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35 Fun, Hands-On Spelling Activities to Use With Any Word List

Inside: 35 fun, hands-on spelling activities that get kids actively engaged with their spelling words – thinking, making, creating! Includes a printable version for at home learning.

There’s no doubting that some children (if not all!) learn best when they are actively engaged with thinking, making, creating – DOING. Which is why it can be advantageous to add an active, hands-on element to subjects that more typically rely on rote learning style activities – like spelling.

The 35 hands-on spelling activities included on this list are much more fun and engaging than simply writing out spelling words over and over again (my kids both strongly disliked the ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ approach to spelling – and I honestly didn’t see much learning happening with it).

These ideas can be useful as activities for literacy rotations or as homework activities, working particularly well with children in the early elementary/primary grades. Plus, at the bottom of this post you’ll find a handy printable version that can be sent home with families to use for at home learning.

RELATED: Looking for meaningful spelling activities for grades 4-6? Check out our spelling activities worksheets.

35 Hands-On Spelling Activities

1. Make each word with Scrabble letter tiles .

2. Cut some short lengths of yarn and use them to form the letters of each word.

3. Paint the words with watercolour paints .

4. Write words with pavement chalk on the pavement or on the trampoline mat.

5. Make the letters of each word with your body as you spell the word aloud.

6. Build your words with Lego bricks .

7. Stamp your words onto paper with letter stamps.

8. Stamp your words into playdough with non-inked letter stamps .

9. Dot paint each word with a Q-tip or cotton bud.

10. Make your words with letter stickers .

11. Spell your words aloud as you star jump – one jump for each letter.

12. Make letters from chenille stems/pipe cleaners and use them to spell each word.

13. Type your words on a computer.

14. Write each word with your finger in a sand or salt tray .

15. Make rainbow words , tracing each letter with lots of colours.

16. Thread your words with letter beads .

17. Write your words on the window with a whiteboard marker.

18. Spell aloud and clap for each letter of your words.

19. Spell each word aloud in a robot voice .

20. Make each word with alphabet stones .

21. Write each word with your finger into shaving cream on the shower screen at bath time – or spray a little on a cookie tray to try it when you’re not in the bath.

22. Write your words onto paper plates or circles (one word per plate) and make up a jumping game .

23. Write your words in a fun script – with tiny letters or tall, skinny ones, or try bubble writing!

24. Draw a hopscotch grid on the pavement with chalk. Add a spelling word to each square. As your stone lands on a square spell  the word aloud before hopping.

25. Squeeze a small amount of acrylic paint into a re-sealable Ziploc bag. Seal the top and then use your finger to write each word ‘in’ the paint .

26. Make each word with magnetic letters .

27. Play Tic Tac Toe with your spelling words – each player chooses a word to use in the place of the ‘x’ or ‘o’ as you play. Choose a new word for each game.

28. Write each word with white crayon onto white paper and then paint over them with watercolour paint for a magic word reveal!

29. Play Hangman choosing the word to guess from your list of words.

30. Make each word from playdough or plasticine snakes .

31. Spell each word aloud as you jump on the trampoline – one bounce per letter.

32. Write the letters of each word onto a craft stick (one letter per stick). Jumble the sticks up and then remake each word.

33. Use a laser pointer to ‘write’ each word on the wall.

34. Write your list words onto two sets of index cards and use them to play a memory game .

35. Write each of your words onto a chalkboard with chalk and then use a small paintbrush to paint over them with water.

35. Write each word onto a piece of coloured paper, cut the letters apart and mix them up. Race to unscramble each word.

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50 Hands-On Spelling Activities

By thisreadingmama 25 Comments

Has your spelling practice become dry or boring? Well, brush off the dust and try some of these hands-on spelling activities !

Since readers need to have BOTH phonics and sight words  understanding to become good readers, focusing on both phonics AND sight words during spelling instruction is a great way to help words “stick” in a child’s memory.

When words are taken out of the context of a book and their patterns, letters, and parts are studied, it forces readers to slow down and really take it all the word has to offer them. This, in turn, helps them become better readers .

So today, I’d like to share 50 of my favorite hands-on spelling activities for phonics and sight words. Many of these are included in the back of my ebook, Teaching Kids to Spell .

Did you know you can find 700+ pages of printable spelling activities and games in my ebook? Yes! That’s enough to cover an entire year of spelling fun!

50 Hands-on Spelling Activities

Most all of these activities can be adapted for either phonics OR sight words. You can also insert your child’s spelling list into the activity instead of using the specific words shown in the post.

