Spelling game
Submitted by Curt on Thu, 2006-08-24 14:41.
vocabulary | spelling | listening | ABCselementary | junior high | high school
Players
Best in a classroom setting.
Time
10-15 minutes
Materials
· Each letter of the alphabet on individual cards. One full alphabet per group.
· A list of vocabulary that the teacher wishes to review/teach.
Description
The teacher will say a word and the groups must scramble to see who can spell it correctly.
Details
- The teacher has a list of words taken from a particular topic, for example – MUSIC.
- The teacher says one word at a time, for example Rock. The students then race in groups to spell the word.
- The teacher keeps score on the board while checking each of the groups.
- The students must shout ‘teacher’ or ‘sensei’ when they believe they have spelled the word correctly.
- The first team with the correct answer gets maximum points and then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, to the last or unsuccessful team getting 1 or 0 points.