Fun Spelling Worksheets: Grades 1 and 2

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Come up with 6 challenges. I’ll add some suggestions below. Whatever number your child rolls is the spelling challenge they need to complete! Simple yet effective! Example

The student chosen to start the game off should say the first letter of a spelling word (you can provide the word, or you can challenge the student to remember one from their list).

How to teach spelling to KS1 children at home

Once you’ve injected some fun into spelling, you might like to challenge your child to put their skills to the test. Take a look in our Spelling category for more activities. This Ten Strikes and You're Out PowerPoint is an interactive way of practising KS2 (ages 7 - 11) statutory spellings. What skills does this resource develop? If they get the word correct, they move to stand behind the next person seated to their right — moving ‘around the world.’

Use the computer keyboard to practice typing your spelling words. Can you put your fingers on the correct keys? 26. STAMPING SPELLING WORDS Some children can cope with more, and some children will need less, but use five to start with and see how it goes. Don’t Correct Every Spelling Get crafty: Mixing materials and breaking out the craft supplies is a great way to make spelling practise fun and creative at home. You can practise spellings with paint and learn about suffixes in a sandpit to get a hands-on learning experience. Write, write, write! While there are lots of ways to practise spellings, writing is a tried and true method. Encourage children to write lots of things, from fiction to poetry, and try using ambitious vocabulary.So how do you get your students on board with learning the complex but fundamental rules that will have them spelling every word just right, every time? Make it fun … of course! Write using a fun pen or colour - simply changing the writing utensil can make spelling much more exciting. Using a novel colour can also make spelling practice more memorable by creating a distinct visual for learners to recall. For the more creative students, color in the fancy letters and decorate around each of the spelling words. 24. CREATE A STORY Magnetic letters to use on the fridge are a great way to encourage children to spell. Think about the shape of the letter though, some of the plastic magnetic letters are a little fancy and might confuse some children! Scrabble letters can be more challenging to use because they’re all capitals. They might make a good challenge for more able spellers though. Moving letters around to create words is fun and less permanent than putting them down on paper, so children with lower self-esteem might like spelling out words this way. #8 How Many Times Students write each spelling word on the spiral. They keep going until they reach the middle. 17. SPELLING WORD SYLLABLES