Spelling City
Monday, April 14th by carlaThe message in my inbox was succinct: “Spellingcity.com. It’s new. It’s cool.”
And it is. Spelling City offers kids up to about 8th grade a variety of ways to interact with words: they can hear them, drag and drop letters to spell them, and play games like Hangman as practice. Teachers can type in their own spelling lists and save them so that class time isn’t spent on random words.
I tried typing in some SAT-level words, and Spelling City objected. The site is still being developed, so down the road it may be ready for words like mendacity. In the meantime, it’s open for business. If you teach traditional spelling units, this site could be your new best friend!
April 14th, 2008 at 5:15 am
just one small problem. The user has to know how to spell the word correctly. I can’t decide if this is a plus or minus.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Carla,
Thanks for mentioning us and agreeing that we’re cool. As a sidenote, every word that you tried has been tracked and we’ll probably have them up within a month. We should have some vocabulary exercises within two weeks, so stay tuned.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:32 am
m p — good point! It’s probably best to start with the correct spelling in front of you. Visual learners especially need that reinforcement.