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40 Effective Spelling Activities for Kids

August 18, 2022 //  by  Jane Brooks

Some students dread math while another's anxiety skyrockets when you say it's spelling time. You can decrease the stress for students by moving away from rote learning and weekly spelling tests. By adding movement, hands-on and sensory activities, and gaming to your spelling lesson plans, you will increase engagement and relieve student anxiety. Below are 40 curated fun and creative spelling ideas for every grade level. From rainbow writing to peer editing, you will find the perfect match to get your students excited about spelling.

1. In My Name, Not in My Name

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A great activity for kids who are learning their letters and name. Provide students with their names written on an index card or sheet of paper. Set up a station with letter manipulatives that the students will sort based on whether the letter appears in their name or not.

Learn more: Play to Learn Preschool

2. Sight Word Word Search

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One of the many printable spelling activities available online, sight word searches allow young students to cipher out the real word from the letters jumbled around them. A classic way of gamifying learning. Make sure to model the first few times and assist struggling students.

Learn more: Education

3. Name or Word Necklaces

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Craft it up with your students while getting in some spelling practice. You can use premade letter beads or make your own. Differentiate this lesson by creating letter bracelets for working on sounds or letter recognition. More advanced students can spell their names or their favorite sight word.

Learn more: We Are Teachers

4. Create Your Own Traceables

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Invest in a laminator and create a myriad of activities for pre-K students. Several sites online have preschool sight word lists available. Choose a word and repeat the word at least three times. Laminate and have students trace. In the last row, they should try to write the word on their own.

Learn more: Time 4 Learning

5. Suds and Search

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Combine cleanup time with letter learning. Create a station with tubs filled with water, soap foam, and letter manipulatives. Have students search for individual letters or have them find ones to spell out one of their sight words. This is a fun, engaging, and sensory approach to spelling.

Learn more: Parenting Chaos

6. Match the Letter to the Sound

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Help students learn what sound goes with what letter. Provide students with letter manipulatives. Say a sound for them. Give students time to find the letter in their stack. You can do another variation of this with whiteboards. In this version, students would write the letter that represents the sound.

Learn more: Wordwall

7. Big-Small Match Up

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Create letter flashcards with both upper and lowercase letters on separate cards. Have students match the lowercase letter to its uppercase version. You can also vary this and turn the letters upside down and play a game of memory.

Learn more: Reading Adventure

K-1st Grade

8. stamp and spell.

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Use alphabet stamps to create fun hands-on spelling activities. Students can start stamping their names and move on from there to letters and sight words .

Learn more: Raising Little Superheroes

9. Spelling Memory

Turn your weekly spelling list into a fun board game. Use index cards or letter stock paper to create two sets of cards for your weekly list. Turn the cards over and have students play this memory game to help them grow their spelling skills. You can also find commercial versions for sale online.

Learn more: Amazon and Home Spelling Words

10. Rainbow Writing

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Practice spelling and reinforce color names at the same time. Choose any editable spelling printable for the lesson. Call out the color of the marker or crayon. Let students trace the letter or word. Repeat this multiple times. For happier students, reward students by allowing them to call out the color.

Learn more: 4 Kinder Teachers

11. Sight Word Scavenger Hunt

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Use sticky notes to post sight words around the room. Give your students a sheet of paper with the words listed on it. Have students say the word, then trace it on the paper. Modify by giving each student one or two words on their paper and place the sticky note on their paper.

Learn more: No Time for Flashcards

12. Pipe Cleaner Spelling

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Hands-on learning meets spelling word practice. Use colorful pipe cleaners for sensory spelling learning. Students can shape their word lists into the correct letters using pipe cleaners.

Learn more: Teaching First

13. Online Spelling Programs

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If you are in a 1-1 classroom, try some of the free online spelling programs which offer a variety of activities. Students gain meaningful spelling practice by exploring sight words and spelling patterns.

14. Playdough Spelling

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For more hands-on spelling activities, use letter cookie cutters to cut out letters. This is a fun way to engage students with spelling instruction. If the student messes up, they can squish the words up, roll them out and redo.

Learn more: Kindergarten Connection

15. Teach Spelling Strategies

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You can teach even young children all kinds of spelling strategies. Helping them learn the general spelling patterns in English early through engagement in a variety of activities ensures that they can play and make mistakes with spelling rules in low-stakes environments.

Learn more: Online Spellcheck

16. Excavate for Grade Level Spelling Words

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Use a sandbox table to hide spelling words cut into blocks or written on pieces of paper. Combine this activity with a social studies level about discovering ancient civilizations. Your students will be immersed in a sensory activity that helps them gain practice in spelling and exposure to social studies content.

Learn more: Scholastic

17. Alphabet Clothespins

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Write letters on the top of a wooden clothespin. Use flashcards of sight words. Have students match the clothespins to the top of the card in the correct order. Younger students can work on letter and word recognition, spelling, and hand-eye coordination.

Learn more: Creative Family Fun

18. Rhyming Wheels

Feeling crafty? You can make these rhyming wheels for students to help them practice sounding out words or recognizing sight words. Take the pressure off new word groups by turning learning into a game.

Learn more: Research Parent

19. Sidewalk Chalk ABCs

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Get students outside and moving with this fun way to work on the ABCs. Make a grid with sidewalk chalk. Leave a few blank free spaces. Students start on A and have to hop through the alphabet. If they can't make it to the next letter in one hop, they can use a free space.

Learn more: Buggy and Buddy

2nd - 5th Grades

20. spelling fill-in the blank activities.

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Options abound for this entertaining way of spelling instruction. You can do spelling printables, and use magnetic letters or letter manipulatives. Students have to use their spelling skills to complete the word. This is a quick and easy go-to activity for any day.

Learn more: Home Spelling Words

21. Save the Spelling Snowman from Melting

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A new twist on one of the classic activities for spelling words, Spelling Snowman starts with you choosing a word. Draw the appropriate number of blank spots for each letter in the word and a snowman on the board. As students guess a letter, incorrect answers "melt" part of the snowman.

Learn more: Homer Blog

22. Spelling Words Pyramid Style

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Assist your students with their writing skills and spelling practice by building the word. In this activity, students create a pyramid from the top down. The top of the pyramid is the first letter of the word. They add a letter for each layer of their pyramid until they have the whole word at the bottom.

Learn more: Twinkl

23. Unmix It Up Relay

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Add movement to spelling time with this low-prep game. Use magnet letters or letter tiles to spell words. Divide students into teams. One at a time they will race to unscramble their word in one of the envelopes. When they have it correct they signal. Then, the next student attempts to unmix another envelope.

