word study spelling activities to use with any words

Spelling Activities

for any list of words

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CENTER SIGNS & ACTIVITY PAGESSilly Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5pyramid words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7alphabetical order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9spelling story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11squiggly words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13colorful vowels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15bubble letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17acrostic poems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19spelling addition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21spelling shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

REPRODUCIBLE PAGESrhymes with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25spelling code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26ups and downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27colorful words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28fancy words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29syllable sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

HandS-On IDEAS

Playdough: • Have the children roll playdough snakes and form letters to spell the word or put out alphabet

cookie cutters and cut the letters out.

Wiki Sticks: • Bend the sticks to form letters

Pipe Cleaners: • Same as the wikisticks

Stamps: • Put out a stamp pad and letter stamps.

Painting: • Students use watercolors to paint their words.• Another option is to use a paint brush and water and paint them onto construction paper.

Sand/Salt Trays: • Students use their finger to write their words in sand or salt and shake back to do it again.

Shaving Cream: • Squirt a little on the desk. Spread it around. Write the words with a finger.

Pudding: • Same as shaving cream, but much yummier.

Magnet Letters: • Spell words on a cookie sheet, file cabinet, desk, or other metal surface.

Scrabble Tiles: • Have the children build words and add up their value.

Silly Sentencesd

•Write a silly sentences for each spelling word.•Underline your spelling words.•If time allows, you may illustrate your sentences.

Sample: The dog danced on the kitchen table.

Name:___________________ Date:________

Silly SentencesCopy your spelling words into the box below. Write a silly sentences for each spelling word.

Underline your spelling words. Illlustrate your sentences.

Illustration Sentence

Illustration Sentence

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Illustration Sentence

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Pyramid Words•Write the first letter of a spelling word.•Write the first 2 letters on the line below.•Write the first 3 letters on the line under that.•Continue until the word is complete.•Draw a pyramid around your word.

pp y

p y rp y r a

p y r a mp y r a m i

p y r a m i d

Name:___________________ Date:________

Pyramid Words

Write the first letter of your spelling word. Write the first two letters on the line below.Write the first three letters on the line below that. Continue until the word is complete.

Draw a triangle around the pyramid.

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pp y

p y rp y r a

p y r a mp y r a m i

p y r a m i d

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Alphabetical Orderd

•Write your words in alphabetical order.•Write your words in backwards alphabetical order.

Name:___________________ Date:________

Alphabetical OrderWrite your words in alphabetical order and then write them in reverse alphabetical order.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A to Z Z to A

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Silly Story•Write a silly story using all of your words.•Underline each of your words.

Name:___________________ Date:________

Silly Story•Write a silly story using all of your words.•Underline each of your words.

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Squiggle WordsWrite each spelling word two times.

The first time write it in your best handwriting.The second time write it using squiggly letters.

Name:___________________ Date:________

Squiggle Words Write each spelling word two times. The first time write it in your best handwriting. The second time write it using squiggly letters.

Copy your words here. Write each word in your best handwriting.

Write each word using squiggle letters.

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Colorful VowelsWrite EACH of your spelling words neatly in your best handwriting.

Trace over ALL the vowels in each word with a colored pencil.

Vowels = A E I O U

Name:___________________ Date:________

Colorful VowelsWrite EACH of your spelling words neatly in your best handwriting.

Trace over ALL the vowels in each word with a colored pencil.

Vowels = A E I O U

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Bubble LettersWrite your spelling words in bubble letters.

After you write them all, color them in with a crayon or a colored pencil.

THESE ARE

BUBBLE LETTERS

Name:___________________ Date:________

Bubble LettersWrite your spelling words in bubble letters.

After you write them all, color them in with a crayon or a colored pencil.

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Acrostic PoemsChoose a spelling words.

Write an acrostic poem for that word. You must also ILLUSTRATE your poem.

Example: CAT

Claws are sharp

As they scratch

To get in the house

Name:___________________ Date:________

Acrostic PoemChoose a spelling words. Write an acrostic poem for that word.

You must also ILLUSTRATE your poem. Create other poems for additional words.

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Spelling AdditionAdd up each spelling word.

*Consonants are worth 10* *Vowels are worth 5*

Examples- Said: 10 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 30

There: 10 + 10 + 5 + 10 + 5 = 40

Name:___________________ Date:________

Spelling AdditionAdd up each spelling word. *Consonants are worth 10*

*Vowels are worth 5*

Examples- Said: 10 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 30

There: 10 + 10 + 5 + 10 + 5 = 40

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Spelling ShapesCopy each of your spelling words neatly.

Then go back and draw a circle around the consonantsand a square around the vowels.

Example: p e a c h

Name:___________________ Date:________

Spelling ShapesCopy each of your spelling words neatly.

Then go back and draw a circle around the consonantsand a square around the vowels.

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Name:___________________ Date:________

Rhymes With...Write each of your spelling words. Draw a circle around them.Create a web of rhyming words that stem from the word.

SAMPLE:

! !

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cathat

satsplat

Name:___________________ Date:________

Spelling CodeCreate a code for each letter of the alphabet.Write your spelling words using that code.

SAMPLE:

A= B = C=A B c d e f g h i j k l m

n o p q r s t u v w x y z

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Name:___________________ Date:________

Ups & DownsWrite each word across and down sharing the same first letter.

SAMPLE:

! APPLE! P! P! L! E

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Name:___________________ Date:________

Colorful WordsWrite each word in pencil.

Trace over the words with differenct colored pencils or markers.

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Name:___________________ Date:________

Fancy WordsWrite each word in pencil.

Copy it again using fancy writing by adding dots, lines or swirls.

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Name:___________________ Date:________

Syllable SortWrite each word in the correct column according to the number of syllables.

1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables

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