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Syllable Sort Syllable Sort Write your spelling words in order from the least amount of syllables to the most. Words with the same number of syllables should be in alphabetical order.

bas/ket/ball

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Syllable Words Syllable Words Group your spelling words according to the number of syllables.

el/e/phantcut pen/cil

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Build Your Words Build Your Words Use playdough/pipe cleaners/wool to build your spelling words. Shape each letter in the word.

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Letter SearchLetter SearchUse magazines or newspaper to cut out the letters you need to spell your spelling words. Stick them into your book.

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Crazy ColoursCrazy ColoursWrite each of your spelling words in di�erent colours in your book.

applebabyfrog

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Rainbow WritingRainbow WritingWrite each of your spelling words in your book using a di�erent colour for each letter.

apple

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Back to Front Back to Front Write your spelling words forwards and then backwards.

taccat

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Paint It! Paint It! Using a container of water and a paintbrush, paint each of your spelling words on the concrete. See how many times you can write your spelling words before the �rst word dries.

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Rhyming RulesRhyming RulesWrite as many words as you can that rhyme with each of your spelling words.

freetreebee

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Skipping SpellingSkipping SpellingSkip and spell one of your spelling words at the same time! With each jump, say the next letter in your spelling word. How many times can you spell your spelling word before you stop skipping?

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Spelling BookSpelling BookMake a book of your spelling words. Fold some pieces of A4 paper in half and staple them together down the fold. Write your words, use them in a sentence and draw a picture for each word.

elephant

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How many lettersHow many letters

NumberLetters in my spelling list

A

B

C

D

E

45

3

6

14

67

Using your spelling words, count how many As, Bs, Cs etc you have in your list. Order them from the least amount to the most.

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Colour MatchColour MatchWrite your spelling words in your book. Write the vowels in blue and the consonants in red.

cat

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Sentences Everywhere Sentences Everywhere Use as many of your spelling words as you can in di�erent sentences.

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Back to NatureBack to NatureCarefully search the gardens to �nd sticks, leaves, twigs etc to make the letters of your spelling words.

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Sand Spelling Sand Spelling Carefully spread some sand out on your page. Spell each of your spelling words one at a time by tracing them in the sand.

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Invisible Words Invisible Words Write your spelling words on a piece of paper using a candle or a white crayon. Paint over the paper to reveal your spelling words.

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Building BlocksBuilding BlocksDraw letter boxes for each of your spelling words. Box the shape of short, tall and tail letters and then write the words in your boxes.

elephant

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Wacky WordsWacky Words On a sheet of paper, write your spelling words in di�erent directions, �lling up the whole sheet. Use di�erent colours and types of writing for each word.

home

horse

li�le

down

gardenfind

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Alphabet Order Alphabet Order Write your words in alphabetical order.

afteragainbabycleanlaughmyself

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Bubble Words Bubble Words Write your spelling words in colourful bubble writing.

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Tongue Twisters Tongue Twisters Write a tongue twister for each of your spelling words.

Big brown bears buy berry bubblegum.

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Spelling SearchSpelling SearchSearch for spelling words or words within words in your class novel/book you are currently reading.

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Sell Your WordsSell Your WordsWrite a TV commercial for a product of your choice using as many spelling words as you can.

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Dot SpellingDot SpellingWrite each of your spelling words using dots.

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TracingTracingWith a partner, take turns to trace letters or words on your partner’s back and let them guess what word you are spelling.

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Reverse Alphabetical Order Reverse Alphabetical Order Write your words in reverse alphabetical order – starting from Z through to A.

zooyes

whiteprettybest

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Spelling PyramidsSpelling PyramidsUse your words to make spelling pyramids by adding one letter each time.

ccacat

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Double UpDouble UpWrite your spelling words once with your left hand and once with your right hand.

left right

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Working Out WordsWorking Out WordsGroup your spelling words into nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs etc.

brown

fast

little

ask

jump

play

house

bear

apple

adjectives verbs nouns

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Cartoon Connection Cartoon Connection Create a cartoon strip using as many spelling words as you can.

Cool off Dude!

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that

imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions

they refer to.

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Spelling BeeSpelling BeeWrite your words, de�nitions and sentences on a piece of paper. Swap sheets with a partner and ask them to spell the word. You can ask for the de�nition or the word used in a sentence.