Learn more: Busy Teacher

24. Michelangelo Spelling

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Flexible seating fans will love this engaging spelling practice. Allow students to tape white paper to the bottom of their desks or tables. Let them practice writing their spelling words by laying under their desks working like the Renaissance artist, Michelangelo! You can add some color by letting them use markers.

Learn more: All About 3rd Grade

25. Spelling Sparkle

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Another fun spelling game, Sparkle begins with students standing. Call out a spelling word. The first student says the first letter of the word. Play moves on the next student. When the word is complete the next student yells "sparkle" and the student after them must sit. Wrong answers mean a student must sit also. The winner is the last student standing.

Learn more: Teaching Ideas

26. Spelling Packets

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Several online sites have complete spelling packets available to download. These are tried and true spelling activities for use in class or homework practice. These printable options can be especially useful for sick days when students are with a substitute.

6th - 8th Grades

27. class spelling bee race.

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Turn up the fun in class with a spelling bee race for teams. Have pre-marked spots on the floor. Call out a word from recent content for team one. The first student steps up to the line. If they spell the word correctly, the whole team moves up. If not, the student steps back into the team. The first team to cross the finish line wins.

Learn more: Spelling Words Well

28. Dictionary Race Game

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This is another lively group game for middle school students. Set up a station with word cards. Assign one student as group leader. They flip the card and read it to their table mates. The other students search the dictionary to see who can find the word and definition first.

Learn more: Super Teacher Worksheets

29. Middle School Spelling Curriculum

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Looking for a complete spelling curriculum or help with lesson planning? Check out this site that has word lists by grade along with lesson ideas, curated resources, and more.

30. Commonly Known Words by Grade Level

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Create word walls and build these words into lessons and activities for maximum repetition. These are words that students are expected to have as part of their working vocabulary, especially by the end of that grade level.

31. Spelling Art

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Provide students with six or so words from reading, math, or science. Have them create an art project using those words. You can create a rubric for required elements, but leave space for students to use their creativity freely.

Learn more: Your Dictionary

32. Digital Spelling Games

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From Code Breaking to Word Scrambles and more, online platforms over gamified learning for your students. You can filter by grade level as well as content or lesson topic. If your school or homeschool coop doesn't have access to a program, there are plenty of free ones on the internet.

Learn more: Word Game Time

33. Spelling Workbooks

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If you are looking for a week-long homework activity or something students can do each day as a bellringer, you can choose from a plethora of ready made workbooks.

34. Flipped Spelling Journal

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Take the traditional spelling journal and turn it on its head. Rather than having students write sentences or definitions based on word lists, students keep a journal of words they find themselves misspelling or words they don't know. They can practice correct spelling and build their vocabulary with more ownership.

Learn more: Abe Books

35. Tally it Up

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Provide word lists at the beginning of each week. Students get a tally mark as a reward for reaching a set number of tallies each week. Tally marks are earned by using and/or spelling the word correctly throughout the week.

36.  Writing Challenge

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Challenge students brains, spelling skills, and motor skills all in one activity. In this option, students write their words three times with their non-dominant hand, keeping them engaged instead of relying on rote memory.

9th - 12th Grades

37. memory strategy.

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Use mnemonic devices like rhymes, sentences, or phrases to help students remember tricky spellings. English is full of exceptions to the rule. Mnemonic strategies offer students a cheat sheet they file in their brains.

Learn more: 20 Amazing Spelling Activities for Middle School

38. Peer Editing

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One of the best ways to learn is to become a teacher. Have students peer edit in-class writing with a specific focus on spelling. Provide dictionaries. If the editor isn't sure if the work is spelled correctly, they find it in the dictionary to double-check.

Learn more: Read, Write, Think

39. Spelling Poems

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Provide students with appropriate high-frequency words for their grades. You can differentiate between students based on reading level as well. Once you have reviewed the words and meanings, have students write poems using several of the words from the list.  Add peer editing to extend the assignment.

Learn more: Great Schools

40. Pull Apart Synonyms

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This activity ups the challenge level on word scramble worksheets. Students unscramble the letters to create two synonyms. Your class is able to work on meaning and spelling simultaneously.

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35 Fun, Hands-On Spelling Activities to Use With Any Word List

Inside: 35 fun, hands-on spelling activities that get kids actively engaged with their spelling words – thinking, making, creating! Includes a printable version for at home learning.

There’s no doubting that some children (if not all!) learn best when they are actively engaged with thinking, making, creating – DOING. Which is why it can be advantageous to add an active, hands-on element to subjects that more typically rely on rote learning style activities – like spelling.

The 35 hands-on spelling activities included on this list are much more fun and engaging than simply writing out spelling words over and over again (my kids both strongly disliked the ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ approach to spelling – and I honestly didn’t see much learning happening with it).

These ideas can be useful as activities for literacy rotations or as homework activities, working particularly well with children in the early elementary/primary grades. Plus, at the bottom of this post you’ll find a handy printable version that can be sent home with families to use for at home learning.

RELATED: Looking for meaningful spelling activities for grades 4-6? Check out our spelling activities worksheets.

35 Hands-On Spelling Activities to Use With Any Word List

35 Hands-On Spelling Activities

1. Make each word with Scrabble letter tiles .

2. Cut some short lengths of yarn and use them to form the letters of each word.

3. Paint the words with watercolour paints .

4. Write words with pavement chalk on the pavement or on the trampoline mat.

5. Make the letters of each word with your body as you spell the word aloud.

6. Build your words with Lego bricks .

Stamping spelling words

7. Stamp your words onto paper with letter stamps.

8. Stamp your words into playdough with non-inked letter stamps .

9. Dot paint each word with a Q-tip or cotton bud.

10. Make your words with letter stickers .

11. Spell your words aloud as you star jump – one jump for each letter.

12. Make letters from chenille stems/pipe cleaners and use them to spell each word.

13. Type your words on a computer.

Sand tray spelling words

14. Write each word with your finger in a sand or salt tray .

15. Make rainbow words , tracing each letter with lots of colours.

16. Thread your words with letter beads .

17. Write your words on the window with a whiteboard marker.

18. Spell aloud and clap for each letter of your words.

19. Spell each word aloud in a robot voice .

20. Make each word with alphabet stones .

21. Write each word with your finger into shaving cream on the shower screen at bath time – or spray a little on a cookie tray to try it when you’re not in the bath.

22. Write your words onto paper plates or circles (one word per plate) and make up a jumping game .

23. Write your words in a fun script – with tiny letters or tall, skinny ones, or try bubble writing!

24. Draw a hopscotch grid on the pavement with chalk. Add a spelling word to each square. As your stone lands on a square spell  the word aloud before hopping.

