- Tuesday 26 December 2023
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Spelling is so important for students to develop fundamental written communication skills, writing competence, and confidence in their language abilities.
That’s why teachers are loving how simple and easy it is to integrate The Spelling Box into their spelling lessons and lists.
Mastering spelling means students can convey their thoughts and ideas accurately and clearly, contribute to their academic success in assignments and tests, and improve their overall academic self-esteem.
Not only this, but spelling has many cognitive benefits and is closely linked to reading and vocabulary development.
The practice of spelling reinforces their understanding of word structures, phonic and word meanings, while also improving memory, pattern recognition, and cognitive processing.
Designed to be flexible, The Spelling Box contains a range of hands-on activities for classroom use.
With colourful artwork and thoughtful text, it’s an ideal resource to engage both beginners and older grades that encourages them to work independently, in pairs, and in groups.
What skills will students master?
The Spelling Box contains 100 unique cards (two of each) anchored in the following essential skills and strategies:
- Phonemes – this involves learning to associate phonemes with specific letters or letter combinations.
- Visualising – this involves visualising the letters in a word and their arrangement, which can help students to reinforce the correct spelling and improve recall.
- Chunking – this involves spelling smaller parts of a word rather than trying to spell the entire word at once.
- Using analogy – this encourages using their knowledge of spelling one word to spell a similar word.
- Using rules and generalisations – this involves learning spelling rules (e.g. ‘i before e except after c’) and generalisations that help them determine the correct spelling of words.
- Applying morphemic principles – this involves using their understanding of word parts (prefixes and suffixes) to spell words.
- Using mnemonics – this encourages students to create mnemonic devices, such as acronyms or rhymes, to remember the spelling of challenging words.
- Using etymology – this involves using the roots and origins of words as clues to understand their correct spelling.
- Using source – this involves using dictionaries and other resources to check and confirm the correct spelling of words.
How to use boxed sets in the classroom
Support or supplement lessons
Our boxed sets are designed with activities that can be completed as a whole class or in small groups, which encourages effective communication and collaboration skills.
Early finishers and extension work
Some activities can also be completed individually, which makes it easy and effortless to assign early-finisher work, extension work, or even homework to select students.
Low-effort, flexible lesson planning
Boxed sets are packed with a range of hands-on activities spanning different year levels of learning.
With such a wide and diverse range of inclusions, there are endless possibilities to designing and teaching an engaging, fun-filled lesson!
Shop our Spelling Box today.