Download Spelling Homework Activities - The Syracuse City School District

Spelling Activities for
ABC
Are you tired of doing the same activities for Spelling? Check out the list below. You may pick and choose any
of the activities to complete by Friday. Every activity MUST be turned in to your teacher by Friday's Spelling
test. Your grade will be based on the following table:
A = 4 Activities
B = 3 Activities
C = 2 Activities
D = 1 Activities
(1) Type your list of words on the computer. Change each vowel to a different color.
Print your list.
(2) Make an acrostic with your words. Write each word up and down on your paper,
one letter to a line. Find words that begin with each letter. For example: b = butterfly
e = eggplant
(3) Hold two different colored markers, crayons, or pens in your hand. Copy the
words in your best handwriting.
(4) Write the words in reverse ABC order.
(5) Make a word search puzzle on graph paper. Be sure to include all of your words.
Give it to a friend to solve.
(6) Write your words in shapes. Put all the shapes together to make a picture.
(7) Use all your words to write a letter to Superman or another super hero.
(8) Make flash cards to help you study.
(9) Design a Spelling game to play with your friends. It can be a board game, a card
game, a guessing game, or some other idea.
(10) Play Funny Faces with a partner.
(11) Play Circle Dot with a friend.
(12) Play Capture with a partner.
(13) Design a pretty bookmark on thick paper. Write your list on the bookmark.
(14) Type all your words on the Anagram Fun Site. Record the anagrams that you
receive.
(15) Pair up with a friend. Give each other a practice test. Be sure to grade it!
(16) Give your parents or another adult a Spelling test!
(17) Make a mobile from a coat hanger and pretty paper. Include all of your Spelling
words.
(18) Make a crossword puzzle using your Spelling words. Be sure to include clues.
You may use Dictionary.com or WordCentral.com to look up the definitions of the
words.
(19) Scramble all you words. Give them to a friend to unscramble.
(20) Write the alphabet on a piece of paper. Under A, write $1.00. Under B, write
$2.00, and so on. Figure up the dollar amount of each of your Spelling words.
(21) Find another student that also made flash cards. Combine your cards to play "Go
Fish."
(22) Cut letters out of magazines and newspapers to spell your words.
23. Make Spelling Pyramids. Write the first letter. On the next line, write the first
and second letters. On the third line, write the first, second, and third letters,
and so on. Your words will look similar to this: c
ca
cat
(24) Look at your words. Arrange the letters of each word in alphabetical order. This
can be tricky!
(25) Write your letters in glue on heavy paper. Sprinkle Jello over the words. Your
Spelling has never smelled so good!
(26) Use alphabet cereal or pasta letters to glue your words on heavy paper.
(27) Write a poem using your words.
(28) Classify the words according to parts of speech. Record your classification in a
table.
(29) Make up a rap or song using all of your Spelling words! Perform it for the class!
(30) Make up a code. Write your words in your code. Give it to a friend to solve.