Spelling Lesson Plans

Young scholars understand how a spell checker is used with a word processing program. In this spell checking lesson, students use the spell checker to correct a document with errors created by the teacher.

Third graders practice spelling words in a fun and fashionable manner, both verbally and written.

Students practice using vocabulary with educational photography software. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students utilize digital images representing vocabulary words and add the correct spelling to the images using computer software. Students print out a list of their vocabulary words and use the images to enhance their vocabulary review.

Students divide into teams of X's and O's. Give each of them an index card with their team symbol on it. They get in single file lines. The teacher gives one student a word to spell. If he/she spells it correctly, then he/she gets to choose a square on the Tic-Tac-Toe board. If a word is misspelled, the student will go to the back of the line.

First graders write sentences based on their spelling words that appear on their word walls. In this writing lesson plan, 1st graders create sentences that include their spelling words. They do this on the computer. Then they pick out and insert a picture from Clip Art to represent each sentence.

Students study the spelling of words with a specific prefix. For this spelling lesson, students use an interactive whiteboard lesson to learn prefixes such as "de-", "sub-", "re-", and "pre-". Students complete an online quiz as an assessment.

Students practice their spelling abilities by participating in a fun group game.  In this vocabulary lesson, students utilize a pile of letters written on paper to "build" a word instructed by the teacher.  Students work in 2 teams and race against the other team to complete the word first and win a point.

Students practice their spelling words by completing the cow craft. For this spelling craft lesson, students cut out and create a cow. Students print their spelling words on the cow.

Host a spelling bee in your classroom with the Visual Thesaurus! Applicable for all grades, this activity links your class to the Visual Thesaurus Spelling Bee, which assesses their spelling abilities. They can then join small groups to share spelling rules and work collaboratively. This activity could work well in a computer lab or as a whole class, with the teacher presenting the spelling bee on a projector or SMARTboard.

Students select spelling word activities from the list and select a variety of activities that add up to at least 50 points. This activity has a variety of weekly activities students can choose from.