Spelling Menu
Choose one activity to complete each night on your own notebook paper. You may
                not complete the same activity twice in one week.
    Rainbow Write                Silly Sentences                Hidden Words                 Backwards Words
 First, write the words in   Write silly sentences using   Draw and color a picture.       Write your spelling words
 pencil. Then trace over      a spelling word in each      Hide your spelling words           forwards and then
  them in two different      sentence. Underline the       inside the picture. See if      backwards! Remember to
           colors.            spelling words and write      someone can find your                write neatly!
                                        neatly!                  hidden words!
  Waterfall Words                  ABC Order                      Story, Story                 Fancy Words
Example:    c                Write your spelling words     Write a story using ALL          Write your words using
            ca                 in ABC order. If words      of your spelling words. Be        fancy letters 2x!
            cat              start with the same letter,     sure to underline your            Example: catch
            catc                look at the next letter.      spelling words in the                catch
            catch                                                  paragraph.
      Three Times              Adding My Words                    Riddle Me                   Rhyming Words
 First, write each word in       Vowels are 10 and         Write a riddle for each of        Write each of your
 pencil. Then, write each     consonants are 5. Write      your words. Dont forget           spelling words with a
 word in crayon. Finally,     your words and then add           to answer them.              rhyming word next to
    write each word in        the value of each word.        Ex: I am cute. I wear                    them.
           marker!              Ex. cat 5+10+5=20           diapers. Answer: baby                Ex: cut shut
    Code Words                 UPPER and Lower                 Colorful Words               Choo Choo Words
Come up with a code for
    each letter of the       Write your words one time         Write each of your            Write the entire list
alphabet. Then write your    with all uppercase letters    spelling words. Write each      end-to-end as one long
    words in code. Ex:          and one time with all        letter using a different       word. Write each new
A= B= C=                      lowercase letters.                    color.              word in a different color.
   Write out the word.                                               Ex. c a t                Ex. trainback
                                                                                                   trainbackstop
                                                                                                        backstop
  Magazine Words             Words Within Words                Words Without                   Other Handed
                                                                  Vowels
Use an old magazine or        Write each spelling word                                       First, write your words
newspaper and find your      and then write at least two     Write all of your words        with the way you usually
  words or letters that        words made from that        replacing vowels with a line.     do. Then, write the list
  make up words. Glue                  word.                 Go back and see if you         using your other hand!
      them down.                Ex: catch cat hat             can fill in the vowels.