Spelling Game: Sparkle

I play a spelling game with my class every Friday called “Sparkle”.  They LOVE this game and literally beg me to play it.

Everyone stands in a circle. I let the special helper start first. I hold up one of six spelling words we’ve been practicing. Everyone has a quick look at it then I hide the word. The kids take turns spelling the word (one letter per child at a time). When the word has been correctly spelled, the next person says “sparkle” and the next person sits down.

Eg., Spelling word = when

Person A says “w”.  Person B says “h”.  Person C says “e”. Person D says “n”. Person E says “Sparkle” and Person F sits down.

The game continues in this fashion until there is one person left standing.

For the second round I don’t show the words, I just say them.

The game moves VERY quickly. Anyone who says the wrong letter or doesn’t say sparkle (because they’re not sure if that’s the end of the spelling …. or maybe they weren’t paying attention) has to sit down.

The kids are super focused and happily it’s not always the best spellers who win.

We usually play at least 3 or 4 rounds.

Hope someone can use this game! Let me know what you think if you try it.

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23 thoughts on “Spelling Game: Sparkle”

  1. I love it!!! What a cute and creative way to make those spelling drills (which are so important) seem so fun!!Thanks for sharing and I will keep this little treasure of an idea in my resource notes for sure…MichelleThe 3AM Teacher

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  2. I've played that one for years and yes, the kids LOVE it! We do it with counting, too. I show a flashcard from 1-20 and we count that many, then Sparkle, and sit down.

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