Teaching Spelling

This week I started teaching Spelling everyday for the 5th grade class. The word list was made up of words that are frequently misspelled. For the first day, I had the students fill out sentences with the correct usage of a word from their Spelling list. I allowed them to pair up and work together. I like seeing students work together because I like to see how they choose to work. Some students take turns while others might say them together. Some students split up the work and do it on their own then come back together to share answers. On Wednesday, I had the students create stories using their Spelling words and underlining the word within the sentence. After the students were finished, I put them together to make a book. The following day i shared the stories with the students and gave them the option of reading it aloud to their peers themselves or if they wished for me to do so. I think students like sharing their work with others because they are proud of it and feel it is important. I enjoy seeing them get excited to share what they did. Thursday was the review and we had a Spelling Bee and I had it be boys vs. girls. I notice the students get competitive and really enjoy it. Next week I plan on trying different activities to switch it up and see what works effectively for the students. I'd like to use the whiteboard and get students engaged through using that which I think works well for visual learners.