Download Spelling Activities

Spelling Homework ActivitiesBelow is a list of activities you can do with your spelling words. Choose four
different activities to complete each week. This will be completed in your
spelling spiral and turned in on Friday. Always underline your spelling words!
Activity
1
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How do I do it?
Write your spelling words in pencil and then use two or
Rainbow
three different colored crayons, markers, highlighters, etc.
Writing
to trace over the words.
Write the first letter of your word, then on the next line,
write the first two letters of your word. Continue doing this
until you have the word spelled.
Pyramid
Writing
C
ca
cat
3
Red
Write your words in pencil. Then trace over the vowels with
Vowels a red pencil, pen, or crayon.
4
Consonant Write your words in pencil. Then circle the consonants with
Circles a pen, colored pencil, or crayon.
5
Ask mom to pour some salt on a cookie sheet and write your
Salt
spelling words in the salt. Mom has to sign in your spiral that
Writing
you completed this.
6
First, write your spelling word, and then write it backwards
Backward
on your paper. Continue doing this until all words are
Writing
written.
7
Color Write your spelling words in different colors and put them
Writing together to make one long word.
8
Shaving Ask mom to put some shaving cream on a cookie sheet and
Cream write your spelling words in the shaving cream. Mom has to
Writing sign in your spiral that you completed this.
9
Computer Type your words 3 times each on the computer, print out,
Writing and bring to school. YOU MAY NOT COPY AND PASTE!
10
ABC
Order
11
Make a list of your spelling words on a word search program
Word
and print it out. http://www.puzzlemaker.com) Work your
Search
puzzle.
12
Rhymes Write your spelling words and next to them write a rhyming
Writing word. Example: men-pen Underline your spelling words.
13
Cut out letters from newspapers, magazines or make
Glue It
different kinds on the computer. Glue them to your paper
Writing
to write your spelling words.
14
Write your spelling words using a code. Example: 1 = a, 2 =
Code
b, 3 = c, 4 = d, 5 = e
Writing
(bed = 2,5,4 )
15
Choose five of your spelling words and write a tongue
Tongue twister sentence using each of them in a sentence. (All
Twisters words will start with the same letter. Example:
Pink pigs play the piano.) Underline the spelling word.
16
Write your spelling words and use the scrabble letters to
Scrabble
add up how much each word is worth. Example: way = 4 + 1 +
Writing
4=9
Write all your spelling words in ABC order.
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18
19
20
Write your spelling words and then figure out how much
Money
each spelling word is worth.
Spelling
Example: play = 25 + 25 + 1 + 1 = 52 cents
Cursive
Writing
Spelling
Book
Spelling
Book
Write all your spelling words three times each in your best
cursive handwriting.
Do the “Independent Practice” page in your spelling book.
Do the “Review” page in your spelling book.