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Mrs. Smothers' Class
Spelling & Word Wall Activities

Spelling Activities	100 Word List	Spelling Words
Word Wall Activities	100 & Beyond	Word Wall Sites
45 Ways to Study Spelling Words

Spelling Activities Spelling is a skill that is essential. Spelling practice can be fun and enjoyable. Practice helps children be prepared for our weekly spelling quizzes. These activities are general suggestions. Choose any activity that seems appropriate for the particular word list.

1. Write each word 5 times.
2. Write a sentence for each word.
3. Alphabetize the words.
4. Divide the word into syllables.
5. Illustrate each word.
6. Write a letter using all of the words or as many as you can.
7. Write words with your finger in shaving cream, salt, or sand
8. Write a story using as many of the spelling words as you can.
9. Type all the spelling words.
10. Cut the letters of the spellings words out of the newspaper.
11. Make a mini-study book using all the words.
12. Have the children say and spell the word into a tape
recorder and listen to themselves.
13. They can write the words on a chalkboard or gel pen.
14. Use Scrabble tiles to spell your words.
15. Write words in different colors.

Word Wall Activities-
Guess My Word adapted from (Phonics They Use, p. 107)

Good to use on difficult words. Tell them you want to see who can guess the word. You need at least 5 - 10 words. Number paper 1-5.
Think of a word and tell child you are going to give them 5 clues. By the fifth clue, they should have guess the word, but they might get it before. Write a word for each clue, even if you still think it is the same word.
Begin to give clues:
     1. It is a Sight word / spelling word. (Child writes a word.)
     2. It has _______ letters. ( Child write same word or new word.)
     3. It begins with th. ( Child write same word or new word.)
     4. It has the vowel e in it. (repeat)
     5. It fits in the sentence – I gave my books to …… (repeat)
Show child the word. Next, ask if they got the word in 5 clues, 4, 3, 2, 1, ? The word is “the”.

Add Endings To Words (Phonics They Use p. 58 & 59)

Practice adding endings to new or old sight/spelling words. For example, have child number from 1-5. Have them find clap, chant and write the word "help". Then have them write the word with adding the ending “s” to make "helps", then “ed” to make helped, then “ing” to make helping, and finally, “er” to make helper. This is a good way to practice word endings. Add endings to some but not all words you call out. (Watch for spelling changes.) have/having, make/making

The Wheel - 1 or more players (adapted from "Wheel of Fortune" game)

Pick a word from the sight/spelling words and draws a line (on a piece of paper) for each letter in the word. Children can guess vowels or consonants. When they guess correctly the letter is written on the line where it goes in the word. The incorrect letter guesses are written off to the side. They MUST guess all the letters before saying the word. One turn per person.

Spelling Rhyming Words

Find a sight/spelling word and say it. Say a sentence that has a
word that rhymes with the sight/spelling word. Child says the rhyming word.
Ex: “One of the words is play. What did you say to your friend”

Always provide the words because some rhyming words do not have the same
spelling pattern like eat, street, feet. They rhyme, but are not the same spelling pattern.

Word Wall Sites- These sites have loads of information, articles, and ideas for home. I use these sites too!
Official Patricia Cunningham Four Blocks
Articles by Cheryl Sigmon about 4 blocks Literacy Frame Work
Information and other links on 4 Blocks Model
Go to the blue Working With Words and click the black arrow to find tons of info. Reading Lady