Fun Spelling Worksheets: Grades 1 and 2

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When they have correctly guessed, they will then attempt to spell the word. If they are correct, they earn a point. Play then moves to the next player in the group who will have to guess the word on their own hat. The goal of the game is to have the most points in the group.

Play continues with the bowl full of words alternating between teams until you run out of spelling words.For a more challenging activity, connect spelling practice with vocabulary work by finding a synonym and antonym for each spelling word. 28. SIGN LANGUAGE SPELLING 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! If the word is spelled incorrectly, give the word to the student seated in front of them. If that student spells the word correctly, that student becomes the next traveller. 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 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

Catch the spelling ball: This one is a fun game that the whole family can enjoy. To begin, simply stand together in a circle with a ball. Then, call out a word, toss the ball to another person and have that person spell out the word, and so on. If the word isn't spelt correctly, then whoever has the ball tosses it to another person, who will try to spell it. English spelling has more exceptions than rules. It is actually quite unfair that your child has to grow up learning English, as in other languages you are able to read and spell as soon as you learn the phonetic alphabet. In English, the phonetic alphabet will let your read less than a half of all words. On the flip side, learning phonics will help your child to read half of all words. But still, you get the point, it ain’t easy. Take the sound ‘ough’ for example. It can be pronounced in ten different ways. Year 2 Adding -ed and -ing to Verbs with a Long Vowel Worksheets:For Year 2 pupils, this worksheet covers a key topic - adding -ed and -ing to verbs. Learning this spelling pattern will help children in their written work in every subject, so they must get it right. This spelling twist on the game of basketball requires a small hoop, which you can find at a cheap shop and mount on your whiteboard. Most are available with suction cups, so they can easily be removed. You’ll also need a small ball that can fit in the hoop, plus your spelling word list! Here’s another combination of spelling and math…plus, students practice vowels VS consonants again!

Try out each of the strategies to find one that best suits your child or your pupils. Every child learns differently, so experimenting with activities and games is a great way to discover the most effective way for that child to learn. Plus, using lots of strategies will keep things fun. This is especially important for spellings, as you're often learning the same words over and over again. New and unique ways to practise spellings will keep children's minds engaged and make sure they're motivated to keep learning. How to learn spellings in the KS1 classroom Wow! What an exhaustive list! With all of these awesome spelling games and activities, there will never be a dull spelling moment again, right?! 😉 I’m curious…. in your already crowded instruction schedule, does word study have a place? Have you found a way to make spelling instructiion more than just giving a list of words on Monday and assessing on Friday? Resources for teaching spelling can be hard to come by. Sometimes it feels like with the intense focus on more critical thinking skills in literacy, explicit spelling instruction (or word study) has become an outdated practice.

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. Educational games and hands-on activities are one of the best ways to really help kids learn had concepts. They are more likely to remember things they are being taught. They will improve their spelling skills and their reading and writing abilities though interactive activities. These can help them to prepare for a spelling test if you insert their spelling list into any of the activities. Are you on the hunt for spelling activities that won’t make your students groan? Hey, we get it! Spelling is a crucial skill that helps our students communicate and build the skills they need to be proficient writers, but the structure of the English language doesn’t exactly make it easy for kids to learn.Many parents want to help their children with spellings at home.Our printable spelling worksheets are designed by our experienced teachers. This makes them a reliable and high-quality resource to support parents and children at home. These are words that children will probably read and write the most, and therefore great ones to focus on learning first. Put ‘ high frequency words‘ into google and you’ll bring up a huge list, the first 100, 200 and so on. If you can help your children to spell these words correctly then they won’t be spelling them wrong over and over again every time they write them (which will be frequently!) Mnemonics

You will definitely want to pin this so you can save some of these spelling games and activities for later! Your students will have so much fun writing their spelling words upside down and with their eyes closed! 19. PYRAMID SPELLING Our spelling activities for KS2 students will help your students develop their English language skills, if done consistently. Practise makes perfect, after all. Here are three resources (all of them interactive and, therefore, a lot of fun!) you can use that have a synergistic effect on each other: At the age of 5, pupils will be studying in Year 1 of KS1 (or moving into Year 1 next year). The National Curriculum states that by the end of KS1, children should: But I think we can all agree we all want our students to be strong spellers! Spelling is important! It is related to reading. If students can spell well, they will read well.It’s related to writing. When students spell well they can focus on communicating their ideas, rather than worrying about how to construct words.

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There are plenty of phonics schemes out there designed to help children with reading and spelling. Phonics are great for helping children to read, and they’re also great for building children’s confidence with their writing. When I first started teaching children were encouraged to ask for every spelling they didn’t know. You can imagine how slow their creative writing was! I had no idea whether a child who struggled with spellings had great vocabulary or a flare for story writing because they constantly had their hand in the air to ask for a spelling. With knowledge of phonics they can write with confidence, sounding out words that can be read even if they aren’t quite spelt correctly!