words in the picture.

· Silly Sentences – Use all your words in ten sentences.

· Cheer Your Words - Pretend you are a cheerleader and call out your words!.

· Ransom Words – Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and gluing them onto blank paper.

· Words-in-Words – Write your words and then write at least two words made from the letters in each word.

· Magazine Words – Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word. Cut it out and glue it onto blank paper.

· Story Words – Write a short story using all your words.

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

· Popsicles – Make your words using Popsicle sticks to make each letter.

· Secret Agent Words – Number the alphabet from 1 to 26, then convert your words to a number code.

· Etch-A-Word – Use an Etch-A-Sketch to write your words.

· Telephone Words – Translate your words into numbers from a telephone keypad.

· Sound Words – Use a tape records and record your words and their spelling. Then listen to your tape, checking to see that you spelled all the words correctly.

· Words You Can Eat – Write your words by arranging alphabet pasta or Alphabits cereal.

· 3D Words – Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words.

· Bathtub Spelling Practice – Using foam letters, make your words by sticking the letter to the side of the tub.

· Sidewalk Spelling – Use sidewalk chalk to write the words on the sidewalk or driveway.

· Poker Chip Spelling – Write all the letters of the alphabet on poker chips. Use them to spell your words.

· Scrabble Spelling – Play a game of Scrabble using the spelling words.

· Go Fish – Each time you spell a word correctly, eat a Goldfish cracker for each letter in the word.

· Word Processing Practice – Use the computer to type the words. Use different colors, fonts, and sizes for each word.

· Spelling Word Finds – Create a word find

· Crossword Spelling - Create a crossword puzzle with your spelling words using the words’ definitions.

· Spelling Puzzles – Write each spelling word on an index card. Cut each card in half and mix them up. Then match the two parts of the word.

· Finger Paint Bag – Pour a little bit of finger paint into a Ziploc bag and close it tight. Lay the bag flat on the table and use a finger to spell the word.

· Spelling Squares – Write your word on graphing paper, putting one letter in each box.