25. Squeeze a small amount of acrylic paint into a re-sealable Ziploc bag. Seal the top and then use your finger to write each word ‘in’ the paint .

Make spelling words with letter magnets

26. Make each word with magnetic letters .

27. Play Tic Tac Toe with your spelling words – each player chooses a word to use in the place of the ‘x’ or ‘o’ as you play. Choose a new word for each game.

28. Write each word with white crayon onto white paper and then paint over them with watercolour paint for a magic word reveal!

29. Play Hangman choosing the word to guess from your list of words.

Make spelling words with playdough snakes

30. Make each word from playdough or plasticine snakes .

31. Spell each word aloud as you jump on the trampoline – one bounce per letter.

32. Write the letters of each word onto a craft stick (one letter per stick). Jumble the sticks up and then remake each word.

33. Use a laser pointer to ‘write’ each word on the wall.

34. Write your list words onto two sets of index cards and use them to play a memory game .

35. Write each of your words onto a chalkboard with chalk and then use a small paintbrush to paint over them with water.

35. Write each word onto a piece of coloured paper, cut the letters apart and mix them up. Race to unscramble each word.

Printable hands on spelling ideas

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Fun Ways to Practice Spelling Words

Spelling words are a fact of life with elementary school kids.

I remember them clearly from my years in school and we’ve had plenty of years of practice with my own two girls.

My struggle has always been making them interesting. We’ve got to practice them, right? So, how can we have fun?

Luckily, there are many fun ways to practice spelling words that you can try. Here are over 30 ideas that will keep your spelling work fun and interesting.

Over 30 active and fun ways to practice spelling words.

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How to Make Spelling Fun

For the longest time, the only ideas for practicing spelling words I could come up with were practice tests and writing them over and over and over again. Boring!

So, let’s think outside the box to come up with some ways to make spelling fun.

Here’s some things to consider:

Can we use something other than a pencil to write our words?

How can we take our work outside?

Is there a way to keep active kids moving?

What unique supplies can I find to help with our homework?

Spelling homework doesn't have to be frustrating when you try one of these fun activities.

In addition to these questions, you also need to think about your child’s interests. Do they enjoy art? Do they love LEGOs? What are their favorite toys and activities? And, can you incorporate that into your spelling homework in order to make it more fun?

Also, make sure you have several ideas in your pocket. Try some of these spelling activities for ideas – there are over 30 activities listed. You’ve got to mix it up and provide some variety!

In the following list you’ll find many different ways to learn. There are active ideas and artistic ideas. Some activities are fine motor and others are gross motor.

No matter what you child enjoys, you’ll find some great options to help make their spelling homework fun.

Spelling practice doesn't have to be boring! Try these fun, hands-on ways to practice spelling words at home or in the classroom.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Spelling Word BINGO

Turn your spelling list into a fun BINGO game with this simple template.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Rainbow Writing Spelling Word Practice

Rainbow writing is a fun and colorful way to practice your spelling and learning your words with repetition.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Chalkboard Spelling Word Erase

Use a chalkboard for simple spelling practice when you write your words and then erase them.

fun spelling ideas for homework

LEGO Spelling Words Activity for Kids

Grab your LEGO bricks and build your spelling words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Finger Painting Spelling Words

Grab your art supplies and write your words with your finger.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Secret Code Spelling Words

Turn your word list into a secret code with this fun activity that adds a little math to your spelling practice.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Salt Tray Spelling Words

A salt tray is a great sensory idea for any list of words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Practice Spelling Words with Sticky Notes

If your kid's always trying to steal your Post-Its, they'll love this spelling activity!

fun spelling ideas for homework

Dot Marker Spelling Words

Dot markers aren't just for preschool. They're also a fun way to write words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Practice Spelling with Letter Stamps and Play Dough

Use play dough as a canvas to stamp your words with letter stamps.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Write Spelling Words with Paint in a Bag

Paint in a bag is fun to play with and it's also a great way to practice your spelling words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Watercolor Resist Spelling Words

Use watercolor resist to turn your word list into an art project.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Make Scrabble Tile Spelling Words

Borrow the tiles from your Scrabble game and use them to build your words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Write Shaving Cream Spelling Words

Use a tray of shaving cream for a fun sensory spelling activity.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Practice Spelling with Pipe Cleaner Words

Grab a package of pipe cleaners and use them to build the letters in your words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Practice at Home by Painting Spelling Words

Pencils aren't the only writing tool you can use. Try writing your words with a paint brush.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Sidewalk Chalk Spelling Words

Take your homework outside and write your spelling words on the driveway.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Make Spelling Words with Letter Stamps

Use your letter stamps to write out all your spelling words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Write Spelling Words on the Window

Did you ever want to draw on the window? Here's a fun and easy-to-clean way to write all over the window.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Car Spelling Word Tracing

Get out the toy cars and let them zoom all around your words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Create a Spelling Words Word Search

Find out how to make a fun word search with your own set of spelling words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Pinprick Spelling Words

Pinprick spelling words are a fun fine-motor activity to help you practice at home.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Disappearing Spelling Words

Can you make your spelling words disappear? You can with this fun activity which is very popular at my house.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Spelling Outside with a Driveway Letter Grid

Spelling with a driveway letter grid is a great activity for kids who learn best by moving (or any kid with extra energy after school).

fun spelling ideas for homework

Create Play Dough Spelling Words

Use a batch of play dough to mold all the letters for your words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Make Words with Alphabet Clothespins

Make a set of alphabet clothespins to use for spelling your word list.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Make Spelling Fun by Writing with Cotton Swabs

Toss the paint brush and use a cotton swab with paint to write your words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Spelling Word Scramble

Learn how to turn your spelling word list into a fun word scramble activity.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Type Spelling Words on a Computer

Your kids can have a little screen time when they use a computer to type their spelling words.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Fun Spelling Practice with Dry Beans

Build your spelling words out of dry beans for a fun & hands-on practice.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Alphabet Bead Spelling Words

Invest in a set of alphabet beads to use to practice spelling words all year long.

fun spelling ideas for homework

Movement Spelling: Walk Your Spelling Words

How to study spelling words.

Now that you’ve got a ton of ideas, how do you use them to actually study and learn your words?

When you sit down with a new spelling list with your child. Go through the words with them. Specifically, look for any spelling rules that they need to keep in mind. Do the words have silent e’s? Are there any consonant groupings (such as ch or st) or vowel groupings (such as ea or ai)? You can refer to this list of spelling rules for help.

Another thing to keep in mind is repetition. Reading through your list multiple times won’t do the trick. You need to actually spell them and write them, sometimes over and over again.

