Acing Spelling Tests (ages 8-12)

Frustrated with trying to memorize your spelling words each and every week?

Here’s what you’ll need:

Here’s what you do:

Write down each spelling word on an index card.
In a different color (colored pencils work well), trace over the letters in each word that are “the hard part to memorize”.
Place words that are “easy” in a separate pile.
As you practice the words, place a sticker or happy face on the back of the card each time you spell the word right.
Place a rubber band around the index cards and keep them in order from the hardest to the easiest.
Practice the words every day, focusing on the “hardest words” first.
Keep these spelling words wrapped in a rubber band even after the spelling test is over. You may be surprised if your teacher tests you on these words again on a “review” test!
Good luck!!!!

Here is a sample 4th-grade spelling list: