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Fun Spelling Practice Activity for Dinosaur Unit

April 22, 2016 by OneMommy

 

Does your child grumble when it’s time to practice those spelling words?  We had lots of fun with this spelling practice activity that is perfect for a dinosaur unit (or just your typical dinosaur fan to do at home).

Spelling Practice Activity that is perfect for a Dinosaur Unit

 

What I love about this activity is that it is super easy to set up.  Plus, once the kids see the set up, they actually WANT to practice those spelling words!

Spelling Practice Activity for Dinosaur Unit

Materials Needed:

  • Letter Tiles (We love using the tiles from our Bananagrams game.)
  • Kinetic Sand
  • Rimmed Cookie Sheet (or other container with sides)
  • Plastic Dinosaurs
  • A List of Your Child’s Spelling Words

 

Using your child’s spelling list, find letter tiles to create each word.  If you don’t have enough tiles to make all of the words all at the same time, your child can easily make a word, take it apart and reuse the letters for the next word.

Place a few letter tiles on your cookie sheet.   Cover the letters with sand and add more letters, until all the letters needed have been placed on the tray.

Arrange a few plastic dinosaurs on top.  Place the spelling word list next to the tray for reference.

simple spelling practice idea for dinosaur unit

 

Your child can use the dinosaurs to help dig up the letters, or they can use their fingers.  You might even spot T-Rex helping to put the letters in the correct order to form those spelling words.

 

Tips:  

  • When using kinetic sand I usually have the kids sit on the kitchen floor instead of at the table.  It actually helps reduce the amount of sand that gets on the floor because it puts the child at a level higher than the tray so they can see/control the mess a little more.    Once they are finished it is easy to sweep up.
  • You can further reduce the mess by using a plastic table cloth under the activity.
  • Want to increase the difficulty level?  Instead of giving your child the spelling word list, give them the words orally to spell with the tiles.
  • You can also add in unnecessary letter tiles to increase the difficulty level a notch.

fun spelling practice activity for dinosaur unit

Practicing those spelling words doesn’t have to be boring.  This simple spelling practice activity will have the kids smiling and begging to do it again.

 

For more spelling and sight word fun:

  • Sandcastle Spelling Practice
  • Water Bead Spelling Practice
  • 15 Fun Ways to Practice Sight Words at Home

 

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Filed Under: Language Arts Tagged With: dinosaur unit, sight word activity, spelling practice

Comments

  1. Erin @Nourishing My Scholar says

    May 1, 2016 at 5:56 pm

    This is such a cute idea! My kids love kinetic sand!

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