Sparkle Spelling Game

In this spelling worksheet, student write each of their 10 spelling words three times. They choose 3 or more extra spelling activities from a list of 15 vocabulary and spelling activities. 

A carefully crafted, logically organized, 128-page packet is an excellent addition to your unit on expository writing.

Poems, activities, games, recipes, and leprechaun tricks abound in a resource packet designed for St. Patrick's Day. There are even measuring, graphing, and mapping activities. How lucky! 

Students participate in a spelling game. The teacher calls out the first word. Then a student calls out with the spelling. Then the next word is given with a response. The game helps to engage students.

Students gather in a large circle. The first student says the spelling word, the next will say the first letter, the next says the second letter and so on until the word is spelled. The next student then says the word again and the final...

Students participate in a game in which they practice their spelling words, in which each student adds another letter to the word. They are given the chance to rejoin the game if they miss a letter.

Students play Sparkle Spelling. In this spelling word lesson, students practice their words by lining up around the room.  The teacher calls out a word and each child says a letter.

Students study the silent 'e' spelling pattern that makes long vowels. They recite the list of spelling words that contain a silent 'e' and compare what vowels say when there is no silent "e" ending. They whisper read a portion of "Kite...

A reading of T.V. Padma's Indian folktale,"Growing Gold," offers second graders an opportunity to engage in science and math, as well as language arts activities.

Students recognize, identify and produce words that begin with the /sp/ sound. They decorate objects that have the /sp/ sound with items that have the /sp/ sound. Students create phrases with the /sp/ sound that describe the object...