1.  Scoop & Spell {This Reading Mama}

2.  Sidewalk Chalk Spelling Hop  {Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational}

3.  Stamp Your Words {Lessons Learnt Journal}

4.  Go on a Word Treasure Hunt {Hands On: As we Grow}

5.  Make a Spelling Word Search Puzzle {This Reading Mama}

6.  Use a Spelling Dictionary {The Measured Mom}

7.  Dot Sticker Spelling {School Time Snippets}

8.  Post-a-Word {This Reading Mama}

9.  Make a Giant Crossword Puzzle {A Mom with a Lesson Plan}

10.  Phonics Jumping Game {Learners in Bloom}

11.  Play Word Rocket  {Playdough to Plato}

12.  Spell with Beads {Frugal Fun 4 Boys}

13.  Spell with LEGO Letters {This Reading Mama}

14.  Spell the Most Words Game {No Time for Flashcards}

15.  Spinning Straw Spellers {Still Playing School}

16.  Build Words with Rocks {Sugar Ants}

17.  Glitter Spelling {Here Come the Girls}

18.  Play Word Bump! {This Reading Mama}

19.  Roll a Sight Word {I Can Teach My Child}

20.  Making Words {Buggy and Buddy}

21.  Paint your Words {Childhood 101}

22. Oversized Letter Cards for Spelling {This Reading Mama}

23.  Seek and Find Spelling Game {What Do We Do All Day?}

24.  Rainbow Write Your Words {Nurture Store}

25.  Words 3 Ways  {Teach Mama}

26.  Use Crayon Resist {This Reading Mama}

27.  Spell with Pipe Cleaners {Make and Takes}

28.  Spell with Your Fingers {Home School Innovation}

29.  Use Word Sorts  {This Reading Mama}

30.  Spell with Cereal {A Mom with a Lesson Plan}

31. Finger Tap Spelling {This Reading Mama}

32.  Car Track Delivery Spelling Game  {Stay at Home Educator}

33.  Make a Chalkboard Refrigerator Game {Enchanted Homeschooling Mom}

34.  Visual Spelling Practice {Home Literacy Blueprint}

Roll & Cover Game

35. Roll & Cover Spelling Words {This Reading Mama}

36.  Make a Spelling Garage  {123 Homeschool 4 Me}

37.  Roll and Spell {Well-Nurtured Plants and Pillars}

38.  Letter Lacing {Mama Miss}

39.  Roll & Write Words {This Reading Mama}

40.  Spelling Hangman {Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas}

41.  Waffle Words Spelling Game {The Homeschool Post}

42.  Use a Board Game {Teach Beside Me}

43.  Spell with a Word Family Dictionary  {guest post on The Measured Mom}

44.  Play a Word Stretching Game  {The Pleasantest Thing}

45. DIY Spelling Word Puzzles {This Reading Mama}

45.  Allow Invented Spelling {1+1+1=1}

46.  Spelling Puzzles {No Time for Flash Cards}

47.  Missing Letter Spelling Game {Imagination Soup}

48.  Ride to Spell  {This Reading Mama}

49.  Spelling Battleship {Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational}

50.  Clip a Word {Sugar Ants}

51. Bottle Cap Spelling {This Reading Mama}

More Spelling Activities and Resources:

Go digital with spelling! Read all about my educational apps or purchase them on iTunes or Google Play!

All About Spelling is a fantastic spelling program using the Orton-Gillingham methods. Hands-on work is a big part of All About Spelling!

Using Words Their Way to Teach Spelling

Enjoy teaching! ~Becky

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May 13, 2014 at 9:26 am

Looks I need to get more creative with spelling! Thanks for these ideas!

May 14, 2014 at 5:06 am

Ha! We all could use a little creativity every once in a while, right?

May 13, 2014 at 3:11 pm

Wow! So many great ideas here! Thanks so much for mentioning my spelling post!

You’re very welcome!

May 13, 2014 at 9:07 pm

Great ideas!

May 15, 2014 at 9:17 am

What an awesome collection of creative spelling activities, Becky!! Sharing!

May 16, 2014 at 2:58 pm

Thank you, Malia!

May 16, 2014 at 7:41 pm

So many awesome ideas! Can’t wait to try a few out with the kids!

May 17, 2014 at 3:22 pm

Yes. I will be trying a few of these with my kids as well! 🙂

May 22, 2014 at 1:26 am

Such a great resource!! Pinned! p.s. thank you for including us : )

May 22, 2014 at 7:34 am

You’re very welcome! Thank you for your amazing idea!

June 3, 2014 at 11:11 pm

What a fantastic list and resource!! Thank you so much for including my Chalkboard Refrigerator Game 🙂

June 4, 2014 at 6:07 am

June 18, 2014 at 6:52 am

I had forgotten all about the Waffle Words I wrote long ago. Thanks for the ping.

I’ll have to put my brain on a math version of it now!

June 18, 2014 at 7:11 am

I’d love to see it when you’re finished. 🙂

November 11, 2015 at 3:01 pm

Wow really nice 😀 resources thanks for sharing

February 24, 2017 at 2:41 am

Great post!

June 7, 2017 at 1:57 am

Thax for the trick, so helpfull

August 26, 2017 at 3:21 am

there are some amazing ideas here, thank you 🙂

October 1, 2017 at 4:41 am

WOW!!!! very nice and interesting article written by you. Such a great piece of information.

November 18, 2017 at 3:06 am

Really nice! Thanks for sharing those fantastic activities. These creative spelling activities are wonderful. I would love to try these. Can’t wait. Awesome ideas.

April 15, 2018 at 11:20 am

I love all your posts! I’m a first year 2nd grade teacher so finding resources can be overwhelming and time consuming. I love that your worksheets are engaging for my students. Thanks for sharing!

March 1, 2021 at 8:12 pm

very good post i particularly liked the roll and dice one and use a board game

March 11, 2021 at 7:52 pm

I love this blog! I’m a first year 3nd grade teacher so finding resources can be time consuming. I love that your worksheets are engaging for my students. Thanks for sharing!

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Free Spelling Activities

I’m sharing 12 FREE, NO PREP, printable and digital Spelling Activities for Kindergarten, first and second grade students! These activities provide meaningful and engaging spelling practice and are perfect for any word work literacy center. I also offer details about my Year-Long Weekly Word Study Resource that offers weekly word lists, practice activities, parent letters, assessments and MORE for k-3!

Hey Friends!

I’m curious…. in your already crowded instruction schedule, does word study have a place?  Have you found a way to make spelling instructiion more than just giving a list of words on Monday and assessing on Friday?  Resources for teaching spelling can be hard to come by. Sometimes it feels like with the intense focus on more critical thinking skills in literacy, explicit spelling instruction (or word study) has become an outdated practice.  

But I think we can all agree we all want our students to be strong spellers!  Spelling is important!  It is related to reading.  If students can spell well, they will read well.   It’s related to writing.  When students spell well they can focus on communicating their ideas, rather than worrying about how to construct words. 

If you are looking for a word study program to use with your students, or maybe just looking to freshen up your spelling activities then you have come to the right place.  Today I’m excited to describe to you the Year-Long Weekly Word Study bundles I have created for kindergarten, first, second and third grade, as well as share my FREE, NO PREP Spelling Activities!  

Free Spelling Activities 

You’ve got a lot on your plate, so to help lighten your load I created this resource that includes 12 different EDITABLE spelling printables!  It is totally free and provides meaningful practice and the repetition students need for mastery of the spelling words and phonics patterns you teach.  With many activities to choose from, spelling practice will always feel fresh and engaging for students.  

To save you time, I created these Spelling Activities as an editable “autofill” document.  This means the ONLY thing you have to do is insert your spelling words (up to 12) into the spelling activities word list.  That’s it!!  Once you type your words into the word list, you simply print the pages you want to use.

Any of these activities make a great addition to your weekly word work routine.  Simply pair the spelling word cards with a pocket chart and print a few activities for an instant literacy center!  They also make great morning work or homework practice.  

