Spelling Bee Prep Collaborative Tasks for Production

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Write sentences group task where students utilize as many words from word
list; students present their sentences to other groups/class.

Write a short paragraph group/pair task where students utilize as many of
words from the list; students present their paragraph to other groups/class.

Write a poem pair/group task using word list; students present to other
groups/class - what does it mean?

Hangman students guess the word with cues given by teacher to spell out
words from word lists. T orally provides cues.

Crossword puzzle group task for students to spell out words from definitions
provided and crossword puzzle students. *

Word search/scramble words are hidden in word search and students find
hidden words from word lists; word scrambles are words that are scrambled that
groups/pairs unscramble. *

Multiple choice definitions of words from word lists are provided; students
select correct definitions. *

Cloze sentences are provided and students fill in blanks according to the context
and utilizing cues in groups. (Everyday, the students s_______in class. They
r______, w_______ and do homework.) *

Dictation T dictates word definitions from words in word lists; students write
words and check partners answers in group task.

Minimal pair focus T reads one of two words that are minimal pairs in
succession (hid/hit, bet/bed); students write the correct word.

Graphic organizer students work in groups to arrange words from word lists
into categories (T provides categories and models example)

* www.theteacherscorner.net - free printable worksheets for crossword puzzles, word scramble, word
search, cloze tests and more.