Looking for a way to spice up your student's spelling practice
and provide typing practice?? Look no further!
AbcYa has been one of my favorite (free) websites for a long time. Throughout this amazing site, there are
SEVEN different ways in which your students can practice typing and reading spelling, high-frequency, and vocabulary words. They are:
- Magnets: Students are shown a blank refrigerator door. A magnetic alphabet can be moved one letter at time onto the refrigerator to spell tons of words!
- Word Search Creator Jr.: Perfect for grades K - 1 as the instructions are read to the students throughout the creation of the word search. Preferences such as naming the puzzle, choice of upper or lowercase letters, size of board, and print out or play on the computer are included in setting up the puzzle. Allows for up to 10 spelling words to be entered.
- Word Search: Exact same set up as the Jr. version, however instructions are not read, and up to 15 words can be entered. Suggested for grades 2 - 5.
- WordClouds: Word clouds are awesome! Students can type in spelling words, arrange the cloud, and print out as a way to take words home with them to practice!
- Crossword Puzzle Maker Jr.: Create a puzzle by typing your own words in, OR by copying and pasting words from a Google Doc or MS Word Doc (super cool!!!). Once 5 - 10 words are typed in, students write clues for the words.
- Crossword Puzzle Maker: Same set up as the Jr. version. This however allows 10 - 20 words to be used. Print out or play on the computer after creation!
- Friendly Letter Maker: Grades 3 - 5. We all love to write letters. How about writing a letter that must include spelling words? Letters could be printed out, shared with others in the class who are asked to locate spelling words within the letter.
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