Spelling Activity List

Spelling is a skill that is essential and very important.  Spelling is critical and needs to be reinforced daily.  Spelling practice can be enjoyable and still be effective.  Practice helps children be prepared for everyday writing.  The following are some activities that can be used to help practice our Word Wall words.

1.  Write each word three times.
2.  Write a sentence for each word.
3.  Alphabetize the words.
4.  Divide the words into syllables.
5.  Write an antonym for each word.
6.  Write a synonym for each word.
7.  Form the plural of each word.
8.  Add endings: s, es, er, ed, est.
9.  Illustrate each word.
10.  Write a letter using all of the words or as many as you can.
11.  Write a story using as many of the spelling words as you can.
12.  Make a crossword puzzle using all the words.
13.  Make a word search using all the words.
14.  Add a prefix to each word when appropriate.
15.  Type all the spelling words.
16.  Make a mini-study book using all the words.
17.  Make a flash card for each word.
18.  Have the children say the words/or spell the words into a tape recorder and then listen to themselves.
19.  You dictate the words into the tape recorder and your child listens to the tape.
20.  They can use their fingers to write the words into a salt box, or on a chalk board, or on a sheet of paper.
21.  Be creative and think of other ways to practice with your child besides a paper and pencil.
22.  Take a practice test.
23.  Write each word on two index cards and play concentration.
24.  Write your words in three different colors.  Write it once with one color, then choose another color and rewrite the word, finally choose a last color and write it again.
25.  Use Scrabble tiles to spell your words.