All of the following activities are suggestions to help your child practice his/her spelling words.
(Choose one of the following activities each night).
Linguistic
- Write a story or a scene using spelling words.
- Make a word book.
- Spell and say the word yourself.
- Look up the meanings of the words in the dictionary.
- Use the computer to type the words out.
Logical Mathematical
- Write the words in a pattern. (ex. write the vowels in red and the consonants in blue).
- Play hangman with the spelling words.
- Play "Go Fish"
- Have someone write the words scrambled and try to unscramble the letters.
- Make a crossword puzzle with the words.
- Create a word search using the spelling words.
Bodily Kinesthetic
- Write the words in shaving cream.
- Use sign language to spell words.
- Spell words in play dough.
- Jump up and down and/or clap the letters spelling out the words.
- Put hair gel in a zip lock bag. Place the bag over a card with the words written on it and trace the word with your finger.
Spatial
- Use yarn and glue to spell the words.
- Use macaroni or cereal and glue to spell words.
- Cut letters from magazines to make the spelling words.
- Make and use flash cards.
- Draw a picture to go along with each spelling word.
Musical
- Sing spelling words or letters of spelling words to a friend or family member.
- Make up a song using all of the spelling words.