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Cloud Themed Spelling Word Game with ABC Beads

It’s time for a cloud themed spelling word game! Here’s a playful way to get your child practicing their spelling words AND having fun with weather at the same time.

 Print out your spelling words and grab a few bags of ABC Beads at your local craft store and it’s time to PLAY!

ABC Beads on cloud cutouts to create sight word game for kids.

Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.

This spelling game was inspired by the book Little Cloud by Eric Carle as part of our Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids.

Little Cloud by Eric Carle

Cloud Themed Spelling Word Game with ABC Beads

Here’s the type of ABC beads that we used for spelling words for this activity.

We grabbed our playdough from the Monster Math early this month to make it even more hands-on and kid-friendly fun. There are all sorts of alphabet beads, so have fun with what you choose.  

Here’s the type of beads we used.

Lower Case Alphabet Beads

Roylco Lowercase Letter Bead, Assorted Colors, Pack of 288

Alphabet Beads

Creativity Street Alphabet Beads, Uppercase, 288-Pack

Once my daughter had her spelling words for the week I had her sit and write out the word cards for the game which gave her practice writing the words out.

I like to keep scrapbook paper in our supplies to create quick and easy games with kids like this one with clouds.

Cut out the words into cards that you can draw to build. Then you can take the Letter beads and build each spelling word.

Rainbow Spelling Words

The next day you can have your child create rainbow sight words with the letter cards so for more practice. And then play the ABC Beads Spelling Game again.

Finding playful ways to practice spelling words in important for your younger students. It provides a multi-sensory experience for them to help learn a few styles of learning.

You could even take the beads the next day and create a little tossing letters with their hands game.

Encourage them to call out each letter as they toss it into a bowl for a spelling word!

Spelling Word Activities for School Ages

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  • Spelling Fun with Gems 
  • Sight Word Wall 
  • Owl Themed Spelling Game
  • Sight Word Games
  • Seashell Sight Word Game
  • Wordle Spelling Word Practice 
  • Sight Word Pinterest Board 
Rainbow Math Games for Preschoolers with Painted Acorns
Making Rain Writing Activity for Kids
Learn to read with magnetic tile literacy stations

After School Spelling Words Practice

Now it’s your turn to share what you’ve been doing with your kids at home after school.

Lower case Magnetic Letters for Kids
Jumbo Lower Case Magnetic Letters

Parents leave us a comment below of what you’ve been up to or leave a picture on our facebook page! We’d love to hear from you! Come join the FUN!

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School Link Up, Eric Carle, grade school, Preschool, Sight Words, Spelling Words, Weather

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Natasha Johnson says

    November 11, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    I really like the letter beads. Do you have a link where I can purchase some?

    Reply
  2. Kim Vij says

    November 12, 2014 at 12:12 am

    Here you go Natasha! http://bit.ly/LetterBeads or just click on the image in the post above. We love them too!

    Reply

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