Fun and Creative Ways to Study Spelling Words

(instead of writing them 5 times each!)

• Type the spelling words on a typewriter or computer.
• Spell the words with “Scrabble” or “Boggle” game tiles/cubes.
• Write the spelling words in alphabetical order.
• Make a crossword puzzle or word search using the spelling words.
• Write the spelling words using stencil letters.
• Write the spelling words in white Elmer’s glue. After it dries, feel the letters with your fingers. Practice saying and spelling your words.
• Write the spelling words in white Elmer’s glue. After it dries, put a piece of paper over it and rub a crayon over the bumpy letters. Practice saying and spelling them.
• Write the words in white Elmer’s glue. Sprinkle sand, salt, or glitter on and let it dry. Feel the letters and practice saying and spelling your words.
• Write each of the words in a sentence. Underline each word.
• Cut out letters from magazines to make your spelling words.
• Write the spelling words with your finger in the air or on your desk. See if a friend can guess what the word is.
• Play tic-tac-toe with a friend. Your friend asks you a spelling word. If you spell it correct, you get to make an X or O in the game. If you are incorrect, you loose a turn.
• Write the spelling words on a dry erase board.
• Find the spelling words in a dictionary and write down the definition of each word.
• Form the spelling words using clay or playdough.
• Form the spelling words using yarn or string.
• Using flattened clay, write the spelling words in the clay using a pencil or toothpick.
• Write a story using your spelling words. Use as many words as you can, but make sure it makes sense. Underline the words.
• Play hangman using the spelling words.
• Using crayons, colored pencils, or markers, print the words. Use a different color to represent the different sound(s) or vowel you might by practicing.
• Write the spelling words in sand or salt sprinkled on a cookie sheet.
• Write the words using the rules below.
  • make all the vowel you hear in a red crayon.
  • make all vowels that are silent in blue crayon.
  • make all the other letters in black crayon.
• Write the spelling words on a chalkboard.
• Write three words that rhyme with or sound like each of the spelling words.
• Draw a picture of each word with the written word underneath. Make a spelling picture book.
• Paint your words on the driveway or sidewalk using water and a brush.
• Divide each of the words into syllables.
• Have a friend “write” the word on your back and try to guess what the word was.
• Have a friend write the words with some missing letters. Guess the missing letters.
• Sitting on the floor with a friend across from, roll a large ball back and forth. Each each time the ball is rolled call out the letters of a spelling word. EX. G (roll) O (roll) L (roll) D (roll) “GOLD!, This spells gold!”
• Play basketball. Each time you shoot a basket, say a letter until you spelled a word.
• Jump rope. Each time you jump, say a letter until you spelled a word.
• Make a word using straws, cereal, or pasta.
• Make two sets of flashcards using all of your words. Play Concentration. You only get to keep the pair if you can spell the word correctly. Otherwise you lose a turn.
• On a cookie sheet, practice writing all of your words using shaving cream.
• Using sidewalk chalk, write your words outside on concrete.
• Say each letter while clapping your hands to the rhythm of a funky beat.