Some words will be easy to learn (or your child already know how to spell them) and others will be harder. When practicing, you don’t need to give equal weight to each word. Some days you may only want to use the tricky words in your spelling activities or just focus on the one word that your child is stuck on. An activity like Pinprick Words is perfect for those times when you need to go over one or two specific words.

The best spelling activities to make learning fun.

Ways to Practice Spelling Words At Home

While these activities are intended for both classroom at home, every one of them will work as after school practice.

Once you’ve tried out several ideas, decide which ones were favorites. These are the activities that we’ll want to prepare for by gathering (or purchasing) supplies and setting up a spelling homework station. This way, you don’t have to prep activities every single day.

Just because you prepare for certain activities doesn’t mean that you can’t do some of the other ideas!

Spelling homework supplies

You don’t need anything fancy to set up your supplies in a homework station. I’d suggest just a box or bin that could be easily put away and easy for your child to use. A small storage bin with a lid and handle would be perfect! Once you’ve found your bin, just fill it with the supplies you need.

If you don’t have a place to tuck away your bin, you can store your supplies in a cute, decorative bin. Here’s a pretty rustic wooden supply caddy that would look cute sitting out on a desk.

You can shop my list of spelling homework supplies here.

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5 cool ideas for engaging and fun spelling homework for your student so they won't complain anymore about spelling being boring.

Spelling is one of the basic and fundamental activities when it comes to learning a language , for both kids and adults learning English as a second language . At the same time, sometimes students complain and think that spelling homework is a boring activity. Every teacher should prepare useful and engaging spelling lessons for the class, trying to avoid to be boring. In this article we propose some spelling homework ideas using the free resources offered by our website and spelling app.

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Spelling Tests

The Spelling Test app provided by spelling bee ninja is one of the most entertaining ways to learn spelling of English words, and it is an ideal spelling homework for your class as you can eventually take tests using specific words lists. Right after the spelling test the student will get immediate access to a detailed report card , where an absolute score is reported, along with other statistics and useful insights such as the words spelled correctly and the misspelled ones, every student could compare his own results with the ones of students coming from all over the world.. There is more: if all of your students specify the same school when logging in, a dedicated ranking chart will be created, this will allow you to create a class or school spelling contest in no time and for free, for more information about SBN Spelling Tests have a read to this article .

To set the same school for all of your students please follow the instructions here: Set your school .

A great way to play with letters and learn spelling is by finding anagrams of a given word, a cool and common game that is also a great exercise is to invite your students to choose a partner and trying to find as many as possible anagrams out of a given word or word list. Also, along with perfect matching anagrams they can engage in finding out only partial anagrams (i.e. words using only some letters of the original words) and anagrams with repetition (i.e. words composed using the letters from the original words many times).

To check the results you can use the SBN app search engine : just enter the word and click Search, if the word is present in the SBN database, the result page will show, check the anagram section in the bottom right of the page to verify all the anagrams of the given word , for instance entering the word “house”, the anagrams section suggests:

Shoes Hose Shoe

but also anagrams with repetitions as for example Houses

Word search games

Word search games, both printed and online, are one of the funniest learning activities and can be ideal to use in a spelling lesson. Here on the SBN website you can find many word search puzzles , feel free to use them all for your lessons.

You can easily print each puzzle using the printer icon just right under the game and distribute a copy to your students or, in case your class is equipped with computers or tablets, the puzzles can be solved directly online .

Check this page or click the image below to find out wordsearch games for your lessons :

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Use the SBN Spelling bee dictionary

This spelling homework idea is yet another (slightly) conventional idea you can try to educate your students in spelling the words. Our dictionary could be your best friend ; other than seeing the breakdowns in spelling the words and listen to the pronunciation , students can also learn about the definitions and the anagrams of each single word . Search into SBN dictionary through the SBN app homepage at https://mai.spellingbee.ninja

Spelling word lists divided by grade

Words are the main ingredient to be provided to your students for your own spelling homework ideas. Well, on this website, you will find plenty of spelling word lists, tailored for specific needs, divided by grade of difficulty and ready to be printed and used in your lessons , take spelling tests, printed as flashcards, and more. To get an idea of the resources available have a look to the words list section of the website, each word list is bundled with an explanation article containing, among the other, the list many different formats (printable, pdf, flash cards etc.). Do not forget to have a look to the featured lists section of our app here it contains many custom words lists to be used in your lessons, click the links below to access the featured word list directly in our app:

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42 Fun Spelling Activities for Grades 3 – 6

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FUN SPELLING ACTIVITIES FOR HOMEWORK

42 Fun Spelling Activities for Grades 3 – 6 is a valuable resource that provides creative ways for students to use their spelling words, enhancing their writing skills effectively. Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, the matrix is easy to understand and suitable for students of all ages. With over 80,000 downloads, it has become one of our most popular resources. Download it for free here .

Implementing various spelling strategies as part of homework assignments can significantly enhance student outcomes in various academic areas. First and foremost, this approach engages learners in active and purposeful practice, reinforcing their understanding of spelling rules and patterns. By incorporating strategies such as mnemonic devices, word associations, and spelling games into homework, students are more likely to internalize correct spelling conventions.

Moreover, the variety of spelling strategies caters to different learning styles, accommodating visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. This inclusivity ensures that all students find an approach that resonates with their preferences, fostering a deeper grasp of spelling concepts. As a result, regular application of these strategies improves spelling skills and contributes to overall language proficiency.

Get your hands on the valuable resource 42 Fun Spelling Activities for Grades 3 – 6, which enhances students’ writing skills and promotes the effective use of spelling words. Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, the matrix is easily understandable and suitable for students of all ages. It has gained immense popularity, with over 80,000 downloads. Download it for free at this link .

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We spend countless hours creating spelling practice activities  for our primary students that are fun and not just writing the word multiple times.  Are you ready to get some of those hours back?!  Take a look at these fabulous EDITABLE Spelling Activities we have created for your students to practice their word lists.

Our Spelling Activities are super simple to use!!!

  • Enter your spelling list into the first page of the packet.
  • Choose the activities you want to use that week.  (We have 30 different pages  to choose from!)
  • Print those activities.

These spelling activities can be sent home as homework, used in a word work center, or as independent practice.

* Spelling Activity Line -Up *

1. spelling list.

