Great Ways to Practice Spelling in the ESL Classroom

S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G. C-A-N. B-E. F-U-N!

You can improve the spelling of your ESL/EFL students by using these fun and simple cards.

This pack will help your students spell and review these core words:
again, all, away, bad, big, do, down, drink, eat, feel, get, go, good, happy, help, hear, I, in, like, little, mine, more, my, not, now, off, on, out, play, put, read, sad, some, stop, that, want, what.
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Here you have some ideas to do with your ESL/EFL students to spell the words:

Bee Chant 
Give me a B, give me an E, give me an E, What's that spell? Yes! BEE!

Play Dough Words
use play dough to form letters to spell out each word.

Rap the word
Yes rap! This is so much fun and a great way to - B to the E to the E spells BEE! Let them have fun with it and get creative.

Pipe Cleaner Words 
use pipe cleaners and bend and form to make letters used to write out the words.

Yarn or Wool Words 
supply some yarn and scissors and let kids snip and create letters to spell out the words.

Record 
use a tape recorder to record child(ren) orally spelling words or make a quick video of your child spelling the target words.

Stamp It! 
use alphabet stamps and ink pads to stamp out words or let child use fingerprints to write words if you don't have letter stamps.

Paint It!
use a paintbrush and paint to spell words.

Letter Tiles
spell words using letter tiles.

Finger Paint 
let them get messy and have some sensory fun and finger paint to spell their words
Shaving Cream - This is another fun sensory experience. Make a thin layer of shaving cream on a tray and use a paintbrush or better yet a fingertip to spell out the words. Have some napkins on hand.

Trace in the Air 
watch as children trace the letters in the air to spell each word.
Rainbow Words - spell words using different colored markers or crayons for each letter.

Salt/Sand/Flour/Rice /Sprinkles Tray 
spell words using finger.  Put colored construction paper under the salt, sand or flour to make the letters really pop.

Trace
have fun and let kids trace their words on your back or palm. Have them focus on properly forming each letter so you can feel it being drawn.

Sidewalk Chalk 
go outside and spell your words using sidewalk chalk. Just taking the spelling practice outside makes it more fun for kids.

Letter Beads 
use alphabet letter beads and pipe cleaners to build words.

Q-Tip Writing
use q-tips and paint to dot letters to spell the word or write the word using the q-tip as a paint brush.

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