Spelling Rules Lesson Plans

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.

Sixth graders complete a worksheet. In this spelling lesson, 6th graders test a spelling rule and use it to analyze various words. Students complete a worksheet where they complete words with ie or ei.

Ninth graders examine the spelling rules for adding suffixes and read and discuss a magazine article. They list and read examples of the suffix rules, and read a magazine article, discussing primary and secondary sources. Students then write a summary of the article and include a connection to their own lives.

Fourth graders make posters and review cards for expectancies and syllable pattern spelling rules for certain word categories. They make visual cues for the plurals of y. They work on summarizing passages using keyword outlines and rewriting the passages with a partner.

Students learn the spelling rule for adding the letters es to plural nouns. They learn the spelling rule for adding the letters es to verbs.

Ninth graders decode a sentence with many spelling errors in order to reinforce the importance of spelling in composition. Then, 9th graders copy common spelling rules and apply them by completing several examples.

Fifth graders use phonics, language structure and semantics to read and comprehend text. They use self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies while reading. Students explore phonics expectancies. They discuss exceptions to spelling rules.

Ninth graders examine word lists that contain consonant blends and digraphs. They circle the blends and digraphs in one set of words and the digraphs that are blended with consonants in another. They study the FLOSS rule spelling rule. Next, they complete a keyword summary of a selection of Socrates. Finally, they review a 1000 sight word list.

Ninth graders examine spelling patterns and rules and discuss different techniques to access information in their text. They discuss the spelling pattern that is typical for many one-syllable words, and observe and demonstrate how to highlight or use sticky notes to note important points in the text.

Learners use sensory adjectives in the game "I Spy". In this adjective and descriptive phrases lesson students create a list of sensory adjectives for an item in their classroom. The other learners try to guess what item the student is describing. On a following day, the students build upon this activity by using more descriptive language.