- Rainbow spelling - the children use a range of colouring pencils or pens to write the word. They use a different colour for each letter. For example, b e c a u s e
- Race against the clock - the children have to write the word as many times as possible in one minute (this can be any length of time).
- Rearranging the letters - give the children the word jumbled up on pieces of paper. They have to rearrange the letters to make the correct spelling.
- Try placing each word into a sentence.
- Words without vowels - write the word but take out the vowels and leave spaces. The children have to put in the missing letters.
- Writing the word using bubble writing and decorating it.
- Look, cover, write and check - look at the word, cover it up, try writing it down and check it.
Phase 2
Set 1: at sat tap pat sap
Set 2: tin map pin man sad
Set 3: dog gap mop cap kid
Set 4: sock rip dug neck rat
Set 5: hat hug boss fan but
Phase 3
Set 1: mess jam vet web fix the no go
Set 2: yes buzz quiz quit yum he she and
Set 3: we me shop rich fish then this ring
Set 4: and to be wait feel rain light goat
Set 5: no go look bark sort hard good torn
Set 6: you burn turn turnip down how boil coin
Set 7: they dear hear near hair pair sure pure
Set 8: her hammer winter after farmyard bedroom tonight chicken
Set 9: all thing short arch longer boot he the
Set 10: visit jacket cobweb them coat boat park night
Phase 4
Set 1: she he we tent damp bend help chimp
Set 2: was you spot skip trip have some stop
Set 3: were there one they windmill lunchbox sandpit starlight
Set 4: when out what are thank street spring crunch
Phase 5a
Set 1: oh their people spray lay about found fried cried steam
Set 2: Mr Mrs called asked enjoy boy girl skirt rescue yawn
Set 3: said so have like when dolphin threw goes launch donkey
Set 4: come some were there shake bake even nice those cube
Phase 5b
Set 1: what link behind clock both plug magic but unit pull
Set 2: where who brown window fried chief steam bread letter stern
Set 3: fast was splash yawn dry happy crunch chef you could
Phase 5c
Set 1: some come pick clay school bake drain eighty grey lady
Set 2: said have donkey three me shiny clean thief like so
Set 3: I’m people oh rain squeak dream brave puppy quick paint
Set 4: night sky drive kind eye fried flaps cliff dolphin tough
Set 5: thought snow toes boast doughnut those don’t thumb summer mint
Set 6: where again who crumb foam phonics roast kite bike bright
Set 7: moon flute to glue nephew gnat thinner knight spin again
Set 8: crowd loud think strong thing thought through work there where
Set 9: who were spout gnome tube chew found few use string
Set 10: because laughed spoil toy coin carry wrap wreck enjoy rabbit
Set 11: different many started palm path heart are acid scissors snake
Set 12: enjoy soil oyster hurry fussy write wreck berry spark bark
Set 13: year cheer here shock issue machine friends once any oh
Set 14: chair bear stare there have live glove when what with
Set 15: hear clear disappear because hairy wave fairy knives appear wash
Set 16: fork August lawn small four caught thought when wild which
Set 17: work first word earth turn went bread said what laughed
Set 18: house about here your wheel dread bird chirping heard morning
Set 19: water away over after the children garden suddenly gym drill
Set 20: tourist moor horse paw sure hot whatever was swamp wand
Set 21: different garden their people looked called should asked could would
Set 22: visual television treasure usual measure beige mother nothing does blood
Phase 5d
Set 1: donkeys foxes boxes pets cockroaches beaches inches bees floats socks
Set 2: lower weaker neater sharper smarter lowest weakest neatest sharpest smartest
Set 3: playing reading enjoying twirling chewing painter burner speaker hunter heater
Set 4: helped wished needed enjoyed shopped Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Set 5: Saturday Sunday unlock unwrap unpleasant unknown unfair don’t I’m it’s