Active Spelling Strategies

Rainbow Writing
Write out your spelling words with different colours. / Computer Writing
Type your spelling words on the computer.
Can you use different, funny fonts? / Robot Writing
Write spelling words with square edges like a robot! / Media Writing
Cut letters from newspapers or magazine and stick them into your jotter. / Create a
Word search
Create a box shape in your jotter and hide your spelling words inside with other letters to disguise them!
Busy Sentences
Use as many of your spelling words as you can in the same sentences. Use each word at least once. / Speed Writing
How many times can you write your spelling word in one minute? Do this for each word. / Shaving cream
Writing
Squirt some shaving foam on a table and use your fingers to spell out your words. / Consonant and Vowels
Write the spelling words in a list; circle the vowels blue and the consonants red. / Opposites writing
Find the opposite of your spelling word and write it beside it.
Flower Writing
Draw a spelling flower and write each spelling word inside a petal of the flower.
Can you do 3 spelling flowers? / Find the meaning
Look up your spelling words in the dictionary and write down their definition. / Spelling Bee
Writing
Draw a spelling bee for each of your spelling words and spell out one of your words inside each bee. / Pyramid
Writing
Create a pyramid with each of your words like this:
C
Ca
Cat / Adding Words
Each letter has a value.
*Consonants are 10.
*Vowels are 5.
Write your spelling words. Then add up the value of each spelling word:
said- 10 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 30
Spell-er-size
Pretend you are a cheerleader and ask someone at home to be your audience. ‘Cheer’ out each spelling word. / Pasta Writing
Use pieces of pasta to spell out each of your spelling words. Try penne, spaghetti, anything! / Silly sentences
Write a silly sentence for each of the spelling words. Remember capital letters and full stops please. / Mnemonic
Sentences
Create a mnemonic sentence for each spelling word. Example: CAT = curly ants team. / Scrabble Writing
Use scrabble tiles to spell out each of your spelling words.
Bubble Writing
Write spelling words in bubble writing and colour them in! / ABC Order
Write your spelling words in alphabetical order. / Memory Game
Make pairs of your spelling words on cards, mix them up and try to match them! / Word detectives
Look for your spelling words in the environment. Can you find any of them? In magazines, signs, etc. / Highlighter Writing
Can you find your words in the news paper and highlight them?
OR
Write spelling words using a highlighter.
Hopscotch spell
Spell out each spelling word along to the actions of hopscotch. / Creative Writing
Write each word in Fancy writing.
Your letters can be curly/bubble or dotty – have fun! / UPPER and Lower
Write each word normally.
Then re-write it, with the vowels in lowercase and the consonants in UPPERCASE / Step Writing
Create a set of steps with each of your words like this:
D
Do
Dog
Dogs / Knots and Crosses Writing
Partner task, pick two of your spelling words to create a knots and crosses board – remember to do this for all of your spelling words.

Choose two different strategies a week. Colour in the box once you have used one, try to do as many different strategies as possible to help you learn you’re word in fun ways!