Hello darlings! Amy here from That Teaching Spark! When I teach spelling, I am often on the
hunt for fun, yet practical activities for my students to practice their
spelling pattern for the week.
This year,
I am meeting with my students in small groups to work on differentiated
spelling lists. One of my rotations is
called Choice.
This is where students get the “Choice”
of the activity they would like to complete.
They are allowed to choose from a list of activities on their Choice
Board. We glue these boards onto the
inside cover of our Word Study Journals so students have them all year. (Freebie at the end of post!)
At
the beginning of the year, I introduce each activity choice and have students
practice it. That way when rotations
come along, I have a well oiled machine with students working
independently.
While I completely agree that activities
such as these are NOT effective in long term application of spelling words,
research shows
that adding kinesthetic
activities
helps with memorization. I teach the understanding and the word
pattern “rules” during my Teacher Rotation.
A few Favorites….
I created the Michelangelo Spelling
activity after our art teacher
did a project with my kiddos about the Sistine Chapel. My kiddos LOVE taping their paper to the
underside of their desks and “painting” like Michelangelo. Of course, they are
just writing their spelling words, but it is incredibly motivating.
My kiddos also love Ghost Spelling. They write their words on paper with a white
crayon and then color over the crayon with a marker. It “magically” shows up.
Another favorite of mine is Context Clues. Students must write a sentence with the word
that is so detailed, that another student could figure out the word if the word
was covered up. I use the little sticky
flags for this activity.
I wanted to give this Choice Board to you FREE!
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