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Spelling Homework: 40 Fun Ways to Practice Spelling!

Pick any 2 activities you choose.

*Remember to label your paper with the activities’ numbers and names*

You may also create your own spelling activity. Just make sure you ask Mrs. McBride first!

|1. ABC Order- |2. Rainbow Words - Write your words using a |3. Backwards Words- Write | 4. Silly Sentences -Use |

| Write your words in alphabetical order. |different color crayon for each letter. |your words forwards, then |each of your spelling words |

|OR | |backwards. |in a sentence |

|Write your words in ABC order -backwards! | | | |

|This is a CHALLENGE! | | | |

|5. Sound Words -Record your words |6. Words without Vowels; Words without | 7. Beautiful words - |8. Newspaper Words- Search |

|and their spelling on some type of |Consonant- Write your words replacing all |Write your words on graph |a newspaper page from top to|

|recorder. Then listen to your recording, |vowels with a line. Then write the same words |paper and outline them |bottom, circling each letter|

|checking to see that you spelled all the |again, only this time replace the consonants |in colors. |of a word as you find it. |

|words correctly. |with lines. |Or try writing your words |[pic] |

|[pic] | |in bubble letters. | |

| 9.Scrambled Words- |10. Word Search- Type your spelling words into|11. Scrabble - | 12. Ransom Words - Write |

|Type your spelling words into the website |the website and the website will make a word |Use Scrabble tiles to spell|your words by cutting out |

|(the website can only do 10 words at a |search for you to print out and solve. |out your spelling words. |letters in a newspaper or |

|time). The website will make scrambled | |For a little extra math |magazine and gluing them on |

|words for you to print out and unscramble. | |practice (optional), figure|a paper. |

| |/kids/homework/spelling.htm |out the value of each of | |

| | |your words. | |

|/kids/homework/spelling.htm |You can also make your own word search on |[pic] | |

| |notebook paper. | | |

| 13. Blue Vowels- Write each of your |14. Pyramid Words - Write your words by adding |15. 3-D Words -Use modeling|16. Words-in-Words - Write |

|spelling words. Then write the words again |or subtracting one letter at a time. The result|clay rolled thinly to make |your spelling words and then|

|using a blue crayon or marker for the |will be a pyramid shape of words. |your words. |write at least 2 words that |

|vowels. |t |[pic]  |can be made using the |

| |tr | |letters in each spelling |

|  |tre | |word. |

| |tree | | |

|17. Delicious Words - Write your words in | 18. Good Clean Words- Write your words in |19. Dirty Words -Write | 20. Pasta |

|whipped cream, peanut butter, or anything |shaving cream on a counter or some other |your words in mud or sand. |Words - Write your words by |

|you can eat! Get help from a parent for |surface that can be cleaned safely.  Get help |Get help from a parent for |gluing alphabet pasta on |

|this activity! |from a parent for this activity! |this activity! |paper. Get help from a |

|[pic] |[pic] |[pic] |parent for this activity! |

| | | |[pic] |

|21. Hopscotch Words- Make a hopscotch | 22. Make Some Music- Write a song or rap that| 23. Cheering Words- Make |24. Other Handed - If you |

|board on the sidewalk with chalk. Write all|includes ALL your spelling words. Underline |up a cheer for each of your|are right-handed, write with|

|26 letters instead of numbers. HOP your |each spelling word and share your song/rap with|words and perform for a |your left, or vice versa. |

|spelling words! |a friend. |family member. | |

|[pic] | |[pic] | |

|25. Rhyming Words- Write each of your |26.  Morse Code – Write your spelling words, |27. Picture Words-Draw a |28. X Words - Write two |

|spelling words. Then write a rhyming word |and then convert your words to Morse Code. Here|picture and hide your words|words having one common |

|to go with each spelling words. If |is a website with the codes: |in the picture. |letter so they criss-cross. |

|necessary, your rhyming words can be | | |s |

|nonsense words. | | |h |

|Example: think- stink |games/gameMorse.htm | |l o n g |

|bump- sump | | |p |

|29. Spell-er-size!- Spell your words as |30. Word Sort- Fold a piece of paper in half. |31. Flash Writing - In a |32. Back Writing - |

|you do jumping jacks, sit-ups or toe |Look at your spelling words and see if they |darkened room, use a |Using your finger, draw each|

|touches. Try picking different actions for |have any common spelling patterns. Pick 2 |flashlight to draw letters |letter on a partner’s back, |

|each word or each letter. |categories to sort your words into. Label each |in the air. |having the partner say the |

|[pic] |side of the paper with a category and write all|[pic] |word when completed. |

| |the words below it that fit in that category. | |[pic] |

|33. Telephone Words - | 34. Toss a Word- Toss (or roll) a ball back | 35. Story Words - |36. 30 Second Words -Write |

| Translate your words into numbers from |and forth with a partner as you spell each |Write a short story using |a TV commercial using all |

|a telephone keypad. |spelling word. You say the 1st letter, toss the|all your words. |the words from your list. |

| |ball, your partner says the 2nd letter, toss | |Then perform it in front of |

|For example: If 2 on the telephone is ABC, |the ball, and so on. | |your family! |

|the word “cab” would be 222. |[pic] | |  |

|37. Type ‘Em- Type ALL of you spelling |38. Sign Language Words- Use sign language to |39. Choo-Choo Words -Write|40. Look –Say- Spell- Cover |

|words on the computer. You can even try |sign each of your spelling words. Check out |the entire list end-to-end |–Write- Check- Write your |

|making each word a different font or color.|this website for a visual of each letter: |as one long word, using |words on a piece of paper. |

| | |different colors of crayon |Then LOOK at the first word.|

|Print your words or email them to me: | |or ink for different words.|SAY that word out loud. |

|sarah.mcbride@ |signdesign/finger-spelling.html | |SPELL that word out loud. |

| |[pic] | |COVER the word and WRITE the|

| | | |word again. CHECK to see if |

| | | |you spelled the word |

| | | |correctly. |

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