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Need spelling study tips for third grader
> 60 days ago
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I've recommended the SpellingCity website to parents of my kids and have used it in the classroom. The kids plug in their spelling words list. Then they can choose from many different kinds of games to help them learn the words. The kids love it.
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Another site from the Dept of Education in Tasmania, Australia, has lots of excellent strategies to help kids learn to spell. You should try several different kinds of strategies to see what works best for your third grader:
http://wwwfp.education.tas.gov.au/english/spellstrat.htm
Other spelling and vocabulary resources are listed at the link below.
http://www.spellingcity.com/
Another site from the Dept of Education in Tasmania, Australia, has lots of excellent strategies to help kids learn to spell. You should try several different kinds of strategies to see what works best for your third grader:
http://wwwfp.education.tas.gov.au/english/spellstrat.htm
Other spelling and vocabulary resources are listed at the link below.
Rotate and change the activities in studying the word. Some fun activities you can try are the following:
Air Spelling:
1. Choose a word. With their index finder, students spell the word in the air and say the letters aloud. Tell students they must be able to "see" the letters as they are written in the air.
2. When the students get to the last letter, they underline the whole word as they say the word aloud. Ask them if they can "see" the word in the air.
3. After their response, ask these type of questions:
--What is the third letter? --What is the last letter? --What is the second letter?
4. Then, have the students spell the word backwards orally (and with their index finger if they need to). Remind students that the word should be floating in the air in front of them and that they must continue to look at it throughout the activity.
Stairsteps:
Write the words as if they are stairs, adding one letter each time.
S
SP
SPE
SPEL
SPELL
Rainbow Words:
Student writes a word with his/her pencil. Then traces around the outside with a crayon, hugging the same but not touching the letters. Student can then pick two other crayons to continue tracing outward!
Have Fun!
Air Spelling:
1. Choose a word. With their index finder, students spell the word in the air and say the letters aloud. Tell students they must be able to "see" the letters as they are written in the air.
2. When the students get to the last letter, they underline the whole word as they say the word aloud. Ask them if they can "see" the word in the air.
3. After their response, ask these type of questions:
--What is the third letter? --What is the last letter? --What is the second letter?
4. Then, have the students spell the word backwards orally (and with their index finger if they need to). Remind students that the word should be floating in the air in front of them and that they must continue to look at it throughout the activity.
Stairsteps:
Write the words as if they are stairs, adding one letter each time.
S
SP
SPE
SPEL
SPELL
Rainbow Words:
Student writes a word with his/her pencil. Then traces around the outside with a crayon, hugging the same but not touching the letters. Student can then pick two other crayons to continue tracing outward!
Have Fun!
36 days ago
My third graders LOVE the Sparkle game.
How you play:
You play with at least 2 people, but preferably more. Someone who is not playing (the teacher) says a spelling word- for example, "ice." The first person says the first letter- "i." The next person says the next letter- "c." So on, and so forth until the entire word is spelled correctly. Then, the next person says the spelling word out loud- "ice." Then next person says, "Sparkle," and the next person is OUT of the game.
If anyone says the wrong letter, they are automatically out, and the next person must continue correctly. My kids receive prizes for winning, and they beg to play during their breaks and even lunch! They absolutely love it.
How you play:
You play with at least 2 people, but preferably more. Someone who is not playing (the teacher) says a spelling word- for example, "ice." The first person says the first letter- "i." The next person says the next letter- "c." So on, and so forth until the entire word is spelled correctly. Then, the next person says the spelling word out loud- "ice." Then next person says, "Sparkle," and the next person is OUT of the game.
If anyone says the wrong letter, they are automatically out, and the next person must continue correctly. My kids receive prizes for winning, and they beg to play during their breaks and even lunch! They absolutely love it.
8 days ago