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2. MAGIC WORDS

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3. ALPHABETICAL ORDER

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4. RAINBOW SPELLING

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5. WRITE A SENTENCE

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6. SECRET CODE

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7. ROLL A SPELLING WORD

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8. WORD ILLUSTRATIONS

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9. WORD BOXES

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10. TRACE WORDS

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11. EMOJI SPELLING

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12. PATTERN BLOCK SPELLING

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13. VOWELS AND CONSONANTS

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14. SCRABBLE SPELLING

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15. SPIN IT — SPELL IT

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16. SPELLING MAZE

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17. SPELLING SPIRAL

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18. SPELLING WORD SYLLABLES

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19. SILLY WRITING

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20. PYRAMID SPELLING

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21. SPELLING RHYMES

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22. SPELLING COLORS

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23. WORD SEARCH

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24. WORD ART

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25. CREATE A STORY

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26. KEYBOARD WORDS

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27. STAMPING SPELLING WORDS

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28. SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

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29. SIGN LANGUAGE SPELLING

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30. How Many Sounds

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“This is absolutely one of the best Spelling resources to help students study. You can use it through distance or print it out in person. I actually use it both ways because our school is on a Hybrid schedule where we have students some days and virtual others. Thanks for this resource.” ~ Amanda W.

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100 FUN Spelling Games and Activities for Kids

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Let’s face it, the English language is hard! Spelling can often be so difficult and confusing, so I wanted to share some ways to change it up a bit and make it more exciting! I collected a list of 100  fun spelling games and activities !

I hope you will find something that will work for you today! These spelling games for kids are all perfect for kids in elementary school.

Educational games and hands-on activities are one of the best ways to really help kids learn had concepts. They are more likely to remember things they are being taught. They will improve their spelling skills and their reading and writing abilities though interactive activities. These can help them to prepare for a spelling test if you insert their spelling list into any of the activities.

You will definitely want to pin this so you can save some of these spelling games and activities for later!

Fun Spelling Games and Activities

Here is the MEGA list of 100 FUN Spelling Games and Activities for Kids

Are you ready for the big, huge list of spelling games for kids? You are sure to find the perfect interactive spelling game (or activity) that will work for your needs. These games can be played at home or in school setting. They will help kids to spell words correctly and have fun in the process!

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1.  Spell for Your Life – Printable Board Game  – Teach Beside Me This game can be modified for any spelling list or grade level.

2.  Spelling Made Fun Printable Game Cards  – Cornerstone Confessions

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3.  Word Building Activity Travel Kit – I Heart Crafty Things

4.  Make Words with Clothes Pins  – Creative Family Fun

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5.  Spelling/Sight Word Egg Hunt  – Teach Beside Me- Put your spelling words inside your Easter eggs and do a word hunt!

6.  Ladybug Spelling – Blessedly Busy

7.  Sight Word Popsicle Stick Game – Teach Me Mommy

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8.  Transportation CVC Sliders – Royal Baloo

9.  Spelling Board Game  – Teach Beside Me

10.  Spelling Hearts – In the Playroom

11.  CVC Fine Motor Words  – Adventures of Adam

12.  Action Sight Word Games – Brain Power Boy

13.  Spelling & Reading Hopscotch  – Teach Beside Me

14.  CVC Word Popcorn Game  – Modern Preschool

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15.  Water Bead Spelling – There’s Just One Mommy

16.  Truffula Tree Word Families – School Time Snippets

17.  Fishing for Spelling Words  – Teach Beside Me

18.  Flower Garden Spelling – Blessedly Busy

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19.  Kinetic Sandcastle Spelling – There’s Just One Mommy

20.  Spelling Word Dominoes – Nurture Store

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21.  Favorite Language Arts Apps  – Teach Beside Me

22.  Muffin Tin CVC Spelling – Modern Preschool

23.  Letter Bead Discovery Bottles – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

24.  Rhyming Wheels – Research Parent

25.  Ribbon Spool Speller  – Teach Beside Me

26.  Ice Crossword Puzzle – Schooling a Monkey

27.  Sift & Spell Game – What Do We Do All Day?

28.  Stack a Word – Royal Baloo

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29.  Giant Keyboard Spelling – Lessons Learnt Journal

30.  Spelling Word Search  – Teach Beside Me

31.  Stair Step Spelling – Adventures in Mommydom

32.  Sight Word Printable s – Artsy Momma

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33.  Pin Prick Words – Creative Family Fun

34.  Spelling Twister  – Teach Beside Me

35.  Learning Silent Letters – Rock Your Homeschool

36.  ABC Sidewalk Chalk Game – Buggy and Buddy

37.  Reading and Word Building With Mailboxes – Arts & Crackers

38.  Spelling and Sight Word With Magnet Letters – Mom Inspired Life

39.  Rhyming Word Dominoes  – Teach Beside Me

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40.  Sight Word Game – Little Bins for Little Hands

41.  Shaving Cream Spelling – Adventures in Mommydom

42.  Stamp and Spell – Parenting Chaos

43.  Graffiti Wall Spelling – Childhood 101

44.  Spelling Paper Dolls  – Teach Beside Me

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45.  Chocolate Sight Word Writing Tray – Natural Beach Living

46.  Velcro Spelling Board – Adventures in Mommydom

47.  DIY Magnet Words – Rock Your Homeschool

48.  Trace and Write Spelling Practice – JDaniel4’s Mom

49.  Hungry Frogs Alphabet Game  – Teach Beside Me

50.  Ways to Practice Spelling – The Homeschool Hideout

51.  Spell Your Name Game – No Time for Flashcards

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52.  Say it, Make it, Write it – You Clever Monkey

53.  Sight Word Skittles – Rainy Day Mum

54.  Alphabet & Spelling Learning Mat  – Teach Beside Me

55.  Fill in the Blanks Sensory Game – You’ve Got This

56.  Top 10 Ways to Practice Spelling Words – True Aim

57.  Word Family Lego Sort – Parenting Chaos

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58.  Name Puzzle Busy Bag – Happy Brown House

59.  Paint Chip Word Families  – Teach Beside Me

60.  Muffin Tin Reading Games – Growing Book By Book

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61.  Learn & Stack Sight Word Activity – A Little Pinch of Perfect

62.  20+ Spelling Activities for Those that Despise Spelling  – Every Star is Different

63.  Finger Spelling Hopscotch – The Measured Mom

64.  Real Rhyme or Silly Rhyme  – Teach Beside Me

65.  Monster Truck Phonics Jump – Growing Book by Book

66.  Short A CVC Word Cards  – Teach Beside Me

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67.  Writing With Kinetic Sand – Parenting Chaos

68.  Spelling With Post-It Notes  – Teach Beside Me

69.  Spelling With Building Blocks – Teach Me Mommy

70.  Phonogram Don’t Eat Pete Game – One Creative Mommy

71.  Teach Spelling With Cars – Joy in the Home

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72.  CVC Word Family Game – Mom Inspired Life

73.  Letter Tile Spelling Mats – Happy Brown House

74.  Spelling Games with Mixed Up Words – JDaniel4’s Mom

75.  Paint Chip Sight Word Busy Bag – The Chaos & The Clutter

76.  Spelling Word Poems – Sugar Aunts

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77.  Pool Noodle CVC-  Planning Playtime

