Download Each week`s Spelling Contract

Third Grade Spelling Contract
Name: ______________________________
Week of _____
Each week for spelling homework, I am responsible for completing a spelling
contract. I need to do enough activities to earn 30 points. All of my work will be
done in my spelling journal and I will turn it in, along with the Spelling Contract,
this Friday. The points I earn go toward my spelling grade.
5 Point Activities
1. Backwards Words ______
2. Three Times______
3. Spelling Scramble ______
4. Pyramid Words ______
5. ABC Order______
6. Rainbow Words______
7. Colorful Vowels ______
8. Choo-Choo Words ______
9. Type your words _______
10. Syllable Count_____
11. Practice Test with adult__
12. Write a song using your
spelling words___
10 Point Activities
1. Double Write______
2. Spelling Sentences______
(3 statements, 3 questions, 3 commands, 3 exclamations)
4. Define It______
5. Phone Spelling ______
6. Magazine Spelling ______
7. Acrostic Poem_____
8. Spelling Art ______
9. Word Search_______
*Some of the 10 point activities take more time to finish and that is why they are
worth more points.
Parents: Please initial next to each activity your child completes. Send their
spelling journal and spelling contract back to school each Friday.
Please refer to the Spelling Activity Instruction Sheet when completing the
activities. If you lose your copy, please let me know and I will send another one
home with your child.
Thanks!
3rd Grade Spelling Activities
5 point activities
Backward words
ABC Order
Write all of your spelling words
correctly and then write them each
backwards. Skip one line in between
each word.
Example: 1. third deiht
Write all of your spelling words in
alphabetical order. Skip one line in
between each word.
Example: 1. apple
2. apple elppa
2. mouse
3. mouse esuom
3. third
3 Times Each
Rainbow Words
Write each spelling word 3 times each. Use a different color for each letter of
your spelling word. If there are 6 letters,
Example: third
then you need to use 6 different colors.
third
third
Example: third
Syllable Count
Colorful Vowels
Write each spelling word and write next Write each spelling word. Write each
to each word how many syllables that consonant in pencil and write each
word has.
vowel in crayon.
Example: apple
2
Example: third
Pyramid Words
Choo Choo Words
Write each spelling word, but as you
write another letter move to the next
line until you have spelled to word
completely.
Write each spelling word building off
the previous word.
Example: t
t h
t h i
t h i r
t h i r d
Example:
thirda
p
p
l
emouse
10 point activities
Double Write
Phone Spelling
Choose 2 colors of ink, pencil, or
Use the number/letter pad on a phone.
crayon. Write the word in print first. Use Write each spelling word and its phone
the second color and write the word in
number.
cursive over the top of the print word.
Example: s c h o o l
Example: third
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third
Sentences
Magazine Spelling
Choose 8 words to use in a sentence.
Cut letters out of a magazine or
Write 3 statements, 3 questions, 3
newspaper to spell each of the spelling
commands, and 3 exclamations Each words. Glue the letters into your spelling
spelling word should be underlined.
journal.
Example: It is a lot of fun to be in third
grade.
Acrostic Poem
Spelling Art
Choose 8 words and make an acrostic Choose a scene; ocean, circus, jungle,
poem out of each word.
farm, beach, etc. Write each word in
the shape of something that would be
Example: terrific
found in the scene you chose. Your
hard work
whole picture will be made of spelling
incredible
words. When you are finished drawing
writing
in pencil, lightly color over it in crayon
do my best!
or color pencil. We still should be able
to see your spelling word!
Define It
Word Search
Write each spelling word, look it up in a Create a word search using all of your
dictionary, and write the definition.
words.
Do not solve the puzzle! Your teacher
or another student in your class will try
and solve it!!