Students hunt for spelling errors in this game of spelling skill and quick
reaction!
Objectives
Students will
read a list of spelling words.
locate the word that is spelled incorrectly.
Keywords
spelling, game, review, hunt
Materials Needed
markers and a white board, or chalk and a chalkboard.
Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students play a game that rewards good spelling skills and
quick reactions! This game can be adapted for use in foreign language
classes.
Write the week’s spelling words, or any ten words, on a chalkboard or
whiteboard. Go over the list of words with students.
Instruct students to put their heads on their desks. When all heads
are down, erase one of the words and write it with a spelling error in
it.
Announce "Go to work, detectives!” At that announcement, students raise
their heads. See how long it takes students to figure out which word is
misspelled. Students can raise their hands as soon as they know which
word has been changed, or you might have them write the word -- correctly
spelled, of course -- on a piece of paper.
Assessment
Play the game again. Have students write the incorrectly spelled word correctly
on a sheet of paper. Students should spell 90 percent of the words correctly.