78.  CVC Block Spelling  – Teach Me Mommy

79.  Graph Paper Handwriting/Spelling  – Sugar Aunts

80.  Snap Cube Sight Words – Differentiated Kindergarten

81-  Sight Word Pointillism – Differentiated Kindergarten

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82.  Sight Word Rubbings – Doing Splendid

83.  Spelling Battleship – Mrs. T’s First Grade Class

84.  Spelling Word Mazes – Mrs. T’s First Grade Class

85.  Spell the Beans – I Love That Idea

86.  Spelling With Boggle – School Day Love

87.  Spelling Tic Tac Toe – The Literacy Nest

88.  Play Dough Stamp & Spell – No Time for Flash Cards

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89.  Lego Hangman – Pink and Green Mama

90.  Spelling Doodles – The Room Mom

91.  Mix, Dump & Spell – School Time Snippets

92.  Ride to Spell – This Reading Mama

93.  18 Tactile Spelling Activities – My Joy Filled Life

94.  Spelling Scribble – Relief Teaching Ideas

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95.  Secret Code Spelling – Mrs. Gilchrist’s Class

96.  Laptop Sight Words – Mrs. Gilchrist’s Class

97.  Roll & Spell – McElhinny’s Center Stage

98.  Scoop & Spell – This Reading Mama

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99.  Hop On Pop Reading & Spelling Game – Teach Beside Me

100.  Cookie Sight Word Spelling – Teach Beside Me

101.  Compound Words Foldable and Puzzles –  Teach Beside Me.

102. Grammar Contraction Puzzles – Teach Beside Me

Wow! What an exhaustive list! With all of these awesome spelling games and activities, there will never be a dull spelling moment again, right?! 😉

100 Fun Spelling Games and Activities

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Fun Spelling Practice Worksheets And Activities

Do you need low-prep spelling practice worksheets and activities that your students can do independently?

If you want activities that work for any list of words, you’ve come to the right place. Today, I’m sharing fun and engaging spelling activities that work for any list of spelling words.

Instantly create spelling practice worksheets for any list of words with these editable worksheets and activities.

Spelling practice can be repetitive and boring, or it can be fun and engaging. These editable spelling practice worksheets are a breeze to use. You’ll never waste your prep time trying to come up with creative spelling activities again!

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Let’s explore these spelling practice worksheets together.

What’s included?

These worksheet packs provide a lot of variety. Type your words in and instantly create 24 different activities! Worksheet sets are available for 5, 10, 12, 15, or 20 words.

❤️ Low-prep pages include a variety of tracing, copying, and writing activities.

🧡 Activities like magic word painting, code breaker pages, and spelling tic-tac-toe keep kids engaged.

💛 Word sorts, silly sentences, and story-writing activities get kids thinking.

💚 Cut-and-paste word sorts get kids thinking about the patterns.

Instantly create spelling practice worksheets for the exact spelling words your class needs using these easy-to-use customizable worksheets.

These editable spelling practice worksheets are a breeze to use. First, you’ll need to be on a computer, not a tablet, phone, or Chromebook.

Then, just open the file in Adobe Reader and add your words. It’s as easy as 1-2-3.

  • Type in your words.
  • Select the worksheets you want to use.
  • Print the selected pages.

It really is that easy! All the worksheets auto-populate with your words, and the font sizes adjust automatically.

Tip: If you aren’t familiar with editable PDFs, check out these blog posts for video tutorials and tech tips .

How can you use these spelling practice worksheets?

You can use these spelling practice worksheets in lots of ways. They’re perfect for seatwork or morning work. You could also send them home for homework or use them as a word work center activity.

Assign specific pages or create a work packet. or let students pick which activities they want to complete using a choice board.

Differentiation Tips

With so many options, incorporating choice is easy. Use a choice board and let your students pick which activities they want to complete.

Since the worksheets are editable, differentiating your spelling practice worksheets is a breeze. Give a pre-test. It’s easy to create a different version of the same activities for students who test out of a skill or list. Differentiation is as simple as typing a new list of words!

Want to grab a copy of these editable spelling practice worksheets?

These activities are available in 5 versions to easily accommodate different numbers of words: 5, 10, 12, 15, or 20 words.

Pick the version that matches the number of words in your weekly list and see how easy it can be to create spelling practice worksheets for the exact words you need. Time spent practicing spelling patterns and skills will pay off for years to come!

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8 Fun Ways to Teach Spelling

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Blog category: Education Date: 23 October 2017

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Student engagement is essential for any learning experience. In order to keep your students active and attentive during spelling lessons, it’s important to mix-up your teaching methods.

Discover how to make learning spelling fun with these eight spelling exercises designed to make learning (and teaching) a blast.

1. Create rhymes and raps using spelling

Part of teaching students new spelling words is to engage them beyond the classroom. Using rhymes and raps to help students better understand the words that they’re trying to learn is a fun way to achieve this. Fun rhymes that incorporate spelling can stick in the mind like catchy tunes that you hear on the radio.

Students make associations between words that rhyme, and the addition of rhythms and raps means students are more likely to start humming them outside of class. This strategy also makes committing them to memory easier.

2. Create a spelling wall in the classroom

At the beginning of each week hang some butchers paper from one of the walls in the classroom and create a learning and spelling hub. Encourage students to write down words that they learn on the butchers paper. Students can also go up anytime and practice spelling different words for the week. You can also use additional materials like coloured crayons or markers, and even encourage students to draw pictures to associate with the words.

3. Make a fun crossword

Crosswords present an excellent opportunity to make learning spelling interesting, as they involve a more active type of learning than passive review techniques. Solving a crossword involves several useful skills including spelling, vocabulary and reasoning, and it helps kids to think about word definitions as well. Crosswords also have the advantage of engaging  different learning styles .

You can give the crossword to individuals or break students up into small groups, encouraging them to work together and learn collaboratively. Filling in the blanks can also give students a sense of accomplishment, and completed crosswords can be hung on the classroom walls to recognise achievements.

4. Jumble word

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Using plastic magnetic letter shapes, first spell out the word, then scramble the letters into the pile and have the student assemble the word again. As they advance, you can start with the word jumbled, and even have them assemble words from a letter pile.

5. Use arts and crafts to encourage spelling

Many students learn better when they’re being creative. This is especially true for visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners. Instead of using plain old pens and pencils to write out words, break out the art supplies and allows students to use paints, markers, crayons and other colourful creative implements to spell out words. This type of learning can also be a fun group activity as well, with students taking turns to write and spell out words. Younger students also love to use playdough to build each letter in their focus spelling words.