The FREE resource includes ALL of the following activities: 

💗 Trace and Write Spelling

💗 ABC Order

💗 ipad Spelling

💗 Vowel Consonant Spelling

💗 Sign Language Spelling

💗 Rainbow Spelling *note this has been updated to include Rainbow Sound Spelling

💗 Triangle Spelling

💗 Spelling Illustrations

💗 Make a Word Search

💗 Spelling Word Shapes

💗 Roll-a-Color Spelling

💗 Spell and Move

Here are a few of our favorites!

Drop your name and email below and I’ll send these free spelling activities to your inbox now!

A Year-Long Weekly Word Study Resource for K-3

So while the activity pages I’ve shared above could be used in a variety of ways, I know there are teachers who are looking for more.  They want an actual program that explicitly teaches students different spelling patterns each week and offers them meaningful practice so students can master those patterns. That’s why I created Year-Long Weekly Word Study Resources for Kindergarten, first, second and third grade students.

Word study units are different from traditional spelling units.  Instead of giving students a list of words to memorize each week, word study units focus on a specific phonics skill.  Students are given explicit instruction on the phonics pattern.  They engage in activities throughout the week that allow them to practice the phonics skill and investigate and discover the patterns in words.  

Word study offers students opportunities to investigate and discover the patterns in words. When students have knowledge of these patterns they don’t learn to spell just one word at a time.  They can generalize and apply their new learning to their reading and their writing.  

My Weekly Word Study Units have EVERYTHING you need to provide your students with effective word study instruction and spelling practice all year long!

I have different units for kindergarten , first , second , AND third-grade students. While the units vary a bit from grade to grade, they all contain these core components:

💕 A Scope and Sequence

We know that for instruction to be most effective, it must be systematic and follow a scope and sequence . The scope and sequences included in these resources are based on my learning including Wiley Blevins’ book,  A Fresh Look at Phonics *,  The Reading Teacher’s Top Ten Tools, and  Speech to Print  and are specific for each grade.

💕 Word cards

These word cards can be printed out on card stock and used in centers, small groups, or for your whole group instruction.

💕 3 Editable Practice Printables for Each Unit

We know that in order for students to master the skills we teach they need a lot of practice.  For every unit, you’ll get 3 editable practice printables. The activities vary slightly depending on grade and the skill that is being taught.

💕 Editable Assessments

While the assessments vary a bit from grade to grade, they all include:

– Word Dictation:  words that follow the week’s phonics skills and bonus spaces for review or high-frequency words.

– Sentence Dictation:  a sentence that includes target phonics skill words, previously taught phonics skill words and high-frequency words.

– Spelling Error Analysis:  a sentence that includes target phonics skill words, previously taught phonics skill words and high-frequency words. Students must correct the mistakes and rewrite the corrected sentences.

💕 A Teacher Assessment Guide and Master Word List

You’ll get an answer key for each unit to make it extra easy for you to quickly check those assessments!

💕  A Family Letter for Each Unit

We know that word study looks a little different than traditional spelling that families may be accustomed to. This letter will help families understand the shift, inform them of the focus for the unit, and offer them ways to support their children at home.

Curious to learn more about Word Study and these resources? Take a look here for more details!

I hope the information and free resources I’ve shared here today will help to bring more effective word study and spelling practice into your classroom!

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Kindergarten Spelling Words Lists (Free PDF Printables)

Beginner spelling words for young learners plus free printable lists of all the words to use with your child..

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Learning to spell is one of the most important parts of learning to read . When kids are able to sound out and put together a word, letter by letter, all on their own, they feel a real sense of excitement and accomplishment. Make time in your day for regular practice, and students will master these kindergarten spelling words in no time! 

These two-letter words follow regular spelling patterns, so kids can sound them out if they know their letter sounds. That makes these fairly easy spelling words for kindergarteners. 

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CVC words follow the pattern consonant-vowel-consonant and use regular spelling and pronunciation patterns. That makes them among the easier words to sound out and spell, plus they’re some of the most common words kids will find in easy reader books. 

Short A CVC Words Ending Groups

Short e cvc words ending groups , short i cvc words ending groups , short o cvc words ending groups , short u cvc words ending groups .

High-frequency words are common words that often don’t follow regular spelling and pronunciation patterns or those that are used frequently in writing. Add high frequency words, which are also known as sight words, to your list of basic spelling words for kindergarten. 

Kindergarteners work on spelling simple words they can sound out using the basics of phonics. They often learn to spell their own name and those of their friends or family members, as well as numbers (one, two, three, etc.). Most kindergarten spelling words are one syllable, but some high-frequency spelling words include two syllables, like “about” or “over.” At this age, it’s fun to keep a running list of all the words young learners have mastered, so they can see their skills grow day by day. 

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How to Help Kindergarten Kids with Spelling Words Practice through Crazy Fun Games

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Let’s make spelling words practice fun for kindergarten kids with some crazy fun games and a few common ideas too!

A friend recently told me that she doesn’t know ways to practice spelling words at home with her kids.

I didn’t have any tips for her right off hand except to make it fun.

So it got me thinking about different ways we’ve practiced spelling words, or done any kind of homework for that matter.

For the most part, my kids don’t have homework.

Their homework each week has been to practice sight words or spelling words and read.

That’s pretty much it!

They’ve never brought worksheets home that they have to do (yay!).

I’ve talked about common core in the past , and using Be A Learning Hero to find out what your child needs to know each year in school. These standards are set in place to help students be better prepared down the road.

Henry has always been a fast learner, so learning his spelling words has never really been an issue for us.

But we still practice the kindergarten spelling words throughout the week with little games and activities.

Every Monday he gets a list of words to learn and on Friday he has a spelling test.

And lately, the list of words is around a concept (like short a, or Long a CVCe), and then he gets two bonus words on the test to see if he grasps the concept.

