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

1. Make list of words for students to spell
2. Write students’ names on the board
3. Give each student one letter to be and write it next to their names
4. Call out a word to be spelled
5. 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.