1.

Rainbow Words: Write your words and trace

over them in 3 different colors.
2. Ransom Words: Cut letters out of newspaper,
magazines, or write them out on paper and cut
them,
then glue them together to build your words.
3. Hidden Words: Write your words and find
hidden words in your words. Ex. That hat - at
4. Look/Say/Cover/Write/Check: You may get
the activity sheet from your teacher or you can do
it on your own in your notebook.
5. Shaving Cream Words: Write your words out
in shaving cream. Parent initials required in spelling
notebook.
6. Tracing Words: Trace your words in sand, on
felt, in the carpet, using your finger. Parent initials
required in your spelling notebook.
7. WordSearch: Create a word
puzzlemaker.com. Find your words.

search

on

8. Word Hunt: Search for your words in

books/texts or around the house. Write your words
as you find them.
9. Font-abulous: Type your words in 3 different
fonts on the computer.

10. Chalk Talk: Write your words in chalk. You can

do this activity with a dry erase board and marker
too. Parent initials required in the spelling
notebook.
11. 3 Way Words: Write your words three
different font types.
12.
a
p
p
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Word H
Boxes: Write your words. Then make boxes, in
different colors around each letter. Ex.
13. Trace & Spell: Have someone write your
words neatly. Trace the words spelling out each
letter in the word.
14. Spelling Sentences: Write the word, use it in
a sentence, write the word. Ex. cat I have a cat
named Bangs. cat
15. Pretest: Take a pretest. Check over each of
your words. Write any incorrect words 3 times
each.
16.
ABC
Order:
Write
abc/alphabetical order 3 times.

your

words

in

17. Word Strategies: Come up with a strategy to

help you learn each of your tricky words. Ex. B-EA-U-tiful

18. Syllable Spelling: Write your words breaking

them up into syllables.
19. Cheer & Spell: Cheer the spelling of your
word.
20/ Body Letters: Spell each of your words while
making each letter with your body
21. Word Exercise: Spell your words while doing
your favorite exercise.
22. Sing & Spell: Sing a song or chant your
spelling words. Ex. Peo-ple, peo-ple.
23. Mix It/ Fix It: Use your letters (provided by
your teacher) to make your spelling words.
24. Missing Consonants: Write your spelling
words, leaving blank spaces for all consonants.
Example: __a__ __ e__ (answer: carpet)
25. Missing Vowels: Write your spelling words,
leaving blank spaces for all vowel letters.
Examples: bl__ck =black l__st =list b__x =box,
26. Scrambled Words: Pick 10 of your spelling
words and write them on the left side of your
paper, but scramble the letters of each word.
Next to each word, leave a blank line, and write a
clue or an illustration. Example: cholos________ a
place where you learn

27. Silly Sentences: Choose 5 of your spelling

words and write 5 silly sentences. Underline each
spelling word. Choose one of your silly sentences
and illustrate it. Example: The long line at the
grocery store was empty.
28. Spelling Bingo: (use Spelling Bingo paper)
Write your spelling words in the empty spaces on
the Bingo board. Bring your board back to school
tomorrow to play this exciting game.
29. True or False?: Pick 10 of your spelling words
and write statements to explain their meaning.
Some of the statements should be true, and others
should be false. Be sure to write True or False next
to each statement and underline each spelling
word. DO NOT SOLVE.
Examples: You go to
preschool when you are 12 years old. True or False?
If you uncover a pot you take the lid off. True or
False?
30. Words-in-Words: Choose 5 of your spelling
words and then write at least two words that you
can make from each. You may scramble the letters
to create new words. Example: shower show,
owe, row
31. Play Dough Words: Use play dough to form
letters to spell out each word.

