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30 Ways to Study Spelling Words
1. Play dough words- use play dough to spell out
words
2. Puffy paint words- Let children use puffy paints
to paint their words on a piece of paper
3. shaving cream words- put a pile of shaving cream
on a cleanable surface and let kids write their words
with their finger in the shaving cream
4. Stamp it!- use alphabet stamps to stamp their
words
5. Paint it!- use watercolors or paint to paint their
words
6. Type it!- Let them type their words using different
colors and fonts
7. salt/sand/flour/sugar tray- put colored
construction paper on a tray and cover with salt,
sand, flour, or sugar. Let the kids use their finger to
write their words in the tray.
8. Sidewalk chalk- write their words on the sidewalk
with chalk
9. Air writing- watch as your child spells his words in
the air with his finger. Try to guess the word he has
spelled.
10. Letter tiles- spell words using letter tiles
(Scrabble tiles work well)
11. Sticker words- Use alphabet stickers to spell
words
12. Legos- Build words with legos
13. Magnet letters- use a cookie sheet or the
refrigerator and magnetic letters to spell words
14. ABC Rocks- Collect small rocks with your child
and paint them with the letters of the alphabet. Use
them to spell out words (once they are dry of
course!)
15. Coffee filter word art- Use water-based markers
to write words on a coffee filter. When they are
done, let them spray the coffee filter with a spray
bottle of water and create a beautiful word art
16. Flashlight words- Write words on an index card.
Use a toothpick to poke holes in the card to form
the letters. Shine a flashlight behind the card and
see the word appear on the wall.
17. Secret code!- Kids write their words using a
white crayon. When they are done, use watercolors
to paint over the words and see the words magically
appear!
18. Alphabit spelling- Use alphabet cereal to spell
words. Kids can eat the words they spell correctly!
19. Flower words- Draw a flower for each word.
Write one letter in each of the petals.
20. Clothespin words- Write letters on clothespins.
Children pin the clothespins on a string or index
card to form their words.
21. Flashlight words (#2)- Create an alphabet chart.
Turn out the lights and let kids shine the flashlight
on each letter to spell their words.
22. Paint the dishwasher!- Use finger paints to paint
words onto the INSIDE of the dishwasher door.
Turn on the dishwasher for easy clean up!
23. Bathtub words- Use foam letters to spell words
on the wall of the bathtub or shower.
24. Partner spell- Take turns with your child, each
person adding one letter until the whole word is
spelled.
25. Microphone words- kids spell their words into a
microphone
26. Bouncy ball spelling- bounce a ball while you spell
(one bounce per letter)
27. Swat and spell- Put letter cards on the floor.
Use a clean fly swatter to swat each letter of the
words as you spell them.
28. Use magnetic letters or letter tiles- Scramble the
letters of each word. Have your child unscramble
the letters.
29. Which is correct?- Write the child's words on a
dry erase board. Misspell some of them. The child
has to circle the ones that are misspelled and spell
them correctly.
30. Visit puzzlemaker.com to create word searches
and other fun puzzles using your child's spelling
words. Print them out and have fun!