Spelling Mix

Spelling Mix is a simple game for students to practice the spelling of words in a semantic field.

It's suitable for any age and class level as long as the words the students are looking for are of the right level.

Preparation

Select a group of words of a suitable level and in the same semantic field. For this example we can use WEATHER but any group will do.

• weather
• rain
• snow
• shower
• sunshine

and so on.

Next, write the words in a grid like this:

Photocopy the grid (keeping the original for use again) and with each copy, cut up the individual letters, mix them up and pop them in an envelope (remembering to write on the envelope the name of the semantic field).

At the end of this you should have one envelope per page. Ideally you should prepare one envelope of letters for every 3 students in the class (with some spare).

Playing the Game

Simply explain to the class that they're looking for words associated with a certain semantic field. In this case, weather.

Divide the class into groups of 3 or so and with each group simply empty an envelope in front of them. The first group to assemble all the words wins.

Notes

Of course this is a flexible game and you can build up envelopes for all kinds of semantic fields. There's no need to stop with just letters, either. You can also do the same but with words building into sentences.