Most weeks, I take it pretty easy in practice and this is what we do…

5 Obvious Ways to Practice Spelling Words:

• Make a number code. Number the words on the spelling list and then write a list all mixed up to find and write the word.  You can save a copy of this doc that I use for each spelling list. 
• Write spelling words but leave out letters and put a blank instead for him to figure out what letter it should be (based off his list).
• Make a scrambled spelling words game and have your kindergarten child put them in the right order.
• Ask to spell random words off the spelling list (and others that are similar in concept) throughout the day.
• Use worksheets sometimes. I have found several places online that you can change out the spelling list week after week for their worksheets. These are my faves: make your own printable word shapes worksheets , word scrambler and word search maker .

Now… there have been times when we need to work on a spelling word more and that’s when we try to make it more fun with kindergarten games!

That’s where hands on learning and activities comes into play!

16 Crazy Fun Games to Practice Spelling Words for Kindergarten

Go on a treasure hunt.

Draw a treasure map, or use your house plans, to hide letters of spelling words to find using the map. See how we did it with sight words. What child doesn’t love a good treasure hunt game to help make learning fun!

Kindergarten Spelling Hangman Game

Play a game of hangman to practice spelling words! If you don’t know how to play, check out School Time Snippets

Sensory Shaving Cream Writing

Squirt some shaving cream on a tray and just write the spelling words to practice! Super simple, educational and a little messy too.

Spelling Words Letter Egg Hunt

Hide letters of the spelling words in plastic eggs around the house. Find each letter to put together the spelling words!

Spelling Bean Bag Toss Game for Kindergarten

Put together your ABC Mat on the floor and use bean bags to toss onto each of the letters to practice spelling words.

Spelling Bracelets with Letter Beads

Use letter beads to make a bracelet, spelling their words as they make it! Take them apart and do it again or save them for a little vocabulary accessory!

Spelling Words Practice with Typing

Just use your computer! Open a word doc and have them type the spelling words over and over again! See how we did it to learn to spell their names. Bonus, your child is getting a little typing education too!

Clip & Match Spelling Words Fine Motor Game

Write a spelling word on a craft stick and then each letter on a clothespin to make the word! Check out this clip and spell from How Wee Learn!

Triple Trace It!

Trace and repeat kindergarten spelling words with this fun game! Write the spelling word on paper, trace it with a highlighter and then trace it with glue and again with yarn! Repetition is great! See how we did this triple tracing with names .

Spelling Game with Nuts & Bolts for Kindergarten Homework

Write the letters of the spelling words on nuts and have them tighten them onto bolts to spell the words correctly! This one’s from No Time for Flash Cards. (shown in collage above)

Spelling with Bent Q-Tips

Bend Q-Tips into 3 shapes ( find out how here ) to make any letter of the alphabet! Spell words! This one is a great interactive option for any ABC activity!

Make Sensory Cards for Spelling

You can make sensory spelling word cards with some glue and salt. A Mom with a Lesson Plan then as three ways you can help your kids practice spelling with them!

Spell with Cooked Spaghetti

Write their spelling words with cooked spaghetti ! This one will definitely make education a fun time! Another one from A Mom with a Lesson Plan!

Make Spelling Words Chains

Make a paper chain with letters to spell words! (Add Velcro to make it reusable too!)

Practice Spelling with Fun Sensory Bags

Write your spelling words on a sensory bag with a Q-tip! From Scribble Doodle and Draw. This one is for for any phonics practice you need to work on!

Make a Scribble Game for Kindergarten Spelling Words

Scribble and spell! See how many times you can write your spelling words in a section of a scribble!

Even more free places to find games and other fun ways to practice spelling words perfect for Kindergarten:

• 75 Fun Ways to Practice and Learn Spelling Words from Mom to 2 Posh Li’l Divas
• 50 Hands-On Spelling Activities from This Reading Mama
• 35 Fun Ways to Learn Spelling Words from Childhood 101.
• Ways to make Spelling Fun and 25 Spelling Activities from A Mom with a Lesson Plan
• Many of the name writing activities can be used to write spelling words too! It’s great to physically write the word to learn it.

What are some of your favourite games to play when working on spelling with your kindergarten child at home?

Share your ideas with us in the comments! We would love to hear them!

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100 FUN Spelling Games and Activities for Kids

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Let’s face it, the English language is hard! Spelling can often be so difficult and confusing, so I wanted to share some ways to change it up a bit and make it more exciting! I collected a list of 100  fun spelling games and activities !

I hope you will find something that will work for you today! These spelling games for kids are all perfect for kids in elementary school.

Educational games and hands-on activities are one of the best ways to really help kids learn had concepts. They are more likely to remember things they are being taught. They will improve their spelling skills and their reading and writing abilities though interactive activities. These can help them to prepare for a spelling test if you insert their spelling list into any of the activities.

You will definitely want to pin this so you can save some of these spelling games and activities for later!

Here is the MEGA list of 100 FUN Spelling Games and Activities for Kids

Are you ready for the big, huge list of spelling games for kids? You are sure to find the perfect interactive spelling game (or activity) that will work for your needs. These games can be played at home or in school setting. They will help kids to spell words correctly and have fun in the process!

1.  Spell for Your Life – Printable Board Game  – Teach Beside Me This game can be modified for any spelling list or grade level.

