What's the easiest way to get a 2nd grader to practice spelling words?

Answer 1

Tell them if they don't study they lose all tv and video game rights ;)

Good Luck!!!

Answer 2

When I was in 2nd grade, my parents got me a game called Treasure Mountain. That helped me with math. The same company produced games for spelling as well. But I assume these are words supplied by the teacher. I would either pay the 2nd grader or make a game. Here's a nickel for every word you spell right but if you spell something wrong you have to give me a nickel. Pennies work as well. If you have another child who is older, you can ask them to help you play a game with their sibling. The older child can lose sometimes by mispelling the word while the 2nd grader laughs and corrects their older sibling. Good luck in teaching your 2nd grader.

Answer 3

Play "hang-Man". We call it "make a monster" because it's hard to explain the death penalty to a second grader. Anyways...
Use words from the spelling list.
Draw a small line for each letter in word. __ __ __ __ __.
Each letter guessed right gets filled in. Wrong letters add a monster part. Try starting off with vowels. The goal is to figure the word out before the monster is whole.
Take turns being the word solver and monster drawer.

Answer 4

use a reward system. such as if they write the words in a triangle formation (i will show) at least once and have them use the word in a sentence give them a reward, it doesn't have to be money it can be a piece of candy or what ever it is they like the most. also use the reward system with their tests say if they practice the words 2 nights in a row before the test and they do well on the test take them to get a happy meal or something small that wont break the bank. however you have to cut out what ever the reward is from daily routine so they miss it when they chose to not study and fail a test or not fail but do poorly. good luck and happy holidays to you and your family=)

Answer 5

Bribe them or if you have a lot of patience try to do it very casually and not forcing him/her to do it. Maybe while playing a game or dinner use a spelling word and perposly ask him if he knows it. if not tell him how it is spelled but don't say it is to practice spelling. Another way is when you are writing or asking him/her to help you spell a word and the word is a spelling word on the list eventually he/she will memorize it because it was an achievement of his or her. But the pressure of homework always drive a child away. The word even scares me. (homework)

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Answer 7

Sometimes it helps if you let them use something fun & different to practice. Instead of just having them write the words on paper, let them use a Magna Doodle, or special pens or markers. Just use something "different" that they don't normally get to do. You can also try turning it into a game or offering them positive rewards.

If your child likes to sing, you can spell the spelling words to the tunes of the following songs:
3 or 6 letter words: Jingle Bells, My Country 'Tis of Thee, Happy Birthday
4 letter words: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, America (O Beautiful For Spacious Skies)
5 letter words: You are my sunshine; Row, Row, Row Your Boat
7 letter words: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Those are just a few - you could come up with many more!

Hope that helps!

Answer 8

Find a way to make it fun turn it into a game and to connect the spelling words to life. Show them that they need to know how to spell so that they can read and understand words on T.V. or other media that they enjoy.

Answer 9

Try using shaving cream on a desk or table top and letting them use their fingers to spell out the words. Or how about sidewalk chalk on a sunny day? Anything you can do to make it fun will be helpful. You might also try letting them finger paint their words on the windows. If your child feels like they're doing something they aren't normally allowed to do, they might think it's fun and be more apt to study! Good luck!

Answer 10

I have a second grader and she is a good speller. The key to getting your children to learn at that age is to make it fun. NOT PUNISH THEM.

Play school with them and let them be the teacher. Have them give you words to spell and spell them incorrectly and let them correct you.

Play hangman with them.

Leave them notes around the house and have them write answer you, making sure that they use one of their spelling words.

MAKE IT FUN and they will learn.

jeff

Answer 11

Ask the child to spell the words for you.
Have the book to check to see if you cover all of the words.

Try other words at times that sound like the world, for example
to
too
two

bee, three, see,

Children also love to "sing song words". A my name is Anna, my husbands name is albert....get the idea?
And ask when you pass things, car, house, store, things like that to spell.
Make it Fun!
GOD bless.