Tag: Spelling
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Dictionaries – Day #5 Words Within Words
Looking for a fun game that uses a dictionary? Try this one out!How many words can you find in the word… Grab a piece of lined paper, write the word DICTIONARIES on the top of the page, and then find, and write, as many words as you can using the letters provided. Each letter can only be […]
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Dictionaries – Day #4 Types of Dictionaries
There are all different kinds of dictionaries in the world today. Some offer a lot of pictures and are called picture dictionaries, others offer words for a specific topic or subject. Check your local library for various dictionaries and see if there is one on your favorite topic.There are visual dictionaries available on line, here […]
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Dictionaries – Day #2 Alphabetize Your Family Members
Whether you have a lot of family members or just a few, today, you are encouraged to alphabetize in one or more of these fun ways. Write down the name of your family members on a piece of lined paper, then alphabetize them on another piece of paper or the other half of the page […]
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Dictionaries – Day #1 Build Your Vocabulary
Get the week started by building your vocabulary: Download an app that will offer you a new word each day. Check your favorite app store to see what they have to offer. Visit and sign up for the ‘Word of the Day’ via email from a site of your own choosing or either of these sites: […]
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Dictionaries
This week is about dictionaries: Day #1: Get the week started by building your vocabulary. Day #2: Alphabetize Your Family MembersDay #3: Dictionary CreatorsDay #4: Types of DictionariesDay #5: Words Within Words Connect with Funschooling and Recreational Learning! Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+YouTube Channel Patreon Note: If this, or any other post on Funschooling and Recreational Learning, has inspired you in a positive way, […]
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What’s In A Name? – Game
What’s in a name? Play this fun word game and find out! Set-up: You’ll need enough bottle caps or index cards to spell out each players first name (full) and either letter stickers or a permanent marker. Place a letter sticker or write a letter under each cap, or write one letter on each card […]
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Spark of the Day: Words within Words
Here’s a fun game that you can never out grow, you just make it more challenging each time you play! Finding words within words has become a fun family favorite in our home, and I hope it will be the same in yours! What you will need: Lined paper, a pencil and a dictionary or […]