

Have the next group come to the front of the class.The group gets points for every word it has successfully spelled. Repeat until the group’s minute is up.Once they’ve correctly spelled the word, read the next word.If it’s incorrect, they sit down and the next group stands up.If it’s correct, they toss the ball to another student, who says the next letter.The student with the ball says the first letter of the word.Have one group come to the front of the class with the ball.Get an inflatable ball, stuffed animal or anything that students can throw without hurting each other for each group.Divide the class into small groups of 4-5 people.All you need is a spelling list and something soft to throw back and forth. Work on your students’ hand-eye coordination as well as their spelling. Students can either stand in front of the class when they’re “at bat,” or they can spell from their seats. Play as many innings as you need for everyone to get a turn and to review all the spelling words. When there are three strikeouts, the teams switch and the fielding team gets to “bat.” If someone spells a word wrong, they strike out.If they get it right, they move to first and the previous batter moves to second. The pitcher reads the next word to the next batter.You can indicate this on the whiteboard baseball diamond. If the batter gets the word right, they’re on first base.

The pitcher reads the first word to the person who is listed first on the batting team’s batting order.Have the fielding team choose one “pitcher” to read the words.

