Daily Spelling Activities Each night (Monday – Thursday) students are to choose and complete 1 of the spelling activities listed below. Do not do the same activity more than once in the same week. All activities should be completed in this spelling notebook, with 1 activity per page. Always label each activity with the name of the activity and the date (ex. ABC Order 9/20/07). All work should be completed carefully and neatly! Students will have a Spelling Test each Friday. Write the words in ABC order Write a sentence with each word (underline the spelling word) Write each word 3 times Make Rainbow words (write the word once with a pencil leaving a little extra space between each letter, choose a color and trace around each letter, choose another color and trace around the previous color, continue until 3 colors are around each letter) Consonant vs. Vowels: write each spelling word in pencil, trace all of the consonants with blue, trace all of the vowels with red Write a silly story using all of the spelling words (underline each spelling word) Write a poem using all of the spelling words (underline each spelling word) Word Scramble: write the letters for each word in a mixed up order, then rewrite each word correctly beside it Word Illustrations: draw a picture that represents each spelling word, write each word under each picture Rhyme Time: write each word, then write a word that rhymes with it beside it Newspaper Search: use a newspaper, magazine, junk mail, etc. to either find the word or cut out letters to spell each word, paste/tape them in your notebook Triangle Words: Use the letters in each word to make a triangle by adding 1 letter at a time - ex: a af aft afte after Type each spelling word on a computer, print it out, and tape it into your notebook. Let someone give you a practice Spelling Test (you may want to do this on Thursday’s) Be creative - Make up your own activity!