Discover quick classroom challenges that are perfect for warm-ups, