Spelling Bee

Task Cards
Create a fun learning station for students who finish their tasks early
or as a part of your regular rotation.

Teacher Directions:
1. Create a spelling bee learning station.
2. Print and cut out task cards and word cards. (Consider making two sets of word cards.)
3. Laminate the cards for durability.

Materials and Supplies for the Spelling Bee Learning Station:

• Dry erase board and markers
• Word Cards and Task Cards
• Index cards
• Blank paper
• A variety of writing tools: markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc.
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the following stacks: the following stacks:

Words that are adjectives

Words with one syllable
Words that are nouns
Words with two syllables
Words that are verbs
Words with three or more syllables
Words that are other parts of speech

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the following stacks: the following stacks:

Words with prefixes Words with one vowel

Words with suffixes Words with two vowels
Words with both prefixes and suffixes Words with three vowels
Words with no affixes Words with four or more vowels
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the following stacks: the following stacks:

Words you can already spell Words that you can define yourself
Words you need a hint Words you’ve heard before
Words you need to study to know Words that are brand new to you

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the following stacks: the following stacks:

Inside words Words that have a

Outside words positive connotation
Words that have a
*Be prepared to defend your choice! negative connotation
 Spelling Challenge Game Spelling Challenge Game

With matching pairs of words,

With a partner, practice spelling
play concentration.
words aloud or on dry-erase boards.
If your opponent can spell the word
Whoever spells the most words
without looking, they can
correctly, wins!
steal the pair!

Spelling Challenge Game Spelling Challenge Game

Quiz a partner on the original

etymology of a word.
Whoever can create the longest
sentence that makes sense, wins!
Whoever has the most correct
answers after 20 words, wins!
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like this: like this:

Create dot-to-dots out of

ten new words.
Consonants in one color
Vowels in another color
Leave them for someone else
to connect!

Write the spelling words Write the spelling words

like this: like this:

Create a code for your words.

(Example: A=1, B=2, C=3)
Write ten words with
Then write down the words as
your “wrong” hand.
numbers. Leave for someone else
to solve!
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like this: like this:

Write ten words in spelling

mountains.
Example: avian As you write ten new words,
a
put a circle around vowels and
av a box around consonants.
avi
avia
avian

Write the spelling words Write the spelling words

like this: like this:

Write each letter of ten words in a Write ten words with bubble or
different color. squiggly lettering.
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funnel failure contestants delicate

gravely biology farfetched applause

hiccups hangar bemused bargain

performance quality clients fortune

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dowdy invisible innocent caterpillar

indicate classical dignified wistfully

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beckon settee gymnastics pitiful

creation digestive vertical concise

dumbwaiter lounge inlet perimeter

unbearable marooned botany thicket

cupboard poisonous linen naturalist

dimension vinegar esteem quashed

initials moisture mildew microscope

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diligent pensive bedraggled suet

auction gnarled paisley forfeit

sediment peculiar orchestra partridge

fervently cutlery satchel arduous

bushel equestrian herring mastiff

clodhopper oblivious coronet pauper

unappealing spatula precursor armadillo

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marionette

algae

tortoise