CHECK OUT THESE FUN IDEAS TO PRACTICE YOUR WORDS AT HOME...

• ABC Order - Neatly write your words in ABC order.

• Rainbow Words - Write your words, tracing each word 3 times using a different colour.

• Spelling City - Go to www.spellingcity.com, type in your words and use any of the free activities to practice.

• Workout Words- Spell your words aloud while you do jumping jacks, push ups, sit ups, etc.

• Flashcard Fun - Write each word on two index cards and play Memory/Concentration game. Lay them face down and try to make matches.

• Practice Test - Have someone at home give you a “test” on paper. Correct it together. Write any words you misspelled 3 times each.

• Chalk it Up - Use sidewalk chalk outside to write your words.

• Rhyme it - Write each spelling word and a rhyming word next to it.

• Trace it - Use your finger to trace your words in a bowl of sand, sugar or shaving cream.

• Hidden Words- Write each word, and then write all of the smaller words that you can create using the letters in that word.

• Look/Say/Cover/Write/Check- Look at the word, say it, cover it, write it and check it.

• Word Hunt - Search for your words in books and/or around the house. Write your words as you find them.

• 3 Way Words - Write your words in 3 ways (really big, really small, cursive)

• Word Chains - Write down each spelling word. Change 1 letter to make a new word. Challenge: See if you can go back to your original word. Ex. cake, lake, late, date, mate, make, cake

• Waterfall Words - Write the first letter, skip down a line, write first & second letter, continue until you write the whole word.

Ex. c

ca

cat