Academic Choice Projects

How fun! You can choose how you want to practice your spelling words!

SpellingComic Strip - Use this handy blank comic strip form to create a comic strip using each of your spelling words

SpellingCostly Words- Use this sheet to find out how much each word is worth. You will add!

Type ‘Em - Type all of your spelling words on the computer or on a typewriter. You can even email them to me!

Sign Your Words - Use sign language to sign your words! Here's a chart to help you.

Fancy Letters - Use old magazines, catalogs, or newspapers to cut out letters and glue them down to spell your words!

Choo-Choo words- Write all your words connected like a train- dresscarfunshoe, etc...

Trace Around - Print your spelling words from our website and trace shapes around them to help you memorize the word. (example- apple, might look like a triangle, rectangle, rectangle, rectangle, square)

ABC Order - Write your words in alphabetical order. Then write them in reverse alphabetical order.

Riddle Me - Write a riddle for each word.

Story, Story - Write a story using ALL of your spelling words.

Sentence Please - Write a sentence for each spelling word.

Colorful Words - Use two different color pens to write your spelling words. Use one color to write the consonants and the other for the vowels.

Wordsearch - Make a wordsearch puzzle. Do it online here!

Memory Game - Make pairs of word cards. Flip them over and try to match the pairs! Bring your game to share with the class.

Finger Tracing - Use your finger to spell out each of your words one letter at a time on your Mom or Dad’s back. Then it’s YOUR turn to feel and spell. Have Mom or Dad write a note so you can get credit!

Practice Test - Take a practice test  on Thursday night before the REAL test- bring it to school to  hand-in.

SpellingFraction Words- Write your spelling words. Then write a fraction for how many vowels in the word and how many consonants. Example- office ,  3/6 vowels, 3/6 consonants

Alliterations - Do any of your spelling words begin with the same sound? Even if they don't, you can write alliterations for them! Try to use as many words as you can within the sentence that have the same beginning sound -- BUT it has to make sense to be a sentence! Now try saying them quickly. Got your tongue tied?

Stairsteps - Write words as if they are stairs, adding one letter each time.

Rainbow Words - Write a spelling word with your pencil. Now trace around the outside with a crayon, hugging the same but not touching the letters. Pick two other crayons to continue tracing outward!

Spreadsheet Them - Use Excel to type your words into separate cells. Then make each cell a different font, color, and size. Finally, let the computer sort them into alphabetical order!

 
Online Spelling Game Links - Go to SpellingCity.com and play a game- have Mom or Dad write a note.

Spelling City Link

- Download TuxPaint for FREE and type out your words! Print them out to show me.

- geoGreeting uses buildings from around the world to type your words! You can either copy to send the code from your own email program or you can email me from this page.

use this INCREDIBLE site to create cute animations for your spelling words!! You do not have to sign up to use their free ones!

 

 Word Magnets Word Magnets- Type in your words and then arrange them in alphabetical order! Take a screenshot and print or email them to me!

 PuzzlemakerOnline Wordsearch - Create a wordsearch with all of your words -> print it out -> find 'em all!

 

Mix up your toughest word - Type in your most difficult word and then rearrange the letter tiles to spell it! There is a 10 letter limit.

Thank you to the Elrod School district for their assistance with creative ideas!


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