Getting to Know Spelling Tic-Tac-Toes
1. Each spelling week, you will take a pre-test in class.
2. Then, you must complete three spelling activities of your choice at home during the
week. They are due on Friday!
3. Tic-tac-toes MUST be completed in your spelling notebook if it is a paper activity,
you must include ALL 18 words, and all work should be in your neatest writing.
4. At the beginning of each lesson, create a heading on the top of the page for the
lesson and activity number like this:
Lesson 1
Activity 1: Dice Spelling
5. Sometimes you might be able to fit more than one activity on a page, but you do not
need to squeeze. Remember to use the backs of the notebook pages too! We don’t
want to waste good paper 
6. Some activities you do not need to complete in your notebook (like SpellingCity or
the shaving cream activities). Simply have your parent sign your tic-tac-toe sheet on
the matching square showing that you completed that practice.
7. On Friday morning of a spelling week, you will turn in both your spelling notebook
and your tic-tac-toe activity sheet.
8. Each activity counts as one homework, so be careful not to miss a week’s worth!!
9. Check out the samples, and begin working on activities of your choice whenever you
have time throughout the week.
** Remember: these are FUN ways to practice for your spelling test. You might need
someone to quiz you more if you have a hard time with this subject. **
Rainbow Words
In your spelling notebook, write your spelling words three times each, using a different
color colored pencil each time.
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Practice Test
In your spelling notebook, have an adult give you a practice test at home. Be sure the test
is checked and signed by an adult.
Dice Spelling
Roll a dice to see how many times you should spell each word. Roll the dice each time you
start to write a new word. Write your words in your spelling notebook.
Shaving Cream
WITH PARENT PERMISSION, write all of your words in shaving cream. Have an adult sign
the tic-tac-toe box to show you have completed the activity.
Nascar Spelling
Draw a racetrack with 18 cars. Put 1 spelling word on each car. Be creative!
spelling
word
car
OR
Flower Power
Draw a garden filled with flowers. Put 1 spelling word on each flower. Be creative!
Sorting
Write your words on index cards or slips of paper. Sort your words based upon a rule (by
syllables, vowel sounds, etc.) Record your sort results on a new page in your notebook.
Don’t forget to let me know what your rule was!
ABC Order
In your notebook, write the words from your spelling list in ABC order.
Word Search
Make a find-a-word grid with your list words (ask your teacher for grid paper) or find a
website that allows you to create and print your own. Be sure to paste or staple your
puzzle into your notebook.
www.spellingcity.com/merramy/
Use our class page to go to www.spellingcity/merramy. Do one of the activities in the
Spelling row. You might need a couple rounds for good practice! Have an adult sign on
your tic-tac-toe sheet to show you have completed this activity.