ABC/Spelling/

ABC Activities

· Put letters in ABC order

· Sort letters with different fonts

· ABC Path Game: game board with different letters, students pick up a card and go to that letter.

· Match capital and lower case letters

· Put words in ABC order

· Organize the words on the word wall (take them down and then put them back where they belong)

· Put objects in ABC order: Objects are in a box, students take objects out and place in ABC order. Example: book, crayon, dictionary, pencil, ruler.

· Digging in the Dictionary: word, page #, guide words, definition, sentence

· Make an ABC book on a certain subject

· Finger Paint Bags: put a dab of finger paint in a freezer bag and students write letters with their fingers on the bag’s surface.

· Write letters/words using sandpaper

· Missing Letter: Write words using a variety of materials and take one letter out. Have a friend figure out what letter is missing.

· Make an Alphabet Pop-up book: Fold paper in half, make a letter (example “E”) that will pop out. Write a sentence for the letter and make a picture. Example: Edith eats eggs enthusiastically.

Spelling/Making Words Activities

· Stamp spelling words using letter stamps

· Write spelling words using shaving cream

· Write spelling words using magnets

· Write spelling words using stencils

· Write spelling words using gel pens on black paper

· Write spelling words on “magic erase” boards

· Write spelling words using milk caps

· Write spelling words using pasta

· Write spelling words using cereal

· Write spelling words using clay/play dough

· Write spelling words with water (example- Q-tip on a chalkboard)

· Write spelling words using a typewriter

· Write spelling words using glow in the dark materials

· Write spelling words using watercolors

· Write spelling words by finding the words in a magazine or newspaper, cutting and gluing them

· Write spelling words using pipe cleaners

· Write spelling words using toothpicks

· Write spelling words using Wikki Stix

· Write spelling words using straight pretzels (eat when done)

· Write spelling words using shoe laces

· Write spelling words using a magna doodle

· Cut letters out of the newspaper and glue them on paper to spell out their words

· Make a comic strip using your spelling words

· Sort words (ex. number of letters, number of syllables, initial sound, ending sound, vowel pattern, part of speech)

· Illustrate words

· Do a word hunt (hunt for particular words, word families or words by number of letters, number of syllables, initial sound, ending sound, vowel pattern, part of speech)

· Write a letter to their favorite; cartoon character, singer, movie star, teacher, etc., and include at least half of their words

· Salt/Sand Box Spelling: Pour some salt into a box top. Student write the words with their fingers in the salt.

· Make word searches or crossword puzzles with the spelling words (and provide the answer as well)

· Use the dictionary to find the guide words for each spelling word

· Write a short story using the spelling words

· Create 3-circle Venn Diagrams: Possible labels for the circles include # of syllables, phonics sounds, parts of speech, silent letters, blends, etc.

· Silly sentences: Create sentence making the spelling words. Example: word- brook, sentence-> Bobby ran over old kites.

· Rainbow words: Trace spelling words over and over using different colors.

· Cut out words: Find each letter in a magazine and cut out letters to make each spelling word.

· Have students roll a die, they have to write their word that many times

· Find the value of your spelling word (A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.)

· Jumping Jacks for spelling: Do 1 Jumping Jack for each letter as you spell a word.

· Complete a teacher created crossword puzzle or word find

· Shaped words: write words letter by letter in a pyramid, square, rectangle or circle.

Example-

A p

A p p

A p p l

A p p l e

· Disappearing words: Example: happy, happ_, hap_ , ha _ , h _ _ _

· Reappearing words: Example- _ _ _ _ _ _, k _ _ _ _ , ki_ _ _ , kit_ _ , kitt_, kitte_, kitten

· Colored vowels and consonants: write the words with the vowels having one color and the consonants another.

· Word Shapes: Outline your words using graph paper (hanging letters, middle letters, tall letters).

· Un-mix mixed up spelling words: Example- henw=when

· Picture Words: Draw a picture, hide your spelling words in the picture, see if you and a friend can find them.

· Words within a word: make words out of your spelling words (Example- thanks -> hat, tan, Hank

· Make acrostics out of the words: Example-here

Hairy

Elephant

Raced

Eagerly

· Write an alliterative sentence for each spelling word. Alliterative sentences are sentences with words that begin with the same sound.

· Find high frequency words in the newspaper and highlight

· Word Puzzles (Example: one card says “f” and another has “ace.” They put them together and make “face.”)

· Make a flip chart to make words: Example- ill with b, d, h, j, k, m, p, s, t, w to flip to make new words.

· Cut up sentences and put them back together. Each sentence has its own envelope.

· Supply endings to words. Students have to supply the first letter or letters. Examples: _ump, ___ing, _at

· Blend Bingo: bingo cards with word blends on them (Examples: sl, sn, st, sp, sk, sm, sc)

· Egg Carton Spelling: Write spelling words in an empty egg carton (one in each egg hole). Put a small object such as a bean in it. Students take turns shaking the closed container, opening it, and having the other student spell the word.

· Play “Word Uno”: Uno where students have to match the word families. Example: Student 1 puts down “mat”, so student 2 can put down “pat.”

· Play “Boggle”

· Play “Scrabble”

· Play “Memory” with your spelling/high frequency words. You can also do this with homophones and contractions. Extension, you have to be able to read the word to pick it up.

· Play “Bingo” with your spelling words

· Play “Hangman” with your spelling words

· Tic-Tac-Toe: Play this with a friend. Students have to spell a word correctly to take a turn (works with any game).