Contributor: Jennifer Blanchard. Lesson ID: 13508
Do you know what winners of spelling bees do? They don't just memorize the spelling of words. Come learn some tricks to make you a better speller!
Watch how this teacher pranked his students on their April Fool's Day spelling test!
Don't let this happen to you! Keep reading to hone your spelling skills!
He was making up words to trick the students! The more strategies you have for learning how to spell new words, the less likely it is that you will feel that confused and lost during a real spelling test or activity!
In this lesson, you will learn some strategies that will help you practice and learn new spelling words.
This is important because the more words you know how to spell, the more words you will be able to understand while reading and also use in your own writing.
For more reasons why spelling is important, watch the video below.
Check out this weekly spelling sequence below that you can do.
If you have new spelling words each week, this sequence gives you daily activities. You can mix and match the activities and do more than one daily.
Do whatever works best for you! Every student learns differently!
Suggested Spelling Sequence
Write it down!
They ALL cause you to think about and notice patterns, groupings, meanings, or exposure to other reading and writing.
They DON'T want you just to memorize the spelling! Memorizing the spelling only lasts for a little while. Soon enough, you will forget how the words are spelled.
If you understand the concepts behind how each word is spelled, you truly understand how to spell that word! This knowledge will then help you learn and remember other words, too!
Try out your skills with some support in the Got It? section!