Spelling Homework

I have been working on updating my spelling homework and this is what I came up with.  I give my students the Words Their Way Spelling Inventory spelling assessment at the beginning of the year, and the reassess them on the same assessment throughout the year.  This assessment decides which spelling list my students will be given. 

I have a total of three lists.  Each one is a different color and students know their color and write down their words on Monday.  Once we get back to school I will post a picture of how I display the lists.

This Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe I made can be used with any spelling list. I assign my students 10 words each week based on their spelling levels. They are given the words on Monday and have to complete three of the the tic-tac-toe tasks by Friday. Completing three tasks each week gives them one night to just study them. On Friday, they take their spelling test and turn in the tasks they have completed. 

My students will keep this tic-tac-toe sheet in a sheet protector in their notebook, so that I don't have to copy it each week. On Monday, I just give my students a sheet of paper to write their spelling words down and then they staple their list to their completed tasks on Friday.

In the download, I have included the page for them to write their words down.  There are three per page, so just print and then cut them to save on paper. I included examples on the spelling tic-tac-toe, so that my lower students will have access to them.

I get my spelling words from this website: http://barton.mpls.k12.mn.us/words_their_way.  They have great leveled lists to pull words from each week. You can purchase this Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe from the TPT store. Let me know how you implement spelling homework in your classroom!