WHAT IS THE ENGAGED SPELLING LIBRARY?
Engaged Spelling is a lifetime-access game center library for spelling and word study.
This library allows you to easily access and download the game centers you need. You will receive access to every word study game center I've created and all those I create in the future.
→ The Library includes a partner game and independent activity for 242 word study concepts for a total of 484 game centers to choose from!
Teachers have requested an ALL-ACCESS PASS to my Word Study and Spelling Game Centers and that's exactly what this library is…and more!
I designed Engaged Spelling to create a red-carpet experience for teachers who want to fully implement game centers in word study, literacy, or spelling.
Engaged Spelling is organized in a manner that makes it easy to print what you need the way you need it. Rather than searching through zip files or PDFs to locate the games and activities for the concept you are trying to teach, you'll have clear guidance on how to quickly find what you need AND print with ease.
The Engaged Spelling Library is organized to save you time and energy while giving your students the highest quality games and centers out there!
And not having what we need at our fingertips can make or break our best intentions...causing us to throw in the towel on this great teaching strategy all together.
Planning your game centers piece by piece and
on a topic by topic basis is...
but...
You KNOW that if you had the right games and activities at your fingertips, half the struggle
of implementing game centers
and teaching spelling would be gone!
JUST IMAGINE...
All access to partner games and solo activities for 242 spelling and word study concepts...meaning that what your students need is at your fingertips during planning time.
Not having to figure out which pages of a 200 page document need cardstock, which ones need to go in your teacher binder, and which ones you'll need to make multiple copies of for your students. I've built *printing-with-ease* into the structure of the ES Library.
Access to word study games targeting skills that span from grades 1-6 for more than half the price of all the games individually at your fingertips! You'll have resources to differentiate for all learners where they are now and as they grow!
If you are DONE trying to piece together your word study centers like a game of Jenga,
DONE trudging up the ladder from Google to Pinterest to Teachers Pay Teachers looking for the perfect center game to complement this week's skill (for every spelling group you have) only to find yourself slipping back down the chute to "START OVER" by Friday,
EXHAUSTED trying to keep your students as driven with their independent centers as claw machine players trying to win a stuffed animal,
And DONE being the leader of SIMON SAYS while trying to lead word study small groups...("SIMON DIDN'T SAY THAT!" )...
Then Engaged Spelling
was created just for you!
FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS JUST LIKE YOU!
"I used this resource to support a lesson from Words-Their-Way. After having my students complete the typical closed sort and providing direct instruction of the spelling pattern, I used this game as a way for the student to practice applying the vowel pattern to words outside of the sort. The resource was colorful and engaging. I am a repeat buyer of these resources that support Words Their Way lessons!"
-Aubrey F.
WHAT WILL I FIND INSIDE THE LIBRARY?
Partner Games and Independent Activities
>>> These games and activities are engaging, can be used in small groups, as partner games, or independently for students who need solo work. They require minimal materials once printed and prepped.
242 word study concepts for a total of 484 games and activities!
Time-saving Organization
>>> The Engaged Spelling Library is intentionally organized to maximize your planning time and reduce unnecessary time spent thumbing through pages and pages of activities (and writing down the pages you need to print on a sticky note ).
I've stripped the PDFs down to the minimal pages needed to implement games and activities. No more trying to figure out which pages are for color printing or black and white and wracking your brain to print what you need.
Check out your streamlined printing directions below .
The Tools You Need for Success
>>> You'll find recommended word study schedules, pre and post assessment lists, game organization labels for small group bins and game folders, compact pacing guides, and MORE!
PLUS, I've included my newest activity called Unlock the List that I've added as an incredible FREE BONUS for all members.
You can increase engagement in
word study and spelling
AND save planning time !
Have an entire library of word study games
and independent activities at your fingertips!