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Define It!Define It!List your spelling words in boxes on the left side of your paper and then write the de�nitions of each word on the right side, in random order. See if a partner can match the words and de�nitions correctly.

whiteThe colour of milk or snow. The opposite of black.

A hoofed mammal. Has a mane and a tail.

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Lie Detector Lie Detector Write a true or false statement explaining/ relating to each of your spelling words. Swap your words with a partner and see if they can correctly identify if the statement is true or false.

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Editing ExpertEditing ExpertIn pairs, write a piece of text using each other’s words. Spell them incorrectly, swap pieces of text and then correct the spelling of your words.

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CrosswordCrosswordUse grid paper to make a crossword using your spelling words. Don’t forget to provide clues for each word. 1

2 3

4 5

6 7

8

9 10

11

12

13

14

15 16

17

1

2 3

4 5

6 7

8

9 10

11

12

13

14

15 16

17

Words Used* solar energy * conductor * electron* magnet* electric circuit* fuse* battery* lightning* nuclear power * insulator* watt* switch* hydroelectricity* electric current* inductor* volt* kilowatt

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Odd One Out Odd One Out For each of your spelling words, write four words. One is your spelling word, two relate to your spelling word and one is the odd word out that doesn’t �t with the other two.

cat

fur tail bee

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Word Detective Word Detective Write three clues about each of your spelling words. Ask a friend to try to guess your spelling words using your clues.

I am a homophone.

I can be a direction.

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Sentence SmartSentence SmartWrite a sentence for each of your spelling words.

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Story Time Story Time Write a story using as many words as you can. Underline each of your spelling words.

The elephant packed its trunk and said goodbye to

the circus.

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ScriptScriptWrite a piece of dialogue between characters of your own creation. See how many spelling words you can use in the conversation. Use quotation marks and underline each spelling word.

Greg: Walks to Dragon and says ‘It’s time to save the city!’

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ScrambledScrambledWrite each of your spelling words, jumbled up, on the left side of your page. Swap with a partner and see if they can unscramble each of the words and write the correct word on the right side of the sheet.

laughahgul

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Spelling SearchSpelling SearchSearch through old magazines or newspapers to �nd as many spelling words as you can. Cut them out.

babyagain

clean

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Spelling Charades Spelling Charades With a partner, act out something that starts with the letters in your spelling words. The person guessing has to put all of the letters to guess the word you were spelling.

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Digging in the Dictionary Digging in the Dictionary Use a dictionary to �nd the de�nition and write a sentence for each of your spelling words.

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AlliterationAlliterationWrite a sentence using as much alliteration as you can.

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Sort Them Out Sort Them Out Sort the words on your spelling list into three di�erent categories of your choice.

brown

white

blue

ask

jump

play

horse

bear

cat

colours actions animals

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Word Search Word Search Create your own word search using all the words on your spelling list.

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

alwaysbecausefoundgreengave

madeknowlaughmuchdown

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Handwriting Hero Handwriting Hero Write out your spelling words using your very best cursive handwriting.

elephant

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Words Within Words Words Within Words Make a list of as many smaller words as you can �nd from your spelling list.

trygetrat

pleaseprettytogether

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You are a PoetYou are a PoetWrite your spelling words in a poem. You can choose any type of poem that you like.

In the twilight rain (5 syllables)

these brilliant-hued hibiscus - (7 syllables)

A lovely sunset (5 syllables)

~ Basho

HaikuAcrosticFreely swimmingIn the oceanSchooling togetherHiding in coral

Let’s fly to the moon,Just before noon.Our rocket blasts off,We’ll get there soon.

Let’s fly to space,Off we race!To Jupiter or Mars,Or some other place.

Ballad

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SynonymsSynonymsWrite your spelling words and a synonym for each word. A synonym is a word that means the same thing.

play fun

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Letter LingoLetter LingoWrite a letter to a friend. Use as many of your spelling words in your letter as you can.

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Code BreakerCode BreakerWrite a code using numbers to represent each of your spelling words.

laugh24 16 7 21 22

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 Z16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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AntonymsAntonymsWrite your spelling words and an antonym for each word. Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning.

laugh cry

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Rap RulesRap RulesWrite a rap using as many of your spelling words as possible.

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ScrabbleScrabbleWrite the value of each of your spelling words using these Scrabble tiles.

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