6. Create a game of word bingo

Everyone loves a game of bingo! You can adapt this popular game to create fun and interactive spelling lessons that the whole class will love. Here’s how:

  • Write the weekly list of spelling words on the board.
  • Provide each student with a  blank spelling bingo card .
  • Have each student write a different word from the list in each square on the bingo card. Then rub the list of words off the board.
  • Call out a word from the list and ask students to raise their hands if they have that word on their card.
  • The fastest student to raise their hand has to spell the word on the board. If they spell it correctly they get to cross the word off their card.
  • The first student to cross off 5 words wins.

It’s important to incentivise a game like spelling bingo to ensure that all students participate. This game can also be completed in groups, which may encourage more active involvement.

7. Word heads

Remember the game celebrity heads, when you put the names of a celebrity on each person’s head and you try to work out who you are by asking questions? The same game can be played using spelling words. Students have to figure out which word they are by asking a bunch of questions with yes/no answers like:

  • Am I a verb?
  • Do I start with a vowel?
  • Am I an animal?

Once they guess the word, they then have to spell it aloud. Word heads is fun because children play together to uncover their own solutions, encouraging collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking.

8. Build a word train

Have students spell out words on small cards and assemble them together based on certain rules. A couple you can try:

  • Form a sentence: Each follow on word must help build a sentence
  • Matching letters: The first letter of the next word must match the last letter of the previous word

Engage the entire class with fun spelling lessons

With so many different methods to teach your students to spell, there’s a great opportunity to get creative and encourage participation from the whole class. Experiment with these games (and maybe make some of your own) and discover which work best for your students. With so many to chose from, every lesson can be an adventure.

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2nd Grade Spelling Words & Activities

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Here is a wide assortment of 2nd grade spelling words and activities for your family or classroom! My biggest list of 175 second grade words was compiled after researching textbooks, dictionaries and a variety of online resources. They are words your second grader will need to know to succeed in this key year of elementary school.

While you're here, please check out the rest of my grade-level spelling word lists, games, worksheets, and other age-appropriate activities. Click on the links below for the resources you need.

Lists of 2nd Grade Spelling Words

175 Second Grade Spelling Words - A comprehensive list of words that are important for second graders to know. Here's peek at just a few:

Second Grade Spelling Bee Words - This printable list of 100 words is suitable for a classroom competition. It's also a great study list for parents! Words range from easy to challenging. 

Second grade vocabulary list

2nd Grade Vocabulary Words  :  Challenge your 2nd grade students with a BIG list of 200 words to use in their speaking vocabularies. Soon, they will be reading and writing these words, too! An engaging graphic groups 100 of the words into these categories: Calendar, Animals, Science, Math, Foods, Homophone Sets, Adjectives, Verbs, People and Places . Find the complete list of words, along with teaching helps and extension activities here. 

Second grade sight words - The all-important Dolch words, broken down in three subsets for your convenience. Study a few at a time.

Group One: best, call,  cold, fast, five, gave, its, sing, sit, sleep, tell us, use, why, wish.  Find the rest of the words, and teaching helps here. 

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Dolch words - Complete list of Dolch words for preprimer through 3rd grades. The second grade subset includes always, around, because, been, found, many, these, upon, which, would, write and many more. 

Dolch nouns - More sight words for your 2nd graders to learn to spell. From apple to garden to party to window , these words will equip your students to read and write sentences more easily. Fluency increases as more sight words are mastered! Spelling improvement is a definitive plus as well!

Fun Word Detective Book!

Word Detective Grade 2 - Spelling Word Lists and Puzzles by Ann Richmond Fisher

My book, Word Detective (Grade 2):  130 Games and Puzzles to Improve Spelling , is available on Amazon! This is a hard copy book,   Learn more!  

There's a fun mystery, "The Case of the Hidden Gold," in the book, which kids will solve as they work through the puzzles in the book.  This volume covers 200 spelling words. It's packed with learning and brimming with FUN!  

A Word Detective (Grade 3) is also available on Amazon! Double the fun and get both for your active learners!

Spelling Activities for 2nd Grade

A green bug with blue shoes, from the second grade lesson plans at www.spelling-words-well.com

Second grade lesson plans - 25 spelling dictation sentences and full instructions. Use a few of these each week to provide students with extra practice in writing, spelling and using spelling words in context. 

S.I.P.  -  Easy-to-teach lesson covers the of capitalization of holidays and brand names. Fits  CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2a    (Capitalization)

Worksheets for 2nd grade Spelling Words - Fun worksheets provide age-appropriate practice with 2nd grade spelling words. Word search puzzles with frequently misspelled words, fill-in stories, and many more to choose from. Try them all!

2nd Grade Writing Prompts

2nd Grade Writing Prompts

Set #1  - What will a lion say to a mouse? What's in the hole in your yard? What will you do about the panda in your pool? Assign these  second grade writing prompts  to your students and learn what they think!

Set #2  - What does your pet lizard like to read? When should you NOT give your teacher a big red apple? What should always do in the morning? Your early learners will love these  2nd grade writing prompts !

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Second Grade Writing Practice :  A Zoo-y Day ! - A delightful way for students to practice reading and spelling as they  write  their very own goofy story about a trip to the zoo. Every story will be different!

Fill-In the Family  - Kids identify words in the same word family within a sentence, then add another word from the same family to complete the sentence. Great way to practice reading comprehension  and  spelling!

Kids' Spelling Practice - Fun ways for students to write their spelling words over and over.  Use "Fancy Letters" or "Partner Practice" to make spelling practice much more interesting!!!

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2nd Grade Spelling Activities and Games - Get your students working and thinking together as they practice their spelling words with these whole-class interactive games. Try both "Identity Riddles" and "Stand and Spell for lots of learning fun!

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Second Grade Spelling Fun: Puzzlers and Brain Teaser s - Play these on the board with the whole class or use paper and pencil at home for some critical thinking and spelling fun!

Roll It! - Easy-to-make spelling word games. Roll the consonants around the tube to spell new words. Great at home or at school.  

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Be sure to check out my collection of Fun Spelling Worksheets for grades 1 and 2.  

You'll find lots of all-new pages, not on the website , to help boost your first and second graders' spelling and phonics skills!

Compound Word Wizards - Whole class  or large-group activity for learning about compound words. Build new words as you play a fun game. Use the same format again and again with new words. Fun for everyone!

Spelling Bee Games - Try one of my new Silent Spelling Bee variations. A fun--and quiet--twist on  a classic game!

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13 Fun Homework Ideas: The Best Ways To Make Homework Fun For Kids Quickly & Easily

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Figuring out how to make homework fun can be a tricky task for parents.

