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Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe

Name:&&______________________________&!Choose!your!own!spelling!assignments!!!You!must!choose!at!least!three!activities!in!a!tic7tac!toe!design!(horizontal,!diagonal,!or!vertical).!!Color!in!each!box!as!you!complete!each!assignment.!

All!three!assignments!are!due!by!___________________.!Have!fun!!!

Have!a!parent!at!home!give!you!a!spelling&quiz.!!Then,!check!it!together.!!!If!you!get!a!word!wrong,!please!write!it!three!times!

correctly!next!to!it.&

Make!a!set!of!flashcards!to!study!your!words.!!Use!the!

flashcards!to!study.!&

Pretend!you!are!at!your!favorite!outside!place.!!Draw&a&picture&of!what!you!see.!“Hide”!your!words!in!the!

picture.!&

Write&a&song!using!all!of!your!spelling!words.&

Come!up!with!your!own!idea!for!a!way!to!study!your!

spelling!words.!!Write!your!idea!here!and!put!your!study!“aide”!in!your!bag!with!your!

other!completed!work.!_________________________

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Secret&Agent&Words&!

Number!the!alphabet!from!1!to!26,!and!then!convert!your!spelling!words!into!a!number!

code.&

Write!all!of!your!spelling&words&in&dots.!!Then,!play!connect!the!dots!using!

colored!pencil!or!a!marker!by!tracing!over!the!dots!to!complete!your!spelling!

words.!

Write!a!“lost&and&found”&ad!for!one!of!your!spelling!words.!!In!the!ad,!describe!the!missing!word!so!that!someone!else!will!recognize!it!immediately!!!Choose!3!other!words!and!

write!ads!for!them.&

Pyramid&Write!&Pyramid!TEN!of!your!spelling!words.!!Remember!to!write!

very!neatly!!Example:!Buzz!

B!Bu!Buz!Buzz!

Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe

Name:&&______________________________&!Choose!your!own!spelling!assignments!!!You!must!choose!at!least!three!activities!in&a&tic,tac&toe&design&(horizontal,&diagonal,&or&vertical).!!Color!in!each!box!as!you!complete!each!assignment.!

All!three!assignments!are!due!by!_________________.!!Have!fun!!!

Come!up!with!your!own!idea!for!a!way!to!study!

your!spelling!words.!!Write!your!idea!here!and!put!

your!study!“aide”!in!your!bag!with!your!other!completed!work.&

Make!a!set!of!flashcards!to!study!your!words.!!Use!the!

flashcards!to!study.!&

Write!20!quality&sentences!using!your!spelling!words.!!Label!the!five!parts!of!a!

sentence!(put!a!check!mark!at!the!end!to!show!that!it!makes!

sense).!Five&Parts:!Capitalization,!

Punctuation,!Subject!(noun),!Predicate!(verb),!Makes!

Sense&&

Write!a!short&story!using!all!of!your!words.!!

Underline!each!word!within!the!story.&

Have!a!parent!at!home!give!you!a!spelling&quiz.!!Then,!

check!it!together.!!!If!you!get!a!word!wrong,!please!write!it!three!times!correctly!next!to!it.!!Your!parents!should!sign!your!practice!spelling!test.!

Write!a!song!using!all!of!your!spelling!words.&

Secret&Agent&Words&!

Number!the!alphabet!from!1!to!26,!and!then!convert!your!spelling!words!into!a!number!

code.!

Look!up!each!word!in!the!dictionary—write!the!spelling!words!and!the!guide!words!for!

that!word&

Create!similes&or&metaphors&for!each!of!your!words.!!They!should!make!sense!(at!least!a!

little!bit!).!!

Spelling Tiers Choose ONE activity from each row (across). One red, one blue, one yellow, and one green. You will complete a total of four activities.

DO NOT write on this sheet. Return your tasks stapled together.

Write each spelling word without its

vowels. Replace each vowel with a line.

Write your spelling words in crayon or pen. Write each consonant letter in red and

each vowel in blue.

Write the words and cross out all of the silent letters.

Fold your paper in half. On the left, mix up the letters in your spelling words. On

the right, spell the word correctly.

Write each spelling word without its consonants. Replace each consonant

with a line.

Print each word. Next to it, write the word in your best

cursive.

Make a set of flashcards for studying your words.

Write each spelling word three times.

Write each spelling word in a rainbow of colors. First

write the words with a red crayon. Trace over the

words with a blue crayon. Finally, trace the words

again with a green crayon.

Make a connect the dots for each of your spelling words.

Write each spelling word. By each word, write 2 l words of at least three

letters that can be spelled using the letters in the

word. Example: the word pickle can be used to make

the words lick and pick.

Use each spelling word in a sentence. Correct spelling

and grammar count!

Write your spelling words on cards (make two sets)

and play "Memory Match" with them against a sibling

or parent.

Use a thesaurus to write a synonym for each word.

Use a dictionary to write a definition for each word.

Make and complete a word search using

www.puzzlemaker.com

Write a letter to a friend/relative, in proper

letter format, using at least 10 of the spelling words.

Underline each word.

Write a mnemonic sentence to help you remember each of your spelling words.. For

example, a mnemonic sentence for the word

throw might be Ted has rented one wheelbarrow.

Go to www.spellingcity.com. On the left, enter TEN of your

spelling words. Click on “Teach  me”  and  follow  the  directions. Then, click on “Test  Me”  and  follow  the  directions. Print out your report for the test at the

end and turn it in.

Go to www.spellingtime.com. Click  on  “New- Spelling program  FREE”    (do NOT

register or enter any of your information). Enter your

word list. On the right hand side,  click  “Test  me”  to  take  

a spelling bee! Print out your results to turn in.