Name______________________ Spelling Menu #3 Directions: Each night choose one activity to complete using your current list of spelling words. Once an activity is completed, cross it off the menu. You may not repeat the same activity once it has been used. Synonyms First write all your words; then find a synonym for each word and write it next to the word: easy- simple generous- giving d apple 3/5 are consonants pear 2/4 are consonants eve 1/3 are consonants Rhyming Words First write each word out once, then make a rhyming riddle with the word. e a w Crazy Fractions First write each word, then next to the words write a fraction describing how many consonants are in the word: Picture This Write all your words, then illustrate a small picture next to each word: S p r e a d ‘e m O u t Use the entire width of a lined sheet of paper to write each word: s u r t i n i g n u m n k l e d Letters to Numbers First write each spelling word, then translate each letter into the number it represents in the alphabet: apple 1 16 16 12 5 zoo 26 15 15 Word Pictures Use all of your spelling words to create a picture of one of your words: cat- I just got a new cat, I like him better than my brother’s new bat. candle monstrous Small HUGE First write all your words as small as you can (so that I can still read them), then write them humungous: vocabulary constitute constitute rainbow ronaibw Bubble Letters Write all your words in either bubble or block letters: vocabulary Letter Rainbow Write each word out, then link the first and last letter with a rainbow; continue inward: d e t e n t i o n word: smile Mixed in the Middle First write all your words normally, then write them again mixing up the letters in the middle, but keeping the first and last letter the same. See if you can read them! curious Mirror Words Write each word normally, then draw a line under it and “reflect” the word over the line: Name______________________ Waterfall Words Example: b be bec beca becau becaus because ABC x 3 Write all your words three times in a row: peace, peace, peace break, break, break their, their, their UPPER and lower First write all your words in upper case, or CAPITAL letters. Next, write all of your words in lowercase letters. Other Handed First write all your words with the hand you usually write with (your dominant hand). Then write all your words with the other hand.