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Subjects

• Arts & Humanities
• Language Arts
• Foreign Languages

Grades

• K-2
• 3-5
• 6-8

Brief Description

Students hunt for spelling errors in this game of spelling skill and quick reaction!

Objectives

• read a list of spelling words.
• locate the word that is spelled incorrectly.

Keywords

spelling, game, review, hunt

Materials Needed

markers and a white board, or chalk and a chalkboard.

Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students play a game that rewards good spelling skills and quick reactions! This game can be adapted for use in foreign language classes.

Write the week’s spelling words, or any ten words, on a chalkboard or whiteboard. Go over the list of words with students.

Instruct students to put their heads on their desks. When all heads are down, erase one of the words and write it with a spelling error in it.

Announce "Go to work, detectives!” At that announcement, students raise their heads. See how long it takes students to figure out which word is misspelled. Students can raise their hands as soon as they know which word has been changed, or you might have them write the word -- correctly spelled, of course -- on a piece of paper.

Assessment

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted By

Gary Hopkins

National Standards

LANGUAGE ARTS: English

• GRADES K - 12

NL-ENG.K-12.3 Evaluation Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills

• GRADES K - 12

NL-FL.K-12.1Communication

See more spelling lesson ideas in the Education World articles, Spell It Out! and Vocabulary and Spelling: Do Your Students Say 'Boring'?

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