32. Pipe Cleaner Words: Use pipe cleaners and

bend and form to make letters used to write out
the words.
33. Yarn Words: supply Some yarn and scissors
and let kids snip and create letters to spell out the
words.
34. Stamp It!: use alphabet stamps and ink pads
to stamp out words or let child use fingerprints to
write words if you don't have letter stamps.
35. Paint It!: Use a paintbrush and paint to spell
words.
36. Finger Paint: let them get messy and have
some sensory fun and finger paint to spell their
words
37. Salt/Sand/Flour Tray: Spell words using
finger or paintbrush (great sensory experience
too). Put colored construction paper under the salt,
sand or flour to make the letters really pop.
38. Trace in the Air: watch as children trace the
letters in the air to spell each word.
39. Alphabet Blocks: use ABC blocks to spell
words
40. Letter Beads: use alphabet letter beads and
pipe cleaners to build words
41. Letter Tiles: spell words using letter tiles

42. Alphabet Stickers: build words using ABC

stickers
43. Small/Medium/Large Word: How boring is it
to write words 3 or 5 times each? How about
jazzing it up by having them write the word using
the smallest letters they can possibly write, then
doing it normal sized and finally jumbo sized. It
makes tedious writing practice so much more fun.
44. Build a Word with Legos - using some tape
write the letters needed for each word ahead of
time on some legos. Mix them up and then call out
a word and have child(ren) build it using the
appropriate legos and you will end up with some
spelling word towers. Now that's a fun way to spell.
45. Crayon Bits - use your broken crayons to
make letters and spell the target words.
46. Q-Tip Writing - Use q-tips and paint to dot
letters to spell the word or write the word using the
q-tip as a paint brush.
47. Magnet Letters - Take a cookie sheet or head
for the fridge, add some magnetic letters and spell
out the words.
48. Glue & Glitter - Write out spelling words in
glue and sprinkle some glitter on top. Glitter makes
everything fun, doesn't it?

49. Coffee Filters & Markers - let your child

write the words using markers on coffee filters.
Once you are all done, hand them a spray bottle of
water and let them turn their spelling practice into
art!
50. Hidden Spelling Words - on a white piece of
paper let your child write out the spelling words
using a white crayon. Once all words have been
written use watercolors and paint to make hidden
words appear.
51. Print Words - Use newspaper or magazine
print to cut out fun letters. Have child make words
using clipped letters.
52. Other Hand: If you are right handed write
your words using your left hand, if you are left
handed write words using your right hand.
53. Window Writing - use Crayola Window
Markers and write words on windows or sliding
glass doors. They wash off easily and writing on
windows or doors.
54. Flashlight Words - set up an Alphabet chart,
turn out the lights and use a flashlight to shine on
each letter (one letter at a time) to spell words.
55. Penny or Coin Spelling - use pennies or
other small coins to make letters and spell out
words.

56. Lima Beans - Another fun manipulative to use

are lima beans. Write letters on beans, mix them
up and put them in a pile for the children. Call out
spelling words and have child search for the
appropriate beans to spell each word.
57. Sing - Use whatever song or beat you like but
a simple B-I-N-G-O like song & some clapping
works wonders especially on that first day of
practicing words. It really helps kids begin to
remember those words.
58. Partner Spell - take turns adding a letter to
spell each word. For example, for the word FUN child starts by saying the letter F, parents adds
letter U and child then completes word by adding
the letter N. This requires focus and listening and is
a great exercise for elementary aged learners.
59. Make a Video - use the household video
camera or even your phone to take some quick
video of your child spelling the target words.
60. Microphone - Spell words into a microphone.
There is just something fun about hearing yourself
loud and magnified so have fun with it and practice
those spelling words too.
61. Jump Rope while orally spelling the words.
62. Hula Hoop and spell words out loud.

63 Hopscotch Spelling - Write letters outside in

chalk or play indoors with large letter cards on
floor. Hop from letter to letter to spell words.
64. Bounce a Ball - bounce a ball as you spell
words - 1 bounce per letter.
65. Jumpin' Jack - do jumping jacks as you spell
words - 1 jump per letter
66. Which is Correct? Write words on dry erase
board and include misspelled words. Have child
identify the correctly spelled words.
67. Wordsearch - you can visit sites like
PuzzleMaker, plug in your child's spelling list and
create a word search that you can print. Then have
your child search for the correctly spelled spelling
words and circle them. Let them use different
colored highlighters for some added visual fun
68. Unscramble - use magnet letters or letter tiles
for each word, scramble them up and have child
put letters in correct order to spell words.