Instant Spelling Activities
Free activities for your classroom! Instant Activities for the 3rd Edition are usually posted twice a month, September through May.
Find out when the newest activities are available:
- School Year: 2010–11
- 2009–10
- 2008–09
- 2007–08
- 2006–07
- 2005–06
- 2004–05
- 2003–04
- 2002–03
- 2001–02
- December 19: use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 16 to develop knowledge of the soft syllable ending /ə/.
- December 5: use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 11 to develop knowledge of homographs.
- November 21: use with Sourcebook 6, Unit 11 to develop knowledge of Latin roots.
- November 7: use with Sourcebook 3, Unit 10 to provide practice with prefixes and suffixes.
- October 17: use with Sourcebook 1, Unit 5 to provide practice adding the ed and ing suffixes.
- October 3: use with Sourcebook 5, Unit 7 to provide practice with homophones and synonyms.
- September 19: use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 2 to develop knowledge of digraphs.
- September 5: use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 3 to provide practice with words containing the long e vowel sound.
- May 17: Use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 31, to develop knowledge of useful Latin word parts
- May 3: Use with Sourcebook 5, Unit 32, to provide practice with irregular verbs and homophones
- April 19: Use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 27, to provide practice with multiple-meaning words
- April 5: Use with Sourcebook 3, Unit 26, to provide practice with homophones
- March 15: Use with Sourcebook 1, Unit 19, to provide practice with digraphs
- March 1: Use with Sourcebook 6, Unit 25, to provide practice differentiating among easily confused words
- February 15: Use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 19, to provide practice with plurals
- February 1: Use with Sourcebook 5, Unit 22, to provide practice with synonyms—replacing "worn-out" words with more interesting substitutes
- January 18: Use with Sourcebook 1, Unit 13, to provide practice with double letters
- January 4: Use with Sourcebook 7, Unit 17, to develop knowledge of Greek spelling patterns
- December 21: Use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 14, to provide practice with /ou/
- December 7: Use with Sourcebook 3, Unit 11, to provide practice with words with silent letters
- November 16: Use with Sourcebook 5, Unit 13, to provide practice with homophones
- November 2: Use with Sourcebook 6, Unit 11, to provide practice with words with /j/, /k/, and /ch/ spellings
- October 19: Use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 7, to provide practice with contractions
- October 5: Use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 6, to provide practice with prefixes and suffixes
- September 21: Use with Sourcebook 3, Unit 3, to provide practice with /a/ spelling patterns
- September 7: Use with Sourcebook 1, Unit 2, to provide practice with rhyming
- May 18: use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 26, to provide practice with homophones
- May 4: use with Sourcebook 5, Unit 31, to provide practice with suffixes
- April 20: use with Sourcebook 1, Unit 19, to provide practice with surprise words not spelled the way they sound
- April 6: use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 28, to provide practice with proofreading
- March 16: use with Sourcebook 6, Unit 29, to provide practice with often-confused word pairs
- March 2: use with Sourcebook 3, Unit 22, to provide practice with compound words
- February 16: use with Sourcebook 5, Unit 22, to provide practice with /j/ spelling patterns at the end of words
- February 2: use with Sourcebook 1, Unit 13, to provide practice with visual skills
- January 19: use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 16, to provide practice with short and long vowel sounds and spellings
- January 5: use with Sourcebook 3, Unit 17, to provide practice with contractions
- December 15: use with Sourcebook 7, Unit 15, to develop knowledge of Latin word parts
- December 1: use with Sourcebook 1, Unit 4, to provide practice with spelling word patterns
- November 17: use with Sourcebook 6, Unit 12, to provide practice with /əl/ endings
- November 3: use with Sourcebook 3, Unit 11, to provide practice with homophones
- October 20: use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 10, to provide practice with /or/ spelling patterns
- October 6: use with Sourcebook 2, Unit 7, to provide practice with s, ed, and ing suffixes
- September 15: use with Sourcebook 5, Unit 4, to provide practice with silent consonants
- September 1: use with Sourcebook 4, Unit 2, to provide practice with long o and long i spelling patterns
- May 19: Grade 7
- May 5: Grade 8
- April 21: Grade 3
- April 7: Grade 4
- March 17: Grade 1
- March 3: Grade 6
- February 18: Grade 4
- February 4: Grade 5
- January 21: Grade 6
- January 7: Grade 2
- December 17: Grade 3
- December 3: Grade 5
- November 19: Grade 3
- November 5: Grade 6
- October 15: Grade 1
- October 1: Grade 7
- September 17: Grade 4
- September 3: Grade 2
- May 21: Grade 3
- May 7: Grade 2
- April 16: Grade 5
- April 2: Grade 3
- March 19: Grade 8
- March 5: Grade 1
- February 19: Grade 5
- February 5: Grade 6
- January 15: Grade 4
- January 1: Grade 2
- December 18: Grade 4
- December 4: Grade 1
- November 20: Grade 5
- November 6: Grade 7
- October 16: Grade 4
- October 2: Grade 2
- September 18: Grade 6
- September 4: Grade 3
- May 15: Grade 4
- May 1: Grade 5
- April 17: Grade 3
- April 3: Grade 6
- March 20: Grade 2
- March 6: Grade 8
- February 20: Grade 3
- February 6: Grade 1
- January 16: Grade 4
- January 2: Grade 6
- December 19: Grade 2
- December 5: Grade 5
- November 21: Grade 1
- November 7: Grade 8
- October 17: Grade 3
- October 3: Grade 7
- September 19: Grade 2
- September 5: Grade 4
- May 16: Grade 6
- May 2: Grade 1
- April 18: Grade 4
- April 4: Grade 2
- March 21: Grade 8
- March 7: Grade 5
- February 21: Grade 4
- February 7: Grade 3
- January 17: Grade 7
- January 3: Grade 2
- December 20: Grade 4
- December 20: Grade 1
- December 6: Grade 4
- November 15: Grade 6
- November 1: Grade 3
- October 18: Grade 5
- October 4: Grade 1
- September 20: Grade 4
- September 6: Grade 2
- May 17: Grade 3
- May 3: Grade 1
- April 19: Grade 5
- April 5: Grade 4
- March 15: Grade 1
- March 1: Grade 6
- February 16: Grade 4
- February 2: Grades 7–8
- January 19: Grade 4
- January 5: Grade 2
- December 15: Primary Grades
- December 1: Grade 8
- November 17: Grade 3
- November 3: Grade 6
- October 20: Grade 2
- October 6: Grade 5
- September 15: Grade 7
- September 1: Grade 4
- May 19: Grade 8
- May 5: Grade 3
- April 21: Grade 5
- April 7: Grade 4
- March 17: Grade 1
- March 3: Grade 6
- February 17: Grade 8
- February 3: Grade 2
- January 20: Grade 7
- January 6: Grade 3
- December 16: Grade 5
- December 2: Grade 1
- November 18: Grade 4
- November 4: Grade 8
- October 21: Grade 6
- October 7: Grade 2
- September 16: Grade 7
- September 2: Grades 3–8
