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SEMESTER 1 Spelling Choices 1
Choose three activities each week to practise your words.
Rainbow Writing
Bubble Words
Make your
words into
towers.
Write your words 3 times
using different coloured
pencils.
the, the, the
said, said, said
Stack-them-up
words
Write your spelling words
in your book using bubble
writing. Use your crayons
to colour the letters.
h
b
d
ha
ba
da
hav
bac
dar
have
back
dark
Computer Words
Chalk writing
Type your words 3 times
Microsoft Word and change
the text size, font and the
colour and print it out
Write your words three
times each with chalk.
Paint bag writing
Water painting
Using a snap-lock bag, filled
with some paint, write your
spelling words three times
each with an ear cleaner.
Use water coloured paints
or water with a paintbrush
and write your spelling
words three times each.
Magnetic/foam
letters
Word Cloud
Visit the website:
www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
Type in your spelling words
to create a piece of word
art. Print it out and attach.
Write your words three times
each using magnetic or foam
letters.
SEMESTER 2 Spelling Choices 1
Choose three activities each week to practise your words.
Memory/Fish/Snap
Card Game Spelling
Write each of your spelling
words 2 times onto cards.
Play some games with your
words, then write them in
your book.
Shaving Cream
Words
Put some shaving cream in a
large container/tray. Write
your words three times each
with the foam.
Spelling Scribble
Engraved Words
Do a large scribble on the
page and fill each section
with your spelling words
Write your spelling
words on aluminium foil
using a cotton bud or
toothpick to engrave
your words.
Playdough making
Make your spelling words
with playdough, cooking
dough or plasticine.
Toothpick
Spelling
Use toothpicks or small
twigs to make your
spelling words.
Pipe Cleaner Making
Bubble Letters
Crazy Writing
Use pipe cleaners or string to
make your spelling words.
Write your name in big
bubble letters. Then, write
your spelling words inside
the bubble words. Make
sure to write each word at
least once.
Write your spelling
words three times each
using crazy writing.
You could make pictures
for each of your words.
SEMESTER 1 Spelling Choices 2
Choose three activities each week to practise your words.
Rhyme Time
Sentence Writing
Make a list of rhyming words
for each of your words
For example:
that  cat, hat, mat, sat, chat,
pat, rat, fat, bat.
Write a sentence for each of
your spelling words.
Underline and colour each of
your spelling word.
Alphabetical Order
List your words in ABC order.
Make sure to number the list
and spell correctly.
1. all
2. ball
3. call
4. fall
5. hall
The girl was very happy
to have a new friend.
Money Words
Play spelling dollars to work
out the value of your words.
Vowels = $2
Consonants = $1
Pyramid/
Volcano
Words
Write your spelling words in
the shape of a pyramid or
volcano.
Magazine Words
Spelling City Game
Visit www.spellingcity.com.
Cut out your words using
Type in your spelling
letters from magazines.
Glue in your homework book words and choose an
activity to complete.
to show your teacher.
Find small words
Look at each of your
words, can you find
smaller words?
Can you rearrange the
letters to transform your
words into new words?
Time’s Up!
Get a timer. Set it for 3
minutes. See how many
times you can write your
words before the timer
goes off.
SEMESTER 2 Spelling Choices 2
Choose three activities each week to practise your words.
Phone Writing
Memory Words
Shape Words
Write your spelling words three
times. Then, look at your phone
keypad. Change each letter into
the numbers on the keypad.
Now write the number code!
Write each word twice on 2
small cards and play
Memory Match with a
partner. After making a
match, write the word
Draw a large simple shape.
Begin writing your words
around the outside edges of
the shape. Keep going until
you get to the middle.
Word shape boxes
Direction Words
Spelling Flash Cards
Write your spelling words three
times each, in their own special
box
Write each of your words
going across and down
b a t
a
t
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net/create
Create a wordle with your
spelling words. Type each of
them three times and see what
shape it makes.
Number of Letters
Organise your spelling
words in lists by the
number of letters in
each word.
Create a set of spelling
flash cards. Spell the word
on one side and draw a
picture on the other. Use
the flashcards to practice
your words.
Maths Words
Write each of your spelling
words three times.
Then next to the word,
write its value if the
consonants are each worth
(10) and the vowels are each
worth (1).
SEMESTER 1 Spelling Choices 3
Choose three activities each week to practise your words.
Story Writing
Write a short story using as
many of your spelling words as
possible. Draw pictures for
your story.
Part of speech
search
Look up your words in the
dictionary. Write down
what part of speech your
word is. List 3 other types
of speech for each word.
e.g. cat=noun. Dog,
mouse, fox.
Origin and meaning Transform word
of word
5 times
Word Building
Add more letters to your
words to create new words,
try to make it a plural, add a
suffix or prefix if you can.
Dictionary
Detective
Look up your words in the
dictionary. Write its origin and
the meaning of your word
Write your word, then
transform it into 5
different ways by adding
different letters.
Write each word and then
write the dictionary
definition next to it.
Scrabble letters
Website Challenge
Syllables Writing
Write your spelling words and
then add up their score using
scrabble letter amounts.
Go to the website:
www.worksheetworks.com
Under “puzzles” click on
word search. Then type in
your spelling words, print it
out and solve.
Make a table with your
spelling words of how
many syllables are in each
word.
oc-to-pus= 3
SEMESTER 2 Spelling Choices 3
Choose three activities each week to practise your words.
Acronym writing
Crossword
Write your spelling words down Create clues for each of your
the side of the page. Then write words and put them into a
a word starting with each of
crossword.
your letters that relates to your
spelling word.
C: catch a ball with your hands
A: always look at the ball
T: this is a good skill to have
C: careful to grip the ball
H: helpful if you use both hands
Secret Code Spelling
Create a secret code for all the
letters of the alphabet. Then
write your spelling words using
the secret code you have
created.
Website Work
Go to http://www.kidsspell.com
and select custom list. Play
some spelling games using your
words.
Spelling word
Scramble
Write each of your words
three times, then write them
again scrambled up.
Riddles/Joke Book
Create a riddle or a joke
containing each of your
spelling words. Share it with
your family.
Roll A word
Write your spelling words
three times. Then roll a dice
and complete the activity
for each word.
Opposites
Write your spelling words
three times each. Then look
in a dictionary/thesaurus to
write antonyms/synonyms
for each word
Mystery Word
Write three clues for each
of your spelling words.
Try to make them as
desriptive as possible.