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SPELLING TIPS

Stay Sharp with Spelling

See - Look at the Word

Hear - Say the word aloud.

Adopt - Close your eyes and spell the word.

Record - Cover the word and write it.

Proofread - Check the word.

OTHER SUGGESTION

Write each word five times with nice writing and spacing.
Write the words in alphabetical order.

Write a sentence with one or two words.

Illustrate the words.

Write the opposite or plural of the word.

Type the words of the computer and print.

Write the words in pudding, shaving cream, sand, pipe cleaners, toothpicks or salt.

Use Alphabits or ABC macaroni.

Paint your words using Q-tips and water or watercolors, crayons or markers.

Use flashcards of the words

Use magnetic letters.

Write the words in order of easy to most difficult.

Create a crossword puzzle using the words.

Make a word search using the words.

Have someone scramble the words. Then you can unscramble them.

Write each word on two index cards and play concentration.

Use scrabble tiles to spell the word and give yourself a score.

Add up the number on the phone dial for each word.

Take a practice test.

Write a story with the words.

Write the words in glue and sprinkle Jello on the glue. Scratch and sniff spelling.

Write the words on adding machine tape.

Put finger paint in a Ziploc bag and trace.

Record the words in a tape recorder. Listen to the tape.

Know what each word means.

More Spelling Practice Tips

	Spell out a word using Scrabble tiles
	Write the letters on individual pieces of paper, have your child put the pieces together to form the words.
	Form the shapes of the letters of the words using Cheerios
	Use the "cheerleader" method ex... give me a "d"...give me an "i"...give me an "g"......what does that spell? dig!
	Do a magazine or newspaper search for the entire word or just the letters of that word
	Write some words on a separate piece of paper and have your child put them in alphabetical order
	Write a word using different spellings and have your child pick out the correct one....ex...dig, deg, dig
	Take your turn, have your child choose a word and you write it. Let your child check it.

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Commonly Misspelled Words

a lot	didn’t	something	happened	through	you’re	Mom	piece
again	different	sometimes	heard	to	whole	off	probably
always	doesn’t	stopped	I’m	too	finally	where	TV
and	don’t	that’s	into	tried	friend	let’s	until
another	especially	one	they	then	friends	their	upon
beautiful	everybody	our	Halloween	there	getting	we’re	usually
because	everyone	outside	really	there’s	which	went	want
before	everything	it’s	said	when	Christmas	were	Dad’s
believe	except	knew	school	maybe	clothes	thought	decided
buy	excited	know	they’re	favorite	caught

Below you will find links to sites with spelling resources or spelling games. Please note: all links will open in a new window.

The 4-Blocks Goodie Page
This page at Teachersnet.com lists several ideas and downloads posted by teachers who use the 4 Blocks method. Several can be applied to spelling instruction.

Merriam-Webster Online
An online dictionary and thesaurus plus several extras.

Funbrain.com
Choose from over a dozen games that involve language skills, including spelling practice.

Spellbound
Drag and drop letters to spell a word on this BBC education site. Shockwave is required.

See 'n Spell
You'll feel like you are playing with magnetic letters on your fridge with this game from Primary Games.com. You can choose which sounds you'd like to work with (short vowels, digraphs, plurals, etc.).

Critter Jumble
With this spelling game from Funschool.com you are presented with scrambled letters that will spell the name a of an animal. You can choose from two difficulty levels.

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