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January Spelling Contract Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five
points, while some activities are worth ten points. Please color in the boxes you completed. Have fun earning your points, activities in boxes
without a parent signature are due on __________________.
Five Point Activities Other Handed
If you are right handed, write your words with your left hand. If you are left handed, write your words
with your right hand.
Something’s Missing Have an adult write your words with some of the letters missing. Then
without looking at your list, try to fill in the missing letters.
Example: s_o_fl_ke snowflake
Rhyme Time Write each of your spelling words. Next to each word, write a word that rhymes
with your spelling word. If necessary, your rhyming words can be nonsense words.
Example: snow glow
Winter Scene Draw a picture of a winter scene
and hide your spelling words in your drawing! Don’t forget to make it
colorful and detailed!
Missing Consonants Write each .of your spelling words. Then go back and write each of your spelling
words again, this time put a dash in place of all the consonants.
Example: snowstorm - -o - - - o - -
Buddy Words Write two spelling words that share a letter and criss-cross
them at that letter. Do this for all of your spelling words.
S N O W
Sweet or Salty Words Have an adult pour sugar or salt onto a plate or pan. Then trace
your spelling words in the sugar or salt. Erase and repeat for all of
your words. Parent Signature Required
____________________
Least to Greatest Write your words in order from least to greatest, starting with the word that has the fewest
letters and ending with the word that has the most. If some of your
words have the same number of letters, write them down in ABC
order.
In the Air Write all your spelling words in the air, using your finger. Have someone at home read your words as you write them. Or you can have someone air
write your spelling words and you have to read them. You can even take turns
writing and reading! Parent Signature Required
____________________
Ten Point Activities Guide Words
First write each of your spelling words on a piece of paper. Then look up each word in the dictionary. After you find your spelling word, write down the two guide words at the top of
the page next to the spelling word you just looked up. Repeat for all your words.
Comic Strip Use your spelling words to write and illustrate a comic strip. You may use all your spelling words in one comic
strip or you may write and illustrate multiple comic strips until all your spelling words have been used.
Create a Quiz Create a quiz using your spelling words and include a
question for each word. Your questions may be multiple choice, matching, or true or false. For fun,
have someone at home take your quiz and grade them!
Friendly Letter Write a friendly letter to your best friend using your spelling words. You may write one letter using all your
spelling words, as long as your letter makes sense or you may write multiple friendly letters until all of your spelling
words have been used.
Fourth and Ten, 2013
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February Spelling Contract Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five
points, while some activities are worth ten points. Please color in the boxes you completed. Have fun earning your points, activities in boxes
without a parent signature are due on __________________.
Five Point Activities Handwriting Hero
Write each of your spelling words in your neatest handwriting.
Rainbow Words Write each of your words in pencil. Then trace over your words with a
crayon or colored pencil. After that trace over your words with a different colored crayon or pencil. If you trace carefully, you’ll see a
rainbow!
Bubble Words Write each of your words in bubble
letters. For Example:
valentine
valentine
Conversation Hearts Make a conversation heart for
each of your spelling words. Make sure your conversation hearts are
neat and colorful!
Pink and Red Words Be festive and write your words in
pink and red. Write the consonants in pink and the vowels
in red.
Test Me Have an adult, babysitter, or older sibling give you a spelling test. Then
carefully grade your answers.
Fancy Letters Write each of your spelling words once normally. Then go back and
write your words in fancy letters. Example: valentine
valentine
Backwards Words Write each of your words once
normally. Then go back and write your words backwards.
Example: heart traeh
Sweet Spelling Use mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, or candy to spell out your
words. Once you are finished spelling all your words, you can eat the sweet treats that helped you
spell your words. Parent Signature Required
____________________
Ten Point Activities Be Mine, Valentine!
Create valentines using your spelling words! Be creative and include pictures and fun messages with your spelling
words. Create as many valentines as necessary to use all of your spelling words.
Interview Time Write questions for your favorite celebrity with your spelling words, you can include more than one spelling
word in each question, but all of them must be used. For fun, try to answer some of the questions you wrote
pretending to be your favorite celebrity!.
Riddle Me Spelling Write a riddle for each of your spelling words. Don’t forget
your answers. Example:
Spelling Word: chocolate I am a sweet treat. I can be dark, milk, or semi sweet, just to
name a few. What am I? CHOCOLATE!
Sentence Spelling Write each of your spelling words in a sentence that
shows you understand its meaning. envelope: I put my valentine in a special red envelope.
