Spelling and Writing Activities - Online
- Fowl Words, chickens and spelling from Merriam-Webster Online
- Spell Check, from FunBrain.com
- Letter Rip, from Kewlbox.com
- Bookworm, from Yahoo Games
- Word Scram (like Boggle), from Bill's Games
- Spelling Match, from Houghton-Miflin
- Word Confusion, from FunBrain.com
Spelling and Writing Activities - Printable
- Soccer Spelling, from Scholastic
- Cut and Spell Letters and Board, from Crayola.com
Not-Boring Spelling Homework
Use a variety of strategies to help your child practice his weekly spelling words.
- Write the words on a Magna Doodle.
- Write the words on a Dry-Erase Board.
- Paint each word on a sheet of art paper, and put up on a clothesline on his wall.
- Keep a supply of colorful gel pens or markers and write the words on printable stationery.
- Type the words using a word processing program. (Try Stationery Studio.)
- Write the words in a sand box.
- Hold 'pop spelling quizes' on car rides.
- Write the words on the driveway with sidewalk chalk.
- Use Scrabble or Upwords tiles to spell the words.
- Make a printable or online word search puzzle using the weekly spelling words, from FunBrain.com
- Practice the words online with the Great Look and Cover Spelling Word Practice Tool, from Ambleweb
- Hop to the Word game, from Scholastic
- Six Ways to Practice Spelling, from LD Online
- Use a playground ball to play Bounce to Spell, from P.E. Central
- Games and Activities for Learning Words, from Danielle's Place
- Rainbow Dice Spelling, from A to Z Teacher Stuff
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