Spelling words are a fact of life with elementary school kids. My struggle has always been making them interesting. We’ve got to practice them, right? So, how can we have fun? Luckily, there are many fun ways ...
My first grader has a spelling list of 10 words each week that she has to learn. As a teacher, I was always on the giving end of these lists but now as a Mama on the receiving end, I have experienced first hand how boring and tedious it can be to help your child learn these ...
I have always loved words, and spelling for me was one of the easiest subjects to teach. Spelling can be stressful and frustrating, or it can be fun and exciting. I like it to be the latter. That’s why I love hands-on, simple but challenging spelling worksheets. Add even more langua...
Children have an oral or spoken vocabulary they use to talk with others and a written vocabulary which are the words they can read, understand, and use in their writing. Oral vocabulary is one of the first building blocks and is linked to children's thinking skills (cognition). From birth...
For my third graders, spelling words correctly is so important, otherwise, they could fail their tests. In order to help these kids who had no idea what spelling word is since they didn't have to spell words in grade one and two, I figured out an interesting way for them to do it....
Put pencil and paper to one side and turn the computer on. Make sure the spellcheck is on and ask your child to type each of their spelling words. Explain that if they see a red wiggly line the spelling is wrong; they need to keep changing the word until they get it correct and the...
Help your child become a better reader by trying out a few of these funways to practice sight words at homethis week. You may also like: Shark Spelling Game Printable Activity forMr. Brown Can Moo, Can You Lego Sentence Building Activity ...
Spelling Turkeys–Confidence Meets Parenting Sight Word Christmas Tree–J Daniel 4s Mom Use items you already have for spelling practice. There is no need to go crazy creating fancy spelling activities for kids. These activities are fun ways to learn spelling words, fairly simple to prep, and ...
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My son loves spelling his words with the Apple Pencil instead of trying to slowly search through the keyboard. The act of writing out the word is what I love most. Please add the ability to create our own word lists so we can use this app to practice his school spelling lists. We wou...