The dreaded spelling list

How many times have you sent home papers that you know have never been touched after you put them in a take home folder or backpack? Here is my quick fix for that spelling list that got lost, thrown away, mysteriously disappear, never got one, so dusty by Friday I couldn't see the words spelling list. This is 15 minutes quick. Every Monday or Tuesday we make a visual. I provided the words. The kids take ownership and make it their own. 

We made these cute watermelon wedges after reading the book Watermelon Day. Each seed has a sight word or a spelling word written in white crayon or colored pencil. I send these projects home with the spelling list or sight word list to study for the week. The students enjoy learning from their own creations rather than my boring spelling list! Great motivation to show off what they are learning. Parents can see the spelling words even if my printed list doesn't make it out of the folder. 

Other Ideas:

I frequently print out templates I can find in less than a two minute Google search. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Yes, we have tried all of these. Kid approved!

-ig pig (make spots on a pig template with -ig words)

-eet treat (decorate a candy template with eet/eat words

- brown cow (color cow spots with -ow words)

-ake cake (cake template with -ake words)