Name__________________________________ Grade 2 Super Spelling Homework- #1 You will need to choose at least three spelling activities from the boxes below. Color the box once you complete an activity. Bring this page, signed by a parent or guardian, back to school on Thursday. Enjoy choosing your activities and learning in a new and exciting way! Write your words 3 times each. First in pencil, then in marker, and finally in crayon. Word Connections: Connect as many words together as you can to look like a crossword puzzle. Write a TV commercial using all of your spelling words. Write each word. Color the short vowels yellow, the long vowels blue, and the consonant blends green. Write a sentence using the letters in your spelling words. Ex: brook- Bobby ran over old kites. Number the letters a-z (a=1, b=2…z=26). Add up the value of each word. Ex: z(26) + o(15) + o(15)= zoo(56) Make a word search with your spelling words. Circle or highlight the words. A great site to help: www.puzzlemaker.com In a dark room use a flashlight to write your words in the air. Have an adult scramble your spelling words for you to unscramble. Choo-choo words: Write the entire list of spelling words end to end as one long word. Use a different color for each word. Write each spelling word and a word that rhymes with each. Back Writing: Write your words with your finger on an adult’s back. See if they can guess the word, then have them write the words on your back. Use your sign language alphabet to practice spelling your words. Cut letters out of a newspaper or magazine and glue them on a piece of paper to spell your words. Cut a picture from a magazine. Use all of your spelling words to write a story about the picture. Write each word. Highlight the letters that make the sound of the week. ______________________________________ Parent Signature Write a detailed sentence for each spelling word. Create an action or cheer as you spell each word. Ex: clap, jumping jacks, swim, hopscotch, etc. __________________ Date