Fourth and Ten, 2013
March Spelling Contract Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five
points, while some activities are worth ten points. Please color in the boxes you completed. Have fun earning your points, activities in boxes
without a parent signature are due on __________________.
Five Point Activities Time’s Up!
Set a timer for three minutes. See how many times you can write your words before the timer goes off. Repeat
three times.
Neon Words Write each of your spelling words
neatly. Then highlight all the vowels with a yellow highlighter. After you have
highlighted all the vowels, highlight the consonants with a different colored
highlighter
Words Within Words Write each of your spelling words. Then try to make three new words
using the letters of each spelling word. RAINBOW
rain bin win
March Scene Draw a picture of a March scene and
hide your spelling words in your drawing! Don’t forget to make it
colorful and detailed!
Choo-Choo Words Write each of your spelling words end-
to-end as one long word, use a different colored crayon for each
word. Example:
rainbowleprechaungold
Across and Down Write each of your spelling words
across and then down. Example:
GOLD
Colorful Words Write each of your spelling words
and then rewrite each spelling word using a different colored crayon, marker, or colored pencil for each
letter.
Rhyme Time Write each of your spelling words. Next
to each word, write a word that rhymes with your spelling word. If
necessary, your rhyming words can be nonsense words.
Example: gold fold
Snap and Clap Begin by saying your spelling word out loud. Then spell it out aloud letter by
letter. When you say a consonant clap and when you say a vowel snap. Once
you’ve finished spelling the word, say it out loud again.
Parent Signature Required
____________________
Ten Point Activities Acrostic Spelling
Create acrostic poems for your spelling words. Write each word vertically. For each letter, write a word or phrase that
relates to the word. Carries people and things Awesome way to get around Riding around town
Magazine/Newspaper Words Use an old magazine/newspaper to find your spelling
words. Cut them out and glue them on a piece of paper. OR you can cut out letters that make up your
spelling words and glue them on your paper.
Rhyme Time Spelling Write a short rhyme with each of your spelling words
Underline your spelling word and its rhyming word. Example:
Fog: The big patch of fog made me trip and fall on a log.
Silly Sentence Spelling Write each of your spelling words in a silly sentence
that shows you understand its meaning. Example:
green: The silly old man didn’t want to be pinched on St. Patrick’s day, so he painted his entire face green!
Fourth and Ten, 2013
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Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five
points, while some activities are worth ten points. Please color in the boxes you completed. Have fun earning your points, activities in boxes
without a parent signature are due on __________________.
Five Point Activities Scrambled Up
Fold your paper in half long ways, or hot dog style. Then have an adult at home scramble up each of your words on one side of the
paper. Then on the other side, try to unscramble your words WITHOUT peeking at
your list! anir rain
Rainbow Words First write your words in pencil. Then, trace over all your words three times. Each time, use a
different colored crayon. If you trace neatly, you will see a
rainbow.
Connect the Dots Write your spelling words in dots and then connect them by tracing
over the dots with colored pencil or crayon. Example: umbrella umbrella
Spring Scene Draw a picture of a spring scene. Then go back and hide each of the words in your scene. Be neat and
creative!
Be the Teacher Give an adult, babysitter, or older
sibling a spelling test. Then carefully grade their answers
Blue Vowels Write each of your words neatly, and then go back and trace over
each of the vowels with a blue crayon, if you don’t have a blue crayon, just use another color!
Silly Letters Write each of your words using silly
letters! Example:
umbrella
Pyramid Words Write each of your words in a pyramid shape. Start with the
first letter, on the next line write the first two letters, and on the
next line write the first three letters. Continue until you have
written the entire word
Word Fractions Write all your words vertically on
your paper. Then draw five columns and label them: total number of letters, number of
vowels, fraction of vowels, number of consonants, and fraction of consonants. Then fill out each
column.
Ten Point Activities Picture Dictionary
Use all your spelling words to make your own dictionary. Include sections for each letter, even if that letter doesn’t have any spelling words, and include a picture and definition for each spelling word. Be neat and creative and make sure
to include all of your spelling words.
Comic Strip Spelling Use your spelling words to write and illustrate a comic strip. You may use all your spelling words in one comic
strip or you may write and illustrate multiple comic strips until all your spelling words have been used.
Friendly Letter Write a friendly letter to your best friend using your spelling words. You may write one letter using all your spelling words, as long as your letter makes sense. You may also write multiple friendly letters until all of your
spelling words have been used.
Superhero Spelling Use your spelling words to write letters to your
favorite superhero! You can write one letter using all of your words, as long as your letter makes sense. Or
you can write multiple letters using some of your words until you have used all of your spelling words in a
superhero letter.
Fourth and Ten, 2013
April Spelling Contract
Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five
points, while some activities are worth ten points. Please color in the boxes you completed. Have fun earning your points, activities in boxes
without a parent signature are due on __________________.
Five Point Activities Buddy Words
Write two spelling words that share a letter and criss-cross
them at that letter. Do this for all of your spelling words.
R A I N
Word Sort Find a way to sort your words. You
can sort your words by spelling pattern, number of letters, number
of vowels, etc. You must use all your spelling words.
Telephone Words Write your words in a list. Then look at
a telephone keypad. Translate each letter into the numbers on the keypad. Then write your spelling words in that
code. Example: sunshine 78674463
Spelling Flowers Draw a picture of a great big flower with large petals. Write each of your spelling words on a petal or a leaf. You can draw extra flowers if you need to.
Reversed Words Write each of your words in ABC
order, backwards!
Big and Tall Words Write each of your words in all capital letters. Then go back and write them
in all lowercase letters. Example:
FLOWERS flowers
Missing Vowels Write your words once and then go back and write your words again. This time, put a dash in place of all
the vowels. . Example:
flower fl-w-r
Add ‘Em Up Words Write each of your spelling words and then find out the value of each
word. Consonants are worth 10 and vowels are worth 5.
Example: flower
10+10+5+10+5+10=50
In the Air Write all your spelling words in the air, using your finger. Have some at home read your words as your write them.
Or you can have someone air write your spelling words and you have to read
them. You can even take turns writing and reading!
Parent Signature Required
____________________
Ten Point Activities Commercial Spelling
Use your spelling words to write TV or radio commercials for products you have invented in your
mind! You can use all of your words in one commercial, as long as it makes sense. Or you may write multiple commercials until all of your words have been used.
Sentence Spelling Write each of your spelling words in a sentence that
shows you understand its meaning. mows: My dad mows the grass when it gets to be too
tall.
Destination Spelling Pretend you went on an exciting vacation and send a
postcard to your best friend!. Your postcard should have a picture on the front and a paragraph using your spelling
words about your trip on the back. You can write one postcard or you may write multiple postcards using some of
your words until all your spelling words have been used.
Crossword Spelling Create a crossword using each of your spelling words. Include across and down clues for each of your words
Fourth and Ten, 2013
May Spelling Contract
FLOWE
Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five
points, while some activities are worth ten points. Please color in the boxes you completed. Have fun earning your points, activities in boxes
without a parent signature are due on __________________.
Five Point Activities Type ‘Em Up
Type each of your spelling words on the computer. Change the font for
each word.
Secret Words Write the letters A-Z on your paper and create a picture or symbol to go with each letter. Write each of your spelling words normally and then write your spelling word in the code that you
created.
Neon Words Write each of your spelling words neatly. Then highlight all the vowels with a yellow highlighter. After you
have highlighted all the vowels, highlight the consonants with a different colored highlighter.
Summer Scene Draw a picture of a summer scene. Then go back and hide each of the words in your scene. Be neat and
creative!
Fancy Letters Write each of your spelling words using fancy letters. For example, our letters
can have curly-q’s or dots. Example:
sandcastle
Upper and Lower Write your spelling words and then
rewrite each word. This time write the vowels in lowercase letters and the consonants in uppercase letters.
Example: lower LoWeR
Other Handed Words
If you are right handed, write your words with your left hand. If you
are left handed, write your words with your right hand!
.
Rhyme Time Write each of your spelling words. Next to each word, write a word
that rhymes with your spelling word. If necessary, your rhyming words can be nonsense words.
Example: sand band
Sweet or Salty Words
Have an adult pour sugar or salt onto a plate or pan. Then trace your spelling words in the sugar or salt. Erase and
repeat for all of your words. Parent Signature Required
____________________
Ten Point Activities Superhero Spelling
Use your spelling words to write letters to your favorite superhero! You can write one letter using all of your words,
as long as your letter makes sense. Or you can write multiple letters using some of your words until you have used all of
your spelling words in a superhero letter.
Broadcaster Spelling Pretend you are a news anchor, weather person, or
reporter and use your spelling words to write a news report. You may also write multiple new reports that only use some
of your words until you have used all of your spelling words in a news story.
Magazine/Newspaper Words Use an old magazine/newspaper to find your spelling
words. Cut them out and glue them on a piece of paper. OR you can cut out letters that make up your
spelling words and glue them on your paper.
Crossword Spelling Create a crossword using each of your spelling words. Include across and down clues for each of your words.
Fourth and Ten, 2013
June Spelling Contract