Download Fun Ways to Practice the Fry Words

How Can I Practice Spelling and High
Frequency Words? Below are some
ideas! Make it fun!!!
Roll that Dice: Roll the dice. Write your
word as many times as the dice shows (one
to six times).
Sand Writing: Write your words in sand.
You can write them in a sand box, or
spread a small amount of sand on a flat
surface (lunch trays work great!). Colored
sand can be purchased online or at any
craft store.
Word Dictionary: Include words and
illustrations! Create your own dictionary.
Let Your Light Shine: Tape your words to
the back of your bedroom door. Before
bed each night, shine a flashlight on each
word. Read the word aloud to your
parent.
Memory: Play Memory with a parent.
Write your words on index cards. Make
two sets of words.
Word-O: Play Bingo using words instead of
numbers. Write your words in blank Bingo
boards.
Magnetic Words: Purchase magnetic
letters. Spell your words on the
refrigerator or dishwasher. You could also
have a parent spell the words, and you read
them. Try using the words in a sentence
too!
3-D Words: Use play dough or clay to
sculpt words.
ABC Order: Write your words in ABC
Order.
Air Write: Write your words in the air,
using your finger. Have a partner guess
your word.
Back Writing: Use your finger to spell out
each of your words, one letter at a time,
on your mom or dad’s back. Then it’s YOUR
turn to identify the words as mom and dad
writes them on your back.
Bubble Letters: Write each of your words
in bubble letters. After you finish, color
your words in with crayon or colored
pencil.
Cheer Your Words: Pretend you are a
cheerleader and call out your words! Make
up moves to go along with them.
Clean Words: Find a countertop or flat
surface that can be cleaned easily. Spray a
small amount of shaving cream and spread
it out. Write your words in the shaving
cream and be sure to clean up afterwards.
Rainbow Words: Write each of your words
in the colors of the rainbow. The colors
should overlap. When you’ve finished, your
words will look like rainbows!
Connect The Dots: Write your words in
dots. Then, connect the dots by tracing
over them with a colored pencil.
Dirty Words: Go outside and write your
words in mud or dirt.
Etch A Word: Use an Etch-A-Sketch to
write your words.
Fancy Words: Write your words. Then
write them again using fancy writing.
Flash Writing: In a darkened room, use a
flashlight to write your words in the air.
Have a partner read your words as you
write them, or a parent can “flash write”
your words and your job is to read the
words.
Hopscotch Words: Make a hopscotch
board on the sidewalk or driveway with
chalk. Write letters instead of numbers.
You get to HOP your words!
Magazine Words: Use an old magazine and
find your words (or the letters that make
up that word). Cut it out and glue it on
paper.
Match-Up: Write each of your words on
two different index cards. Turn all the
cards face down and mix them up. Lay out
all your cards in rows (like Concentration)
and flip over two cards at a time. Read
each card aloud to see if they match.
Keep them if they do, or flip over and try
again.
Make Some Music: Write a song or rap
that includes your words! Share with a
friend or family member.
Pasta Words: Arrange alphabet pasta or
Alphabets Cereal to form your spelling
words.
Popsicle Words: Form your words using
popsicle sticks, toothpicks, Q-tips,
markers, or anything thin and straight.
Practice Test: Take a practice test. Have
your mom or dad ask you to spell your
spelling words. Write them on a list.
Check your practice test and correct any
missed words. This would be an especially
good activity to complete on a Thursday
night!
Rhyming Words: Write each of your words.
Next to each word, write a rhyming word,
or draw a picture of something that
rhymes. If necessary, your rhyming words
can be nonsense words.
Scrabble: Use Scrabble tiles to spell out
your spelling words. For a little extra math
practice (optional), figure out the value of
each of your words.
Silly String: Write your words in silly string!