by Katie Thwaites,
Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
After having
noticed common spelling mistakes when marking exercise books, I decided to
organise a Spelling Bee as a starter for one of my classes.
Minimal preparation
was required- I added the names of the students to a name generator and gave
each student a mini-whiteboard. The chosen student came to the front of the
class and had to spell a word of my choice in the target language. At the same
time, all other students wrote down their spelling of the same word. If the
chosen student misspelt the word, I would then choose a different student to
read out their answer.
The name generator would then select the next student,
and the game continued until the same student was able to spell at least three
words correctly; for which they received a Pause Plus Point.
It was an engaging
way to focus on the common errors, particularly prior to assessments!
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