P1-3 Active Spelling

Here are some fun ways to help your child learn any spelling words that their teacher may send home. These activities are all designed to help
the children visualise the formation of words.

Spell It With Lentils: Salt/Sand/Lentils: Write 2 of your words by cutting Ask an adult to give you a
Use lentils to spell out your Ask and adult to pour salt into a out letters from a newspaper or practice test at home.
words - you can glue them onto tub or tray. Practice writing you a magazine and sticking them
pieces of paper to make flash spellings in it with your finger on paper.
cards!

Water wash: Trace the letters of each of Write all of your words 3 times Close your eyes and try and
Use a paintbrush and water to your words on someones back each. First in pencil, then in write down your spelling words
write your words outside on with you finger. Can they guess coloured pencil and then finally without looking.
concrete or pavements. the words you have written? in pen.

Draw a flower and write each of
your words in a petal or leaf.
Spell each of your words out
loud to an adult at home.
Air spelling; choose a spelling
word. With your index finger
write the word in the air slowly,
say each letter.
Tasty Words:
Find tasty things to spell your
words with, like raisins. Then
when you spell them right
you get to eat them