Spelling City
Spelling City is another site I've used for the past five years or so. I began using Spelling City for social studies vocabulary and then for actual spelling words when I started teaching 8th grade langauge arts. Now that I'm teaching the Academically Talented classes, it is back to social studies vocabulary. I have also used it at home with my own children to study and work with their own spelling words.
Spelling City is awesome for giving vocabulary quizzes or tests. You can quickly print a paper test, or you can easily give a digital test. As I'm trying to go paperless, and trying to reduce the amount of grading I have, I love their digital vocabulary quizzes.
Since my students complete mini-projects with their vocabulary words, I don't assign homework on Spelling City, but did when I taught language arts. Instead of writing their words 10 times, or other rote activities, students were able to play games - on their phones, tablets, or computers - for spelling homework instead. Generally, students have actually enjoyed their spelling homework on Spelling City, although some games do seem a bit childish for 7th or 8th graders. Nevertheless, it helps students learn their words, and if you teach a current series like Reading Street, all spelling lists are integrated into their system, saving you time from having to enter your own lists.
Spelling City is awesome for giving vocabulary quizzes or tests. You can quickly print a paper test, or you can easily give a digital test. As I'm trying to go paperless, and trying to reduce the amount of grading I have, I love their digital vocabulary quizzes.
Since my students complete mini-projects with their vocabulary words, I don't assign homework on Spelling City, but did when I taught language arts. Instead of writing their words 10 times, or other rote activities, students were able to play games - on their phones, tablets, or computers - for spelling homework instead. Generally, students have actually enjoyed their spelling homework on Spelling City, although some games do seem a bit childish for 7th or 8th graders. Nevertheless, it helps students learn their words, and if you teach a current series like Reading Street, all spelling lists are integrated into their system, saving you time from having to enter your own lists.
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