2.  Spelling Made Fun Printable Game Cards  – Cornerstone Confessions

3.  Word Building Activity Travel Kit – I Heart Crafty Things

4.  Make Words with Clothes Pins  – Creative Family Fun

5.  Spelling/Sight Word Egg Hunt  – Teach Beside Me- Put your spelling words inside your Easter eggs and do a word hunt!

6.  Ladybug Spelling – Blessedly Busy

7.  Sight Word Popsicle Stick Game – Teach Me Mommy

8.  Transportation CVC Sliders – Royal Baloo

9.  Spelling Board Game  – Teach Beside Me

10.  Spelling Hearts – In the Playroom

11.  CVC Fine Motor Words  – Adventures of Adam

12.  Action Sight Word Games – Brain Power Boy

13.  Spelling & Reading Hopscotch  – Teach Beside Me

14.  CVC Word Popcorn Game  – Modern Preschool

15.  Water Bead Spelling – There’s Just One Mommy

16.  Truffula Tree Word Families – School Time Snippets

17.  Fishing for Spelling Words  – Teach Beside Me

18.  Flower Garden Spelling – Blessedly Busy

19.  Kinetic Sandcastle Spelling – There’s Just One Mommy

20.  Spelling Word Dominoes – Nurture Store

21.  Favorite Language Arts Apps  – Teach Beside Me

22.  Muffin Tin CVC Spelling – Modern Preschool

23.  Letter Bead Discovery Bottles – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

24.  Rhyming Wheels – Research Parent

25.  Ribbon Spool Speller  – Teach Beside Me

26.  Ice Crossword Puzzle – Schooling a Monkey

27.  Sift & Spell Game – What Do We Do All Day?

28.  Stack a Word – Royal Baloo

29.  Giant Keyboard Spelling – Lessons Learnt Journal

30.  Spelling Word Search  – Teach Beside Me

31.  Stair Step Spelling – Adventures in Mommydom

32.  Sight Word Printable s – Artsy Momma

33.  Pin Prick Words – Creative Family Fun

34.  Spelling Twister  – Teach Beside Me

35.  Learning Silent Letters – Rock Your Homeschool

36.  ABC Sidewalk Chalk Game – Buggy and Buddy

37.  Reading and Word Building With Mailboxes – Arts & Crackers

38.  Spelling and Sight Word With Magnet Letters – Mom Inspired Life

39.  Rhyming Word Dominoes  – Teach Beside Me

40.  Sight Word Game – Little Bins for Little Hands

41.  Shaving Cream Spelling – Adventures in Mommydom

42.  Stamp and Spell – Parenting Chaos

43.  Graffiti Wall Spelling – Childhood 101

44.  Spelling Paper Dolls  – Teach Beside Me

45.  Chocolate Sight Word Writing Tray – Natural Beach Living

46.  Velcro Spelling Board – Adventures in Mommydom

47.  DIY Magnet Words – Rock Your Homeschool

48.  Trace and Write Spelling Practice – JDaniel4’s Mom

49.  Hungry Frogs Alphabet Game  – Teach Beside Me

50.  Ways to Practice Spelling – The Homeschool Hideout

51.  Spell Your Name Game – No Time for Flashcards

52.  Say it, Make it, Write it – You Clever Monkey

53.  Sight Word Skittles – Rainy Day Mum

54.  Alphabet & Spelling Learning Mat  – Teach Beside Me

55.  Fill in the Blanks Sensory Game – You’ve Got This

56.  Top 10 Ways to Practice Spelling Words – True Aim

57.  Word Family Lego Sort – Parenting Chaos

58.  Name Puzzle Busy Bag – Happy Brown House

59.  Paint Chip Word Families  – Teach Beside Me

60.  Muffin Tin Reading Games – Growing Book By Book

61.  Learn & Stack Sight Word Activity – A Little Pinch of Perfect

62.  20+ Spelling Activities for Those that Despise Spelling  – Every Star is Different

63.  Finger Spelling Hopscotch – The Measured Mom

64.  Real Rhyme or Silly Rhyme  – Teach Beside Me

65.  Monster Truck Phonics Jump – Growing Book by Book

66.  Short A CVC Word Cards  – Teach Beside Me

67.  Writing With Kinetic Sand – Parenting Chaos

68.  Spelling With Post-It Notes  – Teach Beside Me

69.  Spelling With Building Blocks – Teach Me Mommy

70.  Phonogram Don’t Eat Pete Game – One Creative Mommy

71.  Teach Spelling With Cars – Joy in the Home

72.  CVC Word Family Game – Mom Inspired Life

73.  Letter Tile Spelling Mats – Happy Brown House

74.  Spelling Games with Mixed Up Words – JDaniel4’s Mom

75.  Paint Chip Sight Word Busy Bag – The Chaos & The Clutter

76.  Spelling Word Poems – Sugar Aunts

77.  Pool Noodle CVC-  Planning Playtime

78.  CVC Block Spelling  – Teach Me Mommy

79.  Graph Paper Handwriting/Spelling  – Sugar Aunts

80.  Snap Cube Sight Words – Differentiated Kindergarten

81-  Sight Word Pointillism – Differentiated Kindergarten

82.  Sight Word Rubbings – Doing Splendid

83.  Spelling Battleship – Mrs. T’s First Grade Class

84.  Spelling Word Mazes – Mrs. T’s First Grade Class

85.  Spell the Beans – I Love That Idea

86.  Spelling With Boggle – School Day Love

87.  Spelling Tic Tac Toe – The Literacy Nest

88.  Play Dough Stamp & Spell – No Time for Flash Cards

89.  Lego Hangman – Pink and Green Mama

90.  Spelling Doodles – The Room Mom

91.  Mix, Dump & Spell – School Time Snippets

92.  Ride to Spell – This Reading Mama

93.  18 Tactile Spelling Activities – My Joy Filled Life

94.  Spelling Scribble – Relief Teaching Ideas

95.  Secret Code Spelling – Mrs. Gilchrist’s Class

96.  Laptop Sight Words – Mrs. Gilchrist’s Class

97.  Roll & Spell – McElhinny’s Center Stage

98.  Scoop & Spell – This Reading Mama

99.  Hop On Pop Reading & Spelling Game – Teach Beside Me

100.  Cookie Sight Word Spelling – Teach Beside Me

101.  Compound Words Foldable and Puzzles –  Teach Beside Me.

102. Grammar Contraction Puzzles – Teach Beside Me

Wow! What an exhaustive list! With all of these awesome spelling games and activities, there will never be a dull spelling moment again, right?! 😉

Also see my previous 100 Things post –  100 Edible Education Ideas .

Former school teacher turned homeschool mom of 4 kids. Loves creating awesome hands-on creative learning ideas to make learning engaging and memorable for all kids!

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10 Activities to Practice Spelling at Home

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For some kids, spelling comes naturally. For others, spelling is an extremely difficult task that is avoided at all costs. It doesn’t have to be that way. These 10 simple activities to practice spelling at home will help your child become a better speller in addition to building their confidence!

*Guest post by Sarah from  Stay at Home Educator

10 Activities for Spelling Practice at Home

Remember the days when you were a kid and you would have a spelling list to memorize each week? Maybe you practiced those words by spelling them out loud to a parent, or maybe you wrote each word ten times.

That’s how we used to practice spelling, but those days are gone. Educators are now using more systematic and authentic methods of spelling practice, and parents are looking for better ways to help their child with spelling at home. You still probably get a spelling list to practice each week, but rote memorization is never effective.

