Spellings
Weekly Spellings
The children will bring home new spellings every Thursday which will then be tested on the following Wednesday. If the list is lost please click on link below for a copy.
Please practise these spellings with your child and write each spelling in a sentence to help the children to understand the meaning of the word.
This homework should be returned to school each week.
No spellings given out on 15-12-22.
Spellings will resume after the Christmas Holiday.
Ideas to help your child with their spellings
Look Cover Write Check
Words on your back
This is a fun and sometimes 'tickly' way to learn words. Sit with your back facing your child and ask them to write one of their spelling words on your back. If spelt correctly, they get a point. If spelt incorrectly, provide the spelling on paper or say each letter aloud so your child can write it on your back correctly.
You can also allow your child to check if you can spell the word correctly too by swapping roles.
Buy a pack of coloured chalk and allow your child to write their spelling words on your driveway or on an area of outside paving. With our British climate, it isn't long until the words will be washed away by the rain ready to start again. Children love this activity as it allows them to write where they wouldn't normally be allowed to!
Cloud Writing
Say a key spelling word and then your child has to write the word in the air while saying each letter aloud. The movements can be as big and as exaggerated as they want. The bigger the movements, the more fun they'll have!
Spell-Leader
Pretend to be a cheerleader and spell out the words by saying the letters individually and then the word altogether. Use a high cheer for tall letters (like t, l, h, etc.) or put hands on hips for letters that sit within the line (a, e, n, c, etc.). You could do a low cheer for letters that drop below the line (y, g, j, etc.).
Word Hunt
If there are any words your child is finding difficult to spell or read, you could play this game.
Put the words on post it notes / pieces of paper and hide them around your house. You could hide them anywhere indoors or outside, under their bed or even in their coat pockets.
When your child finds these words they have to read them or write them down. Time how long it takes your child to find all the words then see if they can beat the time when they repeat the activity.
Jigsaw game
Write the word your child is learning on a piece of paper and then cut out each letter. Your child then has to put the pieces back together to make the word. Once your child is more familiar with the words you could write sentences which include the spelling words, cut up these sentences into individual words and then children put back together and read the sentence. This helps your child to put their spelling words in context.
Spell Text
Many children love to use phones and tablet computers so why not let them practise their spellings on them?
Lily Pad Spellings
This is a fun and physical way to reinforce target spellings.