spelling fun

Ella had fun the other night with our spelling stuff! I love it when my kids initiate learning on their own! We used to use letter magnets a lot last year, but haven't done much with them this year. Maybe it's time to bring them back out again!

spelling manipulatives

Gracelyn and Ella came up with a creative way to spell the other night! We have a pretty extensive pencil collection (thanks Aunt Ria!)and it amazes me the different ways the girls play with them. They love to put them all in a pile and take turns picking out their favorite pencils. I've even seen them pretend they are people!

(love)

(mom)

(Ella, Ethan)

letter magnets

One way that we practice spelling is with letter magnets. I got the magnetic boards at The School Box and I love that they have lines on them. Here are a few ideas on how to use letter magnets for spelling.



To practice "writing" their name, I place the letters to their name in a plastic bag and give them a sentence strip with their name on it. I think this is a great way for preschoolers to learn how to spell their name!



In one of their workboxes, I like to write a word that goes along with our letter of the week. I write out the word and draw a picture of the word.




Another idea is to get a set of flashcards and punch a hole in the top left corner. Place the set of flashcards on a loose leaf ring and your kids can pick a card and spell the word.




For more advanced spellers, you can use the ring of flashcards and have them spell the word on the magnetic board and then flip the card over to see if they spelled the word correctly or not.