Spelling

Spelling is a part of your child's weekly homework. Plan on spending around ten minutes a night on 

spelling homework. Here are some suggestions on how to practice these words. You may want to 

have your child concentrate on the words that he/she missed on their pretest.

Basic practice:

Look at the word

Say the word and each letter

Close eyes and spell the word out loud

Cover the word and write it from memory

Check for correct spelling

Sort by:

Beginning sound - either one sound or a blend, like "st". One sort would be all of the words that 

start 

with "b", or "s", or "st", or "bl"

Ending pattern 

Number of letters in word

Vowels (all words with a, e, i, o, or u) 

Find the words in a book (some, maybe not all)

By number of vowels; number of consonants

Sticky Note Stick Up: Purchase some Super Sticky Notes by Post It. Choose 2 different colors and 

write all the consonant letters in one color and all the vowel letters in the other color. Stick them to a 

sliding glass door, window, or mirror. Have your child practice spelling their words using the sticky 

notes!

Ransom Note: Cut out letters of a magazine to spell out each spelling word.

Pudding Tracer: Get a cookie tray with a raised edge and some pudding. Spread the pudding on the 

bottom of the cookie tray. Have your child spell out the words in the pudding. After each word, your 

child can lick his/her fingers. Think, snack, and study!! 

WARNING: Do Not Try this activity before bed, as your child may have difficulty falling asleep due to 

sugar content!

Rainbow Writing: Using different colors, write each spelling word. You will have a "rainbow" of colors.

Shape Writing: With your pencil, draw the shape of your word and then write the word over and over 

again to cover the shape. (Example: If your word is "hat", draw a simple hat and then write h-a-t 

over 

and over until it is covered.)

Memory: Make two sets of words on cards and play Memory. Place mixed-up cards face down and 

take turns trying to get a match.

Play Guess My Word: Draw blank spaces or boxes, one for each letter of a word. Guess letters and try 

to make the word in as few guesses as possible. Try with each word.

Write Rainbow Words: Write spelling words with one crayon. Then, trace over each word several 

times, using a different color each time.

Spell out loud: Say them fast, say them slow, say them loud, say them quietly.

Alphabetize the words. This is great practice for the benchmark assessments and the state test.

Write each word and circle the vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

Write each word and circle the consonants.

Find a synonym (similar word) for each word (if there is one).

Find an antonym (opposite word) for each word (if there is one).

Draw a picture and "hide" the words in the picture.

Write a story using most of your words.

Make a cartoon using the words.

See how much money your spelling words are worth by using the alphabet below:

A-$0.04     B-$0.21     C-$0.12     D-$0.03     E-$0.14     F-$0.20          G-$0.09     H-$0.01     I-$0.07      J-$0.22      K-$0.08     L-$0.02     

M-$0.15     N-$0.06    O-$0.18     P-$0.16     Q-$0.24     R-$0.19        S-$0.05     T-$0.13      U-$0.10    V-$0.25     W-$0.23     X-$0.11     

Y-$0.17     Z-$0.50