Spelling Is FUN
40 min.
0 Educators like this
Standards:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1
Objective
Help students build their vocabulary and understand word origins through spelling
Big Idea
Competing in a Spelling Bee is a fun way to learn more about the world
Challenge students to spell the 26 words illustrated in Big Words for Little Geniuses:
- Arachibutyrophobia
- Bibliomania
- Catawapus
- Dulcifluous
- Empyreal
- Flibbertigibbet
- Goobledygook
- Horripilation
- Idioglossia
- Juxatposition
- Kerfuffle
- Lilliputian
- Magnanimous
- Nincompoop
- Onomatopoeia
- Pulchritudinous
- Quokka
- Rapscallion
- Stelliferous
- Tokus
- Undulating
- Volitant
- Whirligig
- Xanthochroism
- Yaffingale
- Zamboni
Practice before competing in a real spelling bee:
https://spellingbee.com/take-test
Additional resources:
Sparkle and Spin A Book About Words by Ann & Paul Rand