The Engaged Spelling online library includes:
SECTION 1 | ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS
Game Folder Covers
Bin and Supply Labels, Pocket Folder Labels
Organization Tips
Word Study Expectations Chart
SECTION 2 | TEACHER TOOLS AND BONUSES
Table of Contents - Game Center Reference Guide
Word List Reference PDFs
Informal Assessment Word Lists - 3 Mini-Word Lists for Spelling Check-Ins and Tests Per Skill
FOR EACH OF THE 242 CONCEPTS YOU'LL RECEIVE:
a Partner Game
an Independent Activity Game
Teacher Directions and Guide
Student-Facing Directions where needed
Student Recording Sheets
Answer Keys
Examples games include: matching, pattern sort boards, follow-the-path games, Connect 6, "Guess My Word", word-building games, games with spinners, picture boards, definitions, and fill-in-the-blank sentences-–enough variety to create spice but not so much that you are constantly teaching students how to play new games!
SECTION 3 | LETTER NAME-ALPHABETIC SPELLERS
7 UNITS | 60 GAMES | 60 ACTIVITIES
Beginning Consonant Sounds (b, m, r, s, t, g, n, p, c, h, f, d, l, k , j, w, y, z, v)
Commonly Confused Consonant Sounds (b/p, t/d, v/f/ s/z, g/k, w/y)
Short Vowel CVC Word Families (at, an, ad, ap, ag, op, ot, og, et, eg, en, ug, ut, un, ip, ig, ill)
Beginning Digraphs (sh, ch, wh, th)
Beginning Blends (st, sp, sk, sm, sc, sn, sw, pl, sl, bl, cr, cl, fr, fl, br, bl, gr, gl, br, bl, gr, gl, pr, dr, r, wh, qu, tw)
Mixed Vowel Word Families (at/ot/it, an/in/un, ad/ed/ab/ob, ag/og/ig/ug/eg, ill/ell/all, ack/ick/ock/uck, ish/ash/ush)
Short Vowels in CVC Words
Preconsonantal Nasals (ng, mp, nt, nk, nd)
Introduction to R-Controlled Vowels
Contractions (I, is, not)
SECTION 4 | WITHIN WORD PATTERN SPELLERS
8 UNITS | 59 GAMES | 59 ACTIVITIES
Short and Long Vowels CVC and CVCe (a, e, i, o, u)
Common Long Vowel Patterns CVCe and CVVC
Less Common Long Vowel Patterns (CVCe, CVVC, CVCC)
R-Controlled Vowel Patterns (ar, or, are/air, er/ear/eer, ir/ire, or/ore/ oar/our, ur/ure/ur-e, w+r-controlled vowels)
Diphthongs and Ambiguous Vowel Patterns (oi/oy/o, oo, aw/au, wa/al/ough, ou/ow)
Silent Beginning Consonants (kn, wr, gn) and W Blends
Beginning Consonants (scr, str, spr, thr, shr, squ)
Ending Complex Consonants (-ce, -ve, -ze, -se, -dge, -ge, -tch, -ch)
Homophones and Homographs
Words starting with A/Be
Contractions (not, is, have, will)
Plural Endings, Three Sounds of Past-Tense, and Irregular Verbs
SECTION 5 | SYLLABLES AND AFFIXES SPELLERS
9 UNITS | 58 GAMES | 58 ACTIVITIES
Inflected Endings -ING, -ED, -S, -ES
Compound Words
Syllable Juncture Patterns (VCV, VCCV, VVCV, VCCV, VV)
Open and Closed Syllables
Long-Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables (a, e, i, o, u)
Ambiguous Vowels (oy/oi, ou/ow, au/aw/al)
R-Controlled Vowel Patterns in Accented Syllables (w sound, er/ir/ur, ure/ear/ere)
Unaccented Syllables and Words Ending in le/el/il/al, er/or/ar, en/on/ain/in/an, en/on/ain/in/an, et/it/ate, y/ey/ie
Exploring Consonants in Multisyllabic Words (hard/soft g and c, k sound ck/ic/x, words with qu, silent consonants, gh/ph)
Prefixes re/un, dis/mis/pre, non/in/fore, uni/bi/tri
Suffixes y/ly, er/est, ness/full/less
Homophones and Homographs
Words with EI and IE
SECTION 6 | DERIVATIONAL RELATIONS SPELLERS
12 UNITS | 65 GAMES | 65 ACTIVITIES
Suffixes er/est, y/ly, ment/less/ness
Prefixes uni/in/dis/mis, pre/fore/post/after/re
Derivational Suffixes ty/ity, ful/ous/ious, er/or/ian/ist, ary/ery/ory, al/ial/ic, en/ize/ify
the Suffix -ion (ion, ian, ation, cation, ition)
Spelling to Meaning Patterns with Vowel and Consonant Alternations
Latin Word Parts (dict/aud/vis, spect/port/form)
