STAND AND SPELL
Name of Game:
Stand and Spell
Target Students:
Young Learners
Elementary School
Duration:
10-10 minutes
Number of Students:
Groups of 4-10
English Skills:
Alphabet
Spelling
Objective:
Students become letters to stand next to each other and spell words
Instructions
- Make list of words for students to spell
- Write students’ names on the board
- Give each student one letter to be and write it next to their names
- Call out a word to be spelled
- Students stand next to each other to spell the word
Variations
- Give each student a large alphabet card to hold above their head
- Have one student be the leader who places students in the right position
- Make teams for bigger classes
- Give groups a time limit to spell the word
Notes
If one student’s letter comes up more than once in a word, they can move and this makes the game more fun. Use the variation and make the ‘quiet’ student the leader to help include them in class.