50 Sensory Spelling Activities for Kids
Are you looking for ways to make spelling fun? Today I’m going to give you a list of 50 sensory spelling activities for your kids to try!
Spelling doesn’t have to be boring. Instead of teaching it as a chore we need to think about spelling as allowing our kids to create a relationship with each of the words. And One of the best ways to do this is to have them interact with each word using their senses.
Sensory spelling activities are more than a pencil and paper, they are hand’s-on, creative ways to make spelling practice more meaningful (a productive) for your kids.
With that being said, let’s get started. Here are 50 Sensory spelling activities for kids:
50 Sensory Spelling Activities for Kids
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- Build words with Scrabble pieces.
- Jump on a trampoline, saying each letter out loud.
- Spell words with legos on a lego mat.
- Create words using pipe cleaners.
- Type the spelling words on a keyboard.
- Using your finger, spell the words in sand or salt.
- Write the words using a white crayon, then paint over them.
- Using a dry-erase marker, practice writing words on a window.
- Spell words with alphabet cookies
- Spell words with magnetic letters on a refrigerator.
- Create words using play dough.
- Spell words outside with sidewalk chalk.
- Make word pyramids.
- Using letter beads, thread the letters onto the string to create words.
- Paint the words.
- Spell words using a string of yarn to make each letter.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle.
- Create words using craft sticks.
- Build words using letter stamps.
- Spell the words out loud, clapping for each letter.
- Using letter blocks, create towers by spelling the words.
- Spell words with alphabet noodles.
- Using a dry-erase marker, practice words on a mirror.
- Spell words with leaves collected from the outdoors.
- Text the words to a friend or grandparent.
- Spell words using cotton balls.
- Using an alphabet stencil, draw the words onto paper.
- Spell the words out loud, jumping on one foot for each letter.
- Sing each letter out loud to build the words.
- Spell the words out loud while jumping rope.
- Make alphabet rocks, then spell the words.
- Rhythmically spell words, using a metronome.
- Using a stick, spell words in gravel or sand.
- Spell each word out loud, alternating between a low voice and a high voice.
- Build words using letter stickers.
- Swing and spell: Say each letter as you pump forward and backward.
- Spell words with rocks collected from the outdoors.
- Using your body, create each letter in order.
“Spelling is improved when reading is done.” -Stephen D. Krashen
- Write the spelling words in a silly way.
- Make a word search using the spelling words.
- Create the words using buttons.
- Spell words out loud while sitting and standing for every other letter.
- Using old magazines, cut out letters to form spelling words.
- Create the words using dried beans
- Spell the words out loud while going up stairs. (one letter per stair.)
- Using a stick, spell words in the dirt or mud.
- Write the words on a big chalkboard.
- Create the words using pretzels
- Form the words by using a wet noodle for each letter.
- Spell each word out loud, alternating between a whisper and a yell.
- Create the words using chocolate chips.
Printable List of Sensory Spelling Activities for Kids
Here is a printable download of all these ideas. You can print this out, work through each one, or save it as a reference.
Printable Spelling Activities List
Additional Writing Resources for Kids
Working on more than just spelling? If so, check out this Words for Kids page that has a ton of word options, vocabulary lists, ideas, activities, free learning pages, and more!
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- 100 Awesome Writing Prompts for First Graders
- T Words for Kids
- R Words for Kids
- Objects that start with A
- Objects that start with B
