Spelling City

Have you heard of the award-winning site, Spelling City?

If not, here are a few details:

- It's free.  For a few more perks, you can join for a modest fee, but it isn't necessary, trust me.

- You type in your child's list of spelling words, and the site uses those words to generate these options:

Spelling Test 

Vocab Test

Teach Me

Play a Game 

Printable handwriting worksheet using the words 

Write a sentence or paragraph using the words

- This site is incredible!  You will be both thrilled and amazed at the convenience and the technology.  It is multi-sensory, so all learners benefit!

- For public- or private-schooling families:  You can use the weekly spelling lists given by your child's teacher with this website.  You simply type in the weekly words, and the site teaches the words individually, generates multi-sensory practice games, gives meanings, and tests your child--keeping track of scores and previous lists.

- For homeschooling families:  You can use an individualized spelling program offered by the site, or your own word lists.  There are many types of lists available, including:

Compound Words
Contractions
Dolch - Sight Words
Geography Lists
Homophones and Homonyms
Literature Based Word Lists
Monthly Holiday Lists
Phonics & Sight Word Curriculum
Popular Word Lists
Possessive Nouns
Sample Lists

Sequential Spelling Program

Sound Alike Words
Word Abbreviations
SAT words, list 1 & 2


This post probably seems like an ad for the site, but really, it isn't.  I came across a reader comment on the Pioneer Woman's Homeschooling site that mentioned Spelling City, so I took the time tonight to peruse the site. So glad I did!

There are many aspects of education that simply cannot be automated, and thank goodness for that!  But if spelling and math automation truly helps students excel, I'm all for it.  There are still plenty of subjects left that require discussion and cooperative interaction.