January Spelling Contract - TXED · January Spelling Contract Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five points, while some activities are worth ten points

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.

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February Spelling Contract Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five



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.


March Spelling Contract Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five



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!


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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.


April Spelling Contract




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


May Spelling Contract

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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!

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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.


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January Spelling Contract - TXED · January Spelling Contract Your goal is to earn _____ points. Some activities are worth five points, while some activities are worth ten points