Spelling Activities for Kids

Sometimes you just need a little color in your life. It makes everything so bright, cheerful, and fun – even spelling words.

Today we’re going to practice our spelling words with rainbow writing. This is a method I learned from my girls’ teachers over the years. They use it to learn everything from names and phone numbers to sight words and now spelling words.

It’s so easy and so much fun that your kids will want to use it to practice their spelling words all the time.

Let’s grab a few supplies and get started. 

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What is Rainbow Writing?

Rainbow writing is a fun way to use repetition to help practice spelling words and sight words. It’s a simple process where you use multiple colors of pencil or crayon to create a fun rainbow effect when you write.

How to set up this rainbow spelling activity

You will need some lined paper and colorful writing utensils.

We used crayons, but you can also use colored pencils or colored gel pens. (If you use markers, beware! Your words may end up looking brown and not rainbow colored.)

You’ll also need your child’s list of spelling words. 

Rainbow Write Spelling Words

Choose 7 or 8 colors.

Start writing your words with one color, then keep writing over it with each additional color.

When you get done, your words will look like rainbows.

Use this method to write each of your spelling words.

If you’ve got a kid who loves rainbows or just need to brighten a dreary day, try some rainbow writing the next time your child needs to practice spelling words.

Helpful Hints:

You’ll want to write your words bigger than normal to have room to trace with each color. Use two or three lines instead of one to write the words.

If you don’t want to use paper for this project, you can also practice rainbow writing with colored chalk on a chalkboard.

This method isn’t just for spelling words! You can use it to practice sight words, letters, numbers, or even math facts. 

How have you used rainbow writing?

You may also like one of these spelling activities:

Make Words with Sticky Notes

Disappearing Spelling Words

Make Words with Dry Beans

Spelling Words Wall at Rainy Day Mum

Finger Spelling Hopscotch Game at The Measured Mom

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.

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I love having a chalkboard at home.

We practice math and sight words on it. We draw pictures and create elaborate scenes for our toys. And, we sometimes leave sweet notes for each other.

Now, we’re going to use it to practice our spelling words with this Chalkboard Spelling Word Erase activity.

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How to set-up

You’ll need a chalkboard, chalk, paint brush, and a cup of water.

This is another one of those activities that is super-easy to set up. It won’t take any longer than it takes to fill up the cup of water.

Practice spelling with Chalkboard Spelling Word Erase

Have your child write out their spelling words with chalk, then use the paintbrush and water to erase all the words. That’s it. Simple, isn’t it?

Your child will be writing their words twice – a perfect amount for spelling practice at home.

We’ve also found that this is a fun way to take a practice spelling test.  Then we’ll write any words that we missed correctly and erase them in water.

Note: You may want to keep a rag available to wipe off the excess water. My daughter has a tendency to use A LOT of water when erasing her words. I can’t imagine she’s the only kids like this!

About the chalkboard

Having a chalkboard at home is really handy, but I know not everyone has one or even has room to keep one.

We’ve got two different chalkboards. The first (and the one used most often) is the top of a table. I simply painted the top of an old table that we keep in the playroom with chalkboard paint. Voila! Instant chalkboard. Plus, it serves a dual purpose as a table.

The other chalkboard we have was the upcycled top of an old, cheap bedside table. I removed the top, painted it with the chalkboard paint, and now we have a small chalkboard we can carry all over the house. Both were easy and cheap.

The next time you want to practice spelling words, grab a chalkboard instead of paper for Chalkboard Spelling Word Erase.

Buy the 31 Ways to Practice Spelling Words Ebook for more spelling ideas

You can purchase a printable form of this book for $7.50 with all 31 spelling ideas included. 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.

Click here for my sales page or on the image below to purchase for $7.50.

Is there anything more fun than LEGOs?

They’re one of the go-to toys at our house and often show up at the top of my girls’ wish lists, competing with books for the number one spot.

So, pulling them out to practice spelling words seemed like a win-win situation for everyone. Let’s make some LEGO Spelling Words.

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How to set-up

You’ll need a flat LEGO base plate and a pile of random LEGOs.

I found that the pieces that are only one bump wide work the best for building LEGO words.

Create LEGO Spelling Words

Using your spelling list, try to build each word with your LEGOs. Some letters will be easier than others (hello, lower case i!), but it’s a fun challenge to try to make each letter.

I went back and forth about whether or not I should provide you with instructions for each of the letters, but in the end I decided not to. Part of the fun is figuring out how to make the letters yourself. I’m sure your LEGO-loving kids are up to the task!

Let your kids use one of their favorite toys to do their homework. It’s a welcome change and lots of fun to create LEGO spelling words!

You may also like one of these spelling ideas

Make Words with Sticky Notes

Make Words with Alphabet Clothespins

Watercolor Resist Spelling Words

Unicorn Sensory Writing Tray at The Imagination Tree

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.

Click here for my sales page or on the image below to purchase for $7.50.

When’s the last time you’ve finger painted? I’m not sure I have since I was a kid and I know it’s been a long time for my girls too. I don’t know why. They love to finger paint!

So today, we’re going to have some fun, get a little messy, and practice by finger painting spelling words.

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To set-up

You’ll need some washable paint, paper, and a kid ready to have fun.

You don’t need to buy special finger paint, any paint can be used. But, I would make sure to use washable paint. It’s so much easier to clean up!

Have fun finger painting spelling words!

Once you’re ready to go, have your child go through their spelling list and finger paint all their words. Simple messy fun.

This is probably one of the simplest ideas in this series, but it’s was one of the most popular ones with my own kids. It just make practicing spelling words so much fun!

Thank you for joining me as we try to make spelling fun. I’m a big believer that learning can and should be fun. Think outside of the box and encourage your kids to do the same by finger painting spelling words or another fun idea.

You may also like one of these fun spelling ideas:

Disappearing Spelling Words

Rainbow Writing Spelling Words

Write Spelling Words with LEGO Letters

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.