Weekly Spelling Definitions Activities

Wednesday, I talked with a young teacher who is having difficulty helping his students with spelling. The problem is the children need extra practice with their weekly spelling words. There are many useful approaches to spelling instruction. Some involve learning rules: i before e except after c. Children can learn spelling indirectly by writing and reading. Much of spelling is learned by rote memorization. Most spelling programs organize weekly spelling words into logical groupings: short a sounds, oo words, and so forth. The teacher uses FlinkMake to create an interactive activity on the computer providing his children extensive practice with their weekly spelling words. It takes only minutes to enter the twenty words and definitions.


The interactive activity is graphical and engaging, with an appealing Flinkster character. Children see four words and four definitions. They must drag the words to the empty box next to the correct definition. The activity provides immediate feedback without the judgment children often associate with their teacher’s feedback. The teacher can make twenty problems in minutes, providing the children with all the problems they need for that week’s spelling list.

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