Greek Word Parts (phon/photo/graph/tele, therm/meter/geo/scope, logy/ology/bio)
the Suffix -ity, -ion, and Schwa
Latin Word Parts (tract, gress, rupt, mot, fract, flect/flex, ject, mis/mot, man, scrib/script, fac, struct, duc/duct, ver/vert, fer, intra/inter/intro, circum)
Suffixes -ent/ence, -ant/ance/ancy, -able/ible
Plus Prefix Assimilation, More Greek and Latin Word Parts, and Miscellaneous Sorts
BONUS ACTIVITY:
Unlock the List missing letters activity for each level (242 pages!)
236 word study and spelling concepts! See the full Scope and Sequence by clicking here!
I’m the creator of Tarheelstate Teacher and Engaged Spelling.
I have over 18 years of experience in education and have been creating resources for word study since 2012. I have a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction for K-12 Reading from NCSU.
I know that setting up centers and games in the classroom can feel SUPER daunting...
As teachers, we can agonize over the best organizational systems. Whether we have time to make the centers ourselves or search the internet for quality resources, in the back of our minds, we fear students won't respect center time and will make a mess of all of our hard work.
That's why I'm excited to create and offer Engaged Spelling!
My goal is to fast-track teachers to engaged word study success! You'll be set up for success, making sure your center time is spent with a sense of engagement and urgency.
Why trust me? Planning word study has become one of my superpowers. Over the last few years, I've created activities to help students improve their word knowledge and spelling abilities in fun and engaging ways.
I've obsessed over organization and thought through ways to make game centers a seamless part of the word study and spelling routine.
I love helping other upper elementary teachers MAXIMIZE their word study schedules, making word study a *shockingly* enjoyable time of the day!
With experience teaching 4th and 5th grade, I'm here to help upper elementary teachers create engaged spellers and have the productive hum of students working and learning in your own word study block!
If you're ready to increase engagement in word study and spelling and create confident readers, writers, and speakers, do not miss this opportunity to join Engaged Spelling!
Refund Policy and Personal Pledge
Tarheelstate Teacher with Engaged Spelling offers a grace period of 7 days after the initial purchase of the Program. If you purchase Engaged Spelling and find that it is not a good fit, you may contact us for a full refund within 7 days of your initial purchase.
You have my personal pledge that the resources included in ES are of the highest quality and have been thoughtfully developed. I promise to overdeliver for the members of ES and any teacher who becomes a part of the Tarheelstate Teacher and Engaged Spelling community!
Please ask all questions you need answered and only purchase if this is a HECK YES for you!
Join Below for one-time payment of $149 ($10 SAVINGS) or choose a payment plan.
Letter Name Alphabetic-Spellers Games:
60 GAMES, 60 ACTIVITIES
$90 value/
$180 value when purchased individually
Within Word Pattern Spellers Games
59 GAMES, 59 ACTIVITIES
$88.50 value/
$177 value when purchased individually
Syllables and Affixes Word Pattern Games
58 GAMES, 58 ACTIVITIES
$87 value/
$174 value when purchased individually
Derivational Relations Games and Activities
65 GAMES, 65 ACTIVITIES
$97.50 value/
$195 value when purchased individually
✓ Unlock the List Bonus Activity for Each Level
$24 value
✓ Lifetime access to library materials, curriculum, and all future upgrades!