Backward spelling

Objectives

The learner can spell.

Material

• Blackboard
• Paper & pen
• Several sets of cards with words of up to ten letters

Preparation

• Prepare the sets of cards (see materials)

Instructions

• Sit in a circle.
• Repeat the alphabet together.
• Let a learner choose a card and spell the word, backwards. Correct if necessary.
• Let the others guess the word.
• Write the word on the blackboard and spell it all together, both forward and backwards.
• The learner chooses another word, till everyone has had a turn.

Variant

• Form small teams.
• Give every team a set of cards.
• In turn the learners take a card and spell the word backwards.
• When spelled correctly, the learner earns a point.
• The first to guess the word, is the learner on the left of the speller, the second is the second on the left, and so on.
• When guessed correctly, the learner earns a point.
• If a learner spells a word wrongly, let the others after the guessing correct him/her. This way, difficult letters get attention.