Spelling 16

High frequency words are best learned by repetition. These high frequency word puzzles are easy to make and are a fun way to learn the words.

Learn how to spell colour names and practise fine motor skills at the same time with this fun, hands-on literacy activity.

Experimenting with letters and sounds is a fun way to practise phonics and spelling. This alphabet petal word-making activity encourages children to be creative and use their literacy skills.  

Green eggs are a great inspiration for this spelling challenge. Can you fix these broken eggs to make popular words from Green Eggs and Ham?

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss uses only 50 words! This printable worksheet is a spelling challenge to accompany the beloved children's book.

Learning Christmas vocabulary is the first step in Christmas-themed creative writing. Encourage children to sound out each Christmas word carefully, listening for initial sounds and digraphs.

Some words are tricky to spell because they don’t follow phonics rules or have silent letters. It is important to come up with creative strategies to memorise such words. It can really improve spelling results.

Looking for ways to make spelling easier for kids? Chunking or segmenting is a useful spelling strategy which will help them remember how to spell longer words.

The term Sight Words is often used to describe High Frequency Words and Tricky (or irregular) words. Learning them is crucial in developing strong reading and writing skills. Finding fun and interesting ways to practise spelling can be the hard part, so make it hands-on by using play dough.

Have fun with high frequency word practice! Using paint brings fun and colour into this spelling activity.  Simply sketch out the words to focus on in pencil and let your child trace over them with paint. 

CVC words are three letter words that follow a consonant/vowel/consonant pattern. Use building blocks to help blend sounds when reading common CVC words. Making reading practice fun and hands-on.

Making CVC words is the first step in blending phonetic sounds. This Melissa & Doug product is great because it makes sounding-out CVC words fun and easy.

This game helps children learn how to use letters to build words by experimenting with their sounds.

Word building is a fun and easy way to practice spelling skills. Having letters to physically manipulate and experiment with is really important.

Double consonants can be very tricky to master. It is easy for children to forget that there are double letters as they only hear one sound. Use household items to spot double letters hiding in words.