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Spelling
By Lori

I send this home at the beginning of the year. I hope it helps! Lori

Here are many ways to have fun practicing Word Book and spelling words! They have been gathered from many sources.

1. Paint with water- Dip a Q-tip
in water and practice spelling the words on the chalkboard. The words will disappear like magic, leaving the chalkboard clean!
2.2. Shaving Cream Practice-Let your child finger paint on the table tops. Have your child practice their spelling words in the shaving cream.
3. Scratch n' Sniff- Use a new sensation to teach the alphabet or spelling words. Write letters with glue on paper,

them sprinkle with Jell-O. Makes a super scratch n' Sniff when tracing over the letters.
4. Adding Machine Tape Spelling-Children get tired or writing their spelling words the same way every time. Try having the students practice their words on adding machine tape.
5. Fishing for Words- On 3"x5" cards print the students spelling words, fold in half, and fasten search with a paper clip. Place the cards in a large fish bowl. Using a toy fishing pole or a long stick, place a magnet on the string. Go fishing for a spelling word to practice.
6. Finger paint Bags- Freezer strength zip lock bags and fingerprint make great writing slates. Place a dab of finger paint (Tempera paint can work, although, not as well. Hey, look a use for all that semi-dried up paint!) in the zip-lock bag, tape the bag closed for extra strength. Then lay the bag flat on the table, write the word on the bag. The word will disappear like magic.
7. Record a Word- Have your child use a tape recorder to practice their spelling words.
8. Disappearing Act- Help your child perform a real disappearing act. Children write their spelling words with chalk on black construction paper. Then you can spray and watch their words disappear and return.
9. . Word cubes- Write letters on small wooden blocks and have your child arrange them and to spell their weekly words.
10. . Spelling Magic- Try a little magic to teach spelling words! Have your child write words on white construction paper with white crayon. Then paint over the paper with watered down tempera paint. Words appear like magic!
11. Read and Grow- Encourage flashcard practice with this growing flower. Cut a large, colored, construction paper flower with a yellow circle glued to it's center. Use an X-acto knife to make two parallel slits in the center of the flower. Cut green tag board strips the width of the slits, and insert the strip though the flower from the back. Write the spelling words on the stem for the children to practice.

12. Egg Spellers- The parent writes the weekly spelling words on small pieces of paper and place them inside plastic eggs. (Now you know what to do with all those plastic Easter eggs after your kids are bored with them.)Your child picks the eggs from an Easter basket., then must write that word.
13. Spelling Dice- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on dice made from inverted milk cartons. The student rolls the dice and whatever
the dice lands on they write 5 times.
14.. Individual Whiteboards- Have your child practice writing their spelling words on small whiteboards or chalkboards. They love it! (I have some you may borrow!)
15. Tissue Paper Tracing- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on a large piece of paper.
16. Magnetic Words- The parent arranges assorted magnet letters on a cookie sheet or magnetic white board. Students use the letters to form the weekly spelling words.
17. . Computer Words/Typewriter Fun- Have your child type their spelling words ten times each on the computer. Use different colors and fonts and print it out!
18. Paint Your Words- Have children use small paint brushes to paint their words.
19 . Salt Box Spelling-The parent pours salt in the lid of a box (approx. 1/4"). The child then practices the words in the salt.
20.Alpha-bit Spelling- Children use cereal to reproduce their spelling words. Don't forget the have a snack with the words you make.
21. Pudding Practice- Try using instant pudding as a finger paint to practice spelling words.
22. Sandy Words- Have your child write their spelling words in glue, sprinkle sand over the glue. The child can then trace over the words with their fingers for practice. They make terrific flash cards! (Colored sand makes I even neater!)
23. Rainbow Words- Have your child practice words with felt pens, alternate colors for a rainbow look.
24. Put It In Print- Have children cut out the letters from a newspaper to spell the weekly spelling words.
25. Crazy Spelling. Use small objects like fabric scraps, leaves, flower petals, etc. Let your hcild write their words in glue and glue the objects to your words!