Learning Activities for Kids

One of my favorite art techniques to play around with is watercolor resist.

It’s fun and fascinating. And, when I love something, I try to find ways to incorporate in all areas.

We’ve made plenty of art, we’ve also used this technique to write poetry, and now we’re using it to practice our spelling words with this Watercolor Resist Spelling Words project.

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How to set-up:

You’ll need white oil pastels (or white crayon), watercolor paints, white paper, and a cup of water.

Set everything up as an invitation along with your list of spelling words.

How to create Watercolor Resist Spelling Words

Have your child write their spelling words on the paper with the white oil pastel. It will be hard to see at first, but the fun will happen when they start painting.

After they’ve filled the paper with their spelling words, your child can get started painting.

Paint your paper all one color, make patterns, or use every single color on your watercolor palette. This is time to get creative. Paint flowers, heart, or clouds over the top. Anything goes. As your child starts painting, their spelling words will magically appear.

I always love art, so this activity doesn’t even feel like studying. But, in reality, your child will practice writing their words and they’ll read them a few time while painting. Watercolor Resist Spelling Words is fun, colorful, and perfect for any kid that loves art.

You may also like one of these ideas:

Finger Painting Spelling Words

Rainbow Writing

Make Spelling Words with Letter Stamps

Make Words with Play Dough

Buy the 31 Ways to Practice Spelling Words Ebook

You can purchase a printable form of this book for $7.50 The book is designed to print and turn into a half-page size booklet. It’s perfect to keep at your homework station. Your kids can flip through and find a fun way to practice their spelling words.

The ideas will be convenient and ready to use. No need to turn on the computer every day for ideas.

Most activities require little to no prep time. And, if you make sure you have all the supplies on the Master Supply List (included in the book) on hand, you’ll be able to do any of these fun spelling word ideas any time.

Do you have a Scrabble game at home?

It’s one of my favorites. It’s a fun game to play and I love that you can borrow the tiles for all sorts of other reasons.

It seemed only natural to grab them and use them to practice our spelling words with this activity, Scrabble Tile Spelling Words.

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To set-up:

You need your spelling list and the tiles from a Scrabble game (or a Bananagram game).

This is another activity (like many of these spelling activities) that needs no set up.

Make Scrabble Tile Spelling Words

One by one, go through your spelling list and spell your words using Scrabble tiles. After each word, push the letters aside and move on to the next word.

Special note: While it’s fun to try to make as many words as possible before mixing the letters into the pile again, chances are you’ll run out of tiles before getting through an entire spelling list. You’ll have to push the letter tiles aside and mix them up again often.

Use your Scrabble tiles to make spelling word practice fun. Can you think of other fun ways to use letter tiles?

You may also like one of these fun ways to practice spelling words:

Make Spelling Words with Letter Stamps

Alphabet Bead Spelling Words

Dot Marker Spelling Words

Buy the 31 Ways to Practice Spelling Words Ebook

You can purchase a printable form of this book for $7.50 The book is designed to print and turn into a half-page size booklet. It’s perfect to keep at your homework station. Your kids can flip through and find a fun way to practice their spelling words.

The ideas will be convenient and ready to use. No need to turn on the computer every day for ideas.

Most activities require little to no prep time. And, if you make sure you have all the supplies on the Master Supply List (included in the book) on hand, you’ll be able to do any of these fun spelling word ideas any time.

Do you call these things pipe cleaners or chenille stems?

It’s a big debate isn’t it? When I was a kid we called them pipe cleaners, so I still use that term. But, no matter what you call them, you can make just about anything with them.

And today we’re using them to practice spelling when we make Pipe Cleaner Words.

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To set-up:

You need nothing more than a supply of pipe cleaners (a.k.a chenille stems) and a list of spelling words.

Make Your Pipe Cleaner Words

Fold and bend your pipe cleaners to make each of the letters in a spelling word. Straighten it out and create the next word. Keep going and work your way through your spelling list.

This is a great quiet activity and good for kids who like to use their hands to create. It’s a nice break from writing, too.

When you have more than one kid working on spelling words, challenge them to a race. Who can create a work the quickest? 

It’s so much fun to learn your spelling words when you get to make them out of pipe cleaners! The next time you need to practice spelling, create some Pipe Cleaner Words.