Does it feel like you’re constantly nagging your kids to do their homework? If your answer is yes, know that we’ve all been there! It’s natural for parents to want their children to progress and do well in school, but after an entire day of paper, pencils, and books many youngsters will resist getting on with their homework – and that’s putting it mildly!

Top Tips To Make Homework Fun:

1. work together, 2. use rewards and incentives, 3. make them a snack, 4. make it visual, 5. try different learning apps, 6. set up a homework play date, 7. go outside, 8. turn it into a game, 9. let them play teacher, 10. use a timer, 11. create a special homework space, 12. remember to be positive, 13. get help if you need it.

Thankfully, there are ways of making homework less boring and that are a little bit more fun for your child. Whether they need to practice spelling, learn their times tables or revise for an important exam, our top fun homework ideas will help you magically take the ‘work’ out of homework.

Fun Homework Ideas - work together

Adults often work best in the company of others, and the same can be said of kids, so why not sit with your child while they’re studying and get on with some of your own work or life admin?

Whether you’re returning emails or doing your online banking, creating a shared workspace and modeling focused work is a great way to spend quality time together while they complete their homework. Win-win!

Quick win : While your child is tackling their fractions homework, you could sit down with them and take a look through your finances.

Rewards and incentives are great when it comes to getting your children to follow your household rules and routines, and homework is no different. Things like stickers or the promise of time on their iPad or games console for slightly older children can all work wonders in getting them to do their homework without a battle.

Quick win: For every few questions they answer they could get a minute of screen time!

Fun Homework Ideas - make them a snack

Let’s face it: A hungry child is an unfocused, unmotivated and unhappy child.

Most children come out of school ravenous, so let them nibble on a nutritious after-school snack while they get on with homework; things like popcorn, apple slices, grapes, or crackers and cheese are all great snack options.

If you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, Active for Life has a list of healthy after-school snack ideas and recipes to try.

Quick win: One of the best brain foods for kids is a nice and crispy apple! So when your child is craving something sweet just cut up an apple and let them munch away.

Help to eliminate the late night ‘Oh, I forgot to do that’, and create a weekly homework chart so your child can see what they have to do each day and check off each ‘to do’ task as it’s been completed.

Again, Pinterest has some great free printables to help keep kids organized. Get them involved by letting them color it, or decorate it with their favorite stickers, and pin it up somewhere at their height, where they will see it easily every day as a reminder. Some exciting new stationery and colorful pens might help too.

Quick win: An easy way to make homework fun is to grab a piece of paper and get your child to draw out and decorate a ‘homework chart’ consisting of 5 days. Stick it on the fridge and add a sticker to each day after they’ve done their homework, when they’ve collected 5 stickers they get a treat!

Fun Homework Ideas - try different learning apps

If your child prefers to be online, there are some great online apps around that children will have fun using, yet encourage learning too. Here are our favorite free math websites for example. Speak to your child’s teacher too and see which apps the children use in school so you can support what they’re doing at home.

Quick win: One of our favorite websites that makes homework fun is Tang Math !

Holding a homework playdate where your child can invite one of their best school buddies over to do homework together can be a great way for them to learn and make sure the work gets done, especially older children in elementary school.

Plus, it’s likely that their parents will be delighted!

Younger children may need a bit more support and guidance but can still gain a lot from the experience of learning together with a friend – think of this as a mini-educational play date for them.

Quick win: Let your child and their friend play for a while, and then get them to work through their homework with the incentive of a yummy ‘ice cream party’ when they’ve completed all of their homework.

Fun Homework Ideas - go outside

If the weather allows, create a comfortable outside study space and allow your child to do their homework outdoors.

The fresh air can help kids with their concentration if they’ve been stuck in a classroom all day, and studies also show that being outside, closer to nature, can increase productivity. The reward of a quick game of Frisbee or a kick-around of a soccer ball between tasks will help them stay motivated too.

Who said home learning had to be boring? If children enjoy what they’re learning, they’re more likely to remember what they’re being taught, so turn their learning into a fun game. Using sweets like Smarties to help with math and number work can turn the experience from a chore into a treat. If they get the right answer, they get to eat some!

Another trick that you can use when your child is learning spellings is to write them in shaving cream or in magnetic letters. It sounds simple but we can guarantee that it will make homework a lot more fun for your child.

These math games for kids and times tables games are a great place to start.

Quick win: If you’re looking for some fun homework ideas then check out this simple multiplication activity you can do at home, it’ll even get in one of your child’s five a day!

Make another fun homework game by creating your own mini-classroom and letting your child step into the role of teacher.

Have your child explain a concept to you as a teacher, as you, or their sibling, play the role of the student. This game works particularly well with subjects that require theory, like Science for example, as it will improve their understanding of the concept and build logic and reasoning skills.

Quick win: Make homework fun by getting your child to choose their favorite teddies and toys and setting them up in their own mini- classroom. Start off with registration, ‘mom’ ‘present’, ‘mr teddy’ ‘here’ etc. You’ll soon notice that your child is growing in confidence regardless of the topic as children love playing teacher!

Fun Homework Ideas - let them play

Some children may have difficulty working for prolonged periods of time without a break, so using a timer can be great for getting them to complete homework without whining. For example, if your child is given 20 math problems for homework, you can say “Complete the first 10 questions, then we’ll take a 5-minute break, then complete the next 10 questions”.

Many children will need a mental break and will work more effectively when given the opportunity to take one. At the end of the task, they get to pick an activity of their choice. If your child gets easily distracted, a timer game can work well to keep them focused on the task in hand.

Quick win: Put the timer on your phone so that your child can see the countdown while they’re working.

A special study space can make homework more fun and help motivate your child to get it done! Choose a space in your house that’s least likely to distract your child, and create simple, organized, and kid-friendly homework.

You could hang up some of their artwork above the desk, and have all their school essentials nearby so everything is close to hand.

Quick win: Make sure that they aren’t surrounded by things that will distract them. Televisions and iPads are a no go at homework time!

Remember to always be upbeat and positive about school and the importance of their homework. Give your child lots of praise and encouragement about how well they’re doing to help them stay motivated and on track.

Quick win: After every homework session, spend five minutes talking through what your child has accomplished. If you’re running out of activities to do, have a look at our list of home learning packs – all free to download.

Homework can be frustrating if your child doesn’t understand the material or gets bored easily. If your child is struggling, get them some expert help!

Quick win: Third Space Learning has plenty of advice on learning math for kids and parents but if you need more support, our primary school math tutors are easy to organize and very affordable.

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The content in this article was originally written by primary school teacher Sophie Bartlett and has since been revised and adapted for US schools by elementary math teacher Christi Kulesza.

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