Here are ten simple, yet truly awesome activities, for doing spelling practice at home:

• Spelling Memory – Write two sets of spelling words on small index cards and play a game of memory. When a card is turned over, read the word, spell it, and read it again.
• Spelling Swat – Using the same set of flashcards from the activity above. Lay out one set on the table or floor so the words can be seen. Use the other set as a draw pile. Draw a card. Read the word, spell it, then find the matching word on the table. Slap the matching word on the table. Read the word, spell it, then read it again.
• Wordo – This is an old game that is played just like Bingo, but with full words instead of letters and numbers. Again, if the word is on the Wordo card, read it, spell it, and read it again.
• Rainbow Writing – Spell each word multiple times using a different color of the rainbow each time.
• Around the Room Spelling Hunt – Using the two sets of flashcards from the first activity, place one set of spelling flashcards around the room and keep the other set for a draw pile. Draw a spelling flashcard, read it, and spell it. Read it again, then search for the matching word in the room.
• Stamp It Out – Rather than writing out spelling words multiple times, use alphabet stamps instead. (Or letter manipulatives work well, too.) The key here is to practice one word several times in a row.
• Spell by Syllables – For longer words, practice spelling by spelling by syllables. For example, the word elephant would be broken down into el-e-phant, spelling just one syllable at a time.
• Spelling Word Sorts – This is an excellent activity for spelling lists where all the words focus on a single spelling sound, but different spellings. Sort the words according to how that focus sound is spelled. For example, if the sound is long a spelled -eigh and -ai, then the words sleigh and weight would be put into a different group from snail and aim.
• Word Scramble – This is an oldie, but still an effective way to practice spelling. Use letter manipulatives to spell a word from the spelling list, copying it if need be. Then, scramble the letters up and try to re-spell the word without looking at the spelling list for help.
• Sensory Words – Use a sensory material to write out spelling words. Shaving cream, salt, play dough , and cookie sprinkles are all super fun.

Additional Tips for Spelling Practice at Home

Of course, spelling practice should always be supervised. This will ensure that your child is getting the most out of an activity as well as practicing the word correctly! Set aside some time every evening to do a quick spelling practice. Even if it’s just ten minutes.

If your child is overwhelmed by the number of words to practice, then break the list into chunks and practice only a few at a time. And always keep some easier words to mix with the difficult words. You don’t want your child to feel defeated and lose confidence by making the list too difficult during spelling practice.

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40 Effective Spelling Activities for Kids

August 18, 2022 //  by  Jane Brooks

Some students dread math while another's anxiety skyrockets when you say it's spelling time. You can decrease the stress for students by moving away from rote learning and weekly spelling tests. By adding movement, hands-on and sensory activities, and gaming to your spelling lesson plans, you will increase engagement and relieve student anxiety. Below are 40 curated fun and creative spelling ideas for every grade level. From rainbow writing to peer editing, you will find the perfect match to get your students excited about spelling.

1. In My Name, Not in My Name

A great activity for kids who are learning their letters and name. Provide students with their names written on an index card or sheet of paper. Set up a station with letter manipulatives that the students will sort based on whether the letter appears in their name or not.

Learn more: Play to Learn Preschool

2. Sight Word Word Search

One of the many printable spelling activities available online, sight word searches allow young students to cipher out the real word from the letters jumbled around them. A classic way of gamifying learning. Make sure to model the first few times and assist struggling students.

Learn more: Education

3. Name or Word Necklaces

Craft it up with your students while getting in some spelling practice. You can use premade letter beads or make your own. Differentiate this lesson by creating letter bracelets for working on sounds or letter recognition. More advanced students can spell their names or their favorite sight word.

Learn more: We Are Teachers

4. Create Your Own Traceables

Invest in a laminator and create a myriad of activities for pre-K students. Several sites online have preschool sight word lists available. Choose a word and repeat the word at least three times. Laminate and have students trace. In the last row, they should try to write the word on their own.

Learn more: Time 4 Learning

5. Suds and Search

Combine cleanup time with letter learning. Create a station with tubs filled with water, soap foam, and letter manipulatives. Have students search for individual letters or have them find ones to spell out one of their sight words. This is a fun, engaging, and sensory approach to spelling.

Learn more: Parenting Chaos

6. Match the Letter to the Sound

Help students learn what sound goes with what letter. Provide students with letter manipulatives. Say a sound for them. Give students time to find the letter in their stack. You can do another variation of this with whiteboards. In this version, students would write the letter that represents the sound.

Learn more: Wordwall

7. Big-Small Match Up

Create letter flashcards with both upper and lowercase letters on separate cards. Have students match the lowercase letter to its uppercase version. You can also vary this and turn the letters upside down and play a game of memory.

Learn more: Reading Adventure

K-1st Grade

8. stamp and spell.

Use alphabet stamps to create fun hands-on spelling activities. Students can start stamping their names and move on from there to letters and sight words .

Learn more: Raising Little Superheroes

9. Spelling Memory

Turn your weekly spelling list into a fun board game. Use index cards or letter stock paper to create two sets of cards for your weekly list. Turn the cards over and have students play this memory game to help them grow their spelling skills. You can also find commercial versions for sale online.

Learn more: Amazon and Home Spelling Words

10. Rainbow Writing

Practice spelling and reinforce color names at the same time. Choose any editable spelling printable for the lesson. Call out the color of the marker or crayon. Let students trace the letter or word. Repeat this multiple times. For happier students, reward students by allowing them to call out the color.

Learn more: 4 Kinder Teachers

11. Sight Word Scavenger Hunt

Use sticky notes to post sight words around the room. Give your students a sheet of paper with the words listed on it. Have students say the word, then trace it on the paper. Modify by giving each student one or two words on their paper and place the sticky note on their paper.

Learn more: No Time for Flashcards

12. Pipe Cleaner Spelling

Hands-on learning meets spelling word practice. Use colorful pipe cleaners for sensory spelling learning. Students can shape their word lists into the correct letters using pipe cleaners.

Learn more: Teaching First

13. Online Spelling Programs

If you are in a 1-1 classroom, try some of the free online spelling programs which offer a variety of activities. Students gain meaningful spelling practice by exploring sight words and spelling patterns.

14. Playdough Spelling

For more hands-on spelling activities, use letter cookie cutters to cut out letters. This is a fun way to engage students with spelling instruction. If the student messes up, they can squish the words up, roll them out and redo.

Learn more: Kindergarten Connection

15. Teach Spelling Strategies

You can teach even young children all kinds of spelling strategies. Helping them learn the general spelling patterns in English early through engagement in a variety of activities ensures that they can play and make mistakes with spelling rules in low-stakes environments.

Learn more: Online Spellcheck

16. Excavate for Grade Level Spelling Words

Use a sandbox table to hide spelling words cut into blocks or written on pieces of paper. Combine this activity with a social studies level about discovering ancient civilizations. Your students will be immersed in a sensory activity that helps them gain practice in spelling and exposure to social studies content.

Learn more: Scholastic

17. Alphabet Clothespins

Write letters on the top of a wooden clothespin. Use flashcards of sight words. Have students match the clothespins to the top of the card in the correct order. Younger students can work on letter and word recognition, spelling, and hand-eye coordination.

Learn more: Creative Family Fun

18. Rhyming Wheels

Feeling crafty? You can make these rhyming wheels for students to help them practice sounding out words or recognizing sight words. Take the pressure off new word groups by turning learning into a game.

Learn more: Research Parent

19. Sidewalk Chalk ABCs

Get students outside and moving with this fun way to work on the ABCs. Make a grid with sidewalk chalk. Leave a few blank free spaces. Students start on A and have to hop through the alphabet. If they can't make it to the next letter in one hop, they can use a free space.

Learn more: Buggy and Buddy

2nd - 5th Grades

20. spelling fill-in the blank activities.

Options abound for this entertaining way of spelling instruction. You can do spelling printables, and use magnetic letters or letter manipulatives. Students have to use their spelling skills to complete the word. This is a quick and easy go-to activity for any day.

Learn more: Home Spelling Words

21. Save the Spelling Snowman from Melting

A new twist on one of the classic activities for spelling words, Spelling Snowman starts with you choosing a word. Draw the appropriate number of blank spots for each letter in the word and a snowman on the board. As students guess a letter, incorrect answers "melt" part of the snowman.

Learn more: Homer Blog

22. Spelling Words Pyramid Style

Assist your students with their writing skills and spelling practice by building the word. In this activity, students create a pyramid from the top down. The top of the pyramid is the first letter of the word. They add a letter for each layer of their pyramid until they have the whole word at the bottom.

Learn more: Twinkl

23. Unmix It Up Relay

Add movement to spelling time with this low-prep game. Use magnet letters or letter tiles to spell words. Divide students into teams. One at a time they will race to unscramble their word in one of the envelopes. When they have it correct they signal. Then, the next student attempts to unmix another envelope.

Learn more: Busy Teacher

24. Michelangelo Spelling

Flexible seating fans will love this engaging spelling practice. Allow students to tape white paper to the bottom of their desks or tables. Let them practice writing their spelling words by laying under their desks working like the Renaissance artist, Michelangelo! You can add some color by letting them use markers.

Learn more: All About 3rd Grade

25. Spelling Sparkle

Another fun spelling game, Sparkle begins with students standing. Call out a spelling word. The first student says the first letter of the word. Play moves on the next student. When the word is complete the next student yells "sparkle" and the student after them must sit. Wrong answers mean a student must sit also. The winner is the last student standing.

Learn more: Teaching Ideas

26. Spelling Packets

Several online sites have complete spelling packets available to download. These are tried and true spelling activities for use in class or homework practice. These printable options can be especially useful for sick days when students are with a substitute.

6th - 8th Grades

27. class spelling bee race.

Turn up the fun in class with a spelling bee race for teams. Have pre-marked spots on the floor. Call out a word from recent content for team one. The first student steps up to the line. If they spell the word correctly, the whole team moves up. If not, the student steps back into the team. The first team to cross the finish line wins.

Learn more: Spelling Words Well

28. Dictionary Race Game

This is another lively group game for middle school students. Set up a station with word cards. Assign one student as group leader. They flip the card and read it to their table mates. The other students search the dictionary to see who can find the word and definition first.

Learn more: Super Teacher Worksheets

29. Middle School Spelling Curriculum

Looking for a complete spelling curriculum or help with lesson planning? Check out this site that has word lists by grade along with lesson ideas, curated resources, and more.

30. Commonly Known Words by Grade Level

Create word walls and build these words into lessons and activities for maximum repetition. These are words that students are expected to have as part of their working vocabulary, especially by the end of that grade level.

31. Spelling Art

Provide students with six or so words from reading, math, or science. Have them create an art project using those words. You can create a rubric for required elements, but leave space for students to use their creativity freely.

Learn more: Your Dictionary

32. Digital Spelling Games

From Code Breaking to Word Scrambles and more, online platforms over gamified learning for your students. You can filter by grade level as well as content or lesson topic. If your school or homeschool coop doesn't have access to a program, there are plenty of free ones on the internet.

Learn more: Word Game Time

33. Spelling Workbooks

If you are looking for a week-long homework activity or something students can do each day as a bellringer, you can choose from a plethora of ready made workbooks.

34. Flipped Spelling Journal

Take the traditional spelling journal and turn it on its head. Rather than having students write sentences or definitions based on word lists, students keep a journal of words they find themselves misspelling or words they don't know. They can practice correct spelling and build their vocabulary with more ownership.

Learn more: Abe Books

35. Tally it Up

Provide word lists at the beginning of each week. Students get a tally mark as a reward for reaching a set number of tallies each week. Tally marks are earned by using and/or spelling the word correctly throughout the week.

36.  Writing Challenge

Challenge students brains, spelling skills, and motor skills all in one activity. In this option, students write their words three times with their non-dominant hand, keeping them engaged instead of relying on rote memory.

9th - 12th Grades

37. memory strategy.

Use mnemonic devices like rhymes, sentences, or phrases to help students remember tricky spellings. English is full of exceptions to the rule. Mnemonic strategies offer students a cheat sheet they file in their brains.

Learn more: 20 Amazing Spelling Activities for Middle School

38. Peer Editing

One of the best ways to learn is to become a teacher. Have students peer edit in-class writing with a specific focus on spelling. Provide dictionaries. If the editor isn't sure if the work is spelled correctly, they find it in the dictionary to double-check.

Learn more: Read, Write, Think

39. Spelling Poems

Provide students with appropriate high-frequency words for their grades. You can differentiate between students based on reading level as well. Once you have reviewed the words and meanings, have students write poems using several of the words from the list.  Add peer editing to extend the assignment.

Learn more: Great Schools

40. Pull Apart Synonyms

This activity ups the challenge level on word scramble worksheets. Students unscramble the letters to create two synonyms. Your class is able to work on meaning and spelling simultaneously.

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We've created these Kindergarten Spelling Worksheets to go with each of our spelling lists. These worksheets can also help students improve their handwriting.

Spelling Worksheets for Kindergarteners

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Free Spell and Match Worksheet

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Free Spell and Match Worksheet for Kindergarten

The same three-letter word is missing a different letter each time it appears in a box. Children are asked to write the correct missing letter to complete each word. This repetition can help kids remember how to spell these words correctly in the future.

Kids can also cut and paste pictures that match each word. This basic spelling worksheet can help kids develop their vocabulary. It covers the following words: dog, cat, sun, and bus.

Our goal was to make it as easy as possible for educators and families to utilize our worksheets. To achieve this, we offer three options for accessing our free worksheets: downloading the PDF file, printing the worksheets directly from your browser, or using the kindergarten worksheet online.

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Tips on Using the Spell and Match Worksheet

There are three icons above the free "Spell and Match" worksheet. The first is labeled "Download" and will provide you with a PDF version of the worksheet to download. For the best results, it's recommended to print the PDF version. The second icon is labeled "Print," which will take you to a separate web page with just the worksheet so you can print it directly from your browser. The third icon is labeled "Online," which will take you to our kindergarten web app, where you can complete the spelling worksheet using your computer, tablet, or other device with a web browser.

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These preschool worksheets provide a LOT of fun, worthwhile practice in important language learning for your young ones. Whether you're teaching at home, at daycare, or in an established preschool, you're sure to find plenty of helpful preschool printables here!

Scroll through the list to find the skills you need. Remember to check back often for new additions to this collection!

ABC Preschool Worksheets

New! Alphabet Worksheets that help kids match upper and lowercase letters, for the entire alphabet! If this sounds a bit daunting for your early learners, why not begin with some of our other options shown below? For those who are up to the challenge, these free printables provide great practice!

ABC Fill-In On each of these pages, students need to supply the missing letters of the alphabet. Then they will read and spell three kid-friendly words and find those letters in the alphabet path. One page features lowercase letters, the other page, uppercase ones.

Alphabet printables : All spelling begins with  letters.  These worksheets cover ABC order for beginners.  Page one has letters for kids to cut out, then paste in order. Page two, shown here, has missing beginning consonants, and a challenge to rewrite the words in ABC order. Adult help may be needed. 

ABC Puzzlers:  This free alphabet worksheet asks kids to complete a dot-to-dot and identify the letters of the alphabet in order. At the bottom of the page, they need to color the letters of the alphabet in order, skipping over all the extra letters. Here at Spelling-Words-Well, I love to give your preschoolers LOTS of ways to practice their ABCs!!!

What's Cooking, Leaf Pick-Up, and How Does Your Garden Grow?  Three cut-and-paste worksheets require kids to sort capital letters from lower letters. On this page, kid will cut and paste letters into the appropriate cooking pots! If you like, ask the kids to sort the cut out letters and arrange them in alphabetical order before they begin to paste them into the picture.

When used along with oral practice and learning games , worksheets can be used to gauge each student's individual progress. They also provide practice in writing and following simple directions.

Letter Sound Worksheets

Circles and Sounds 1:    Here's a fun maze for your preschoolers! First, kids must decide which pictures start with the letter B. Then they find a path from Start to Finish as they color all the pictures that begin with B.  Simple, fun and educational!

Circles and Sounds 2:  This time, kids must decide which  pictures start with the letter P. Then they find a path from Start to Finish as they color all the pictures that begin with P.  More learning fun!

What's Last?  Two cute pages in which kids need to say the names of some common objects and identify their ending sounds.

Phonics Printables  - 2 super-simple worksheets for beginners, featuring the letters  b, c, d, f, g, and h as initial consonants. Children will match pictures to consonants and trace both the upper and lower case letters.  On this page, you'll also find links to more printables with lots of fun practice with other consonants.  

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Simple Words Worksheets

Letter Lines  - Two fun worksheets that ask kids to read, copy and spell some simple three and four letter words. Perfect for kids who are eager to learn to read!

Word Match Worksheets  - Two printable preschool worksheets in which young learners match the picture/word to the identical word. These pages teach visual discrimination and the reading of simple words. 

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Looking for More Worksheets?

If these worksheets are too simple for your students, please head on over to  our set of printable worksheets for kids in K-Grade 2.

Be sure to check out our collection of Fun Spelling Worksheets for grades 1 and 2.  

You'll find lots of all-new pages, not on the website , to help boost your first and second graders' spelling and phonics skills!

More Preschool Resources

Free Preschool Games for Phonics - 3 simple adaptations of familiar formats with a phonics twist. Try our versions of "I Spy," "Hide and Seek" and "I'm Going on a Trip." What fun ways to learn!

Picture This Phonic Game - We think your early learners will enjoy this activity featuring short vowel words.  Which player can cover the most pictures?

Picture Perfect Game - More engaging pictures on this game board, featuring long vowel words. Fun for everyone!

Memory Matches - Use a familiar format to give kids lots of practice in matching pictures the beginning letters. Our free printable playing cards for the entire alphabet makes it easy!

ABC Pop-Up   -   This preschool alphabet game is one of the simplest games around. That makes it perfect for young students and busy preschool teachers! Help students gain practice and confidence SAYING the alphabet quickly in fun group setting.

Ann Richmond Fisher is a longtime published educational writer, a former classroom teacher and a former homeschool teacher. Ann's spelling bee resources, graded spelling word lists, spelling games, worksheets, and other language arts resources have become respected around the globe since she launched Spelling-Words-Well in 2010.

Ann is also the creator of  www.word-game-world.com .

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