When it comes to strategies for studying for the spelling bee, I could talk to you all day. For now, I am going to try to name a few here, but know that these are just A FEW.
- Try making flashcards for the words that are giving you the most trouble.
- If you don’t know a word, a great thing to do is to write it out by hand ten times. This will help you to concentrate on the word, and later, it will stick in your brain better.
- Make little jokes or songs for words that give you trouble. For example, trichinosis, a sickness that comes from eating raw pork has both “tri” and “chin” in its spelling. This is kind of like the three (tri) little pigs, who tell the big bad wolf, “not by the hair of my chinny chin chin,” (chin). As for the songs, I know it’s cheesy. My mom used to make up songs about words, and I remember telling her again and again to stop singing, as I was SO annoyed, but the truth is, after I heard those songs, I never spelled those words wrong again!
- Do you want to be able to study at any place and any time? The Word Club app is free and absolutely life changing! My favorite is the type full word game. https://spellingbee.com/word-club
- Do you want more of a challenge? Check out SpellPundit for even more words! https://www.spellpundit.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopaWAeHMrdAbThbZ-M_eE0b_clccODJEQeguFtx9zeFfrF9u2HA
- Even when you think you’ve mastered a word, don’t stop going over it!
- Never skip the easy words, no matter how boring they are. Those are the words that will come up first in the bee.
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