Code Word Spelling

I love using playing cards in my centers.  A lot of people use a deck of cards for their math, but I like to use them in literacy too.  Here’s a way to use a deck of cards to practice spelling:

For this activity, you will only need half of a deck of cards.  Split the cards into a red pile and a black pile and then you can 2 students or two groups of students can share one deck of cards.  If students need to use the same letter more than once, they may need two “half” decks of cards.  Have students use the code sheet to spell their spelling and/or vocabulary words with their half of a deck of cards.  Grab the code word sheet for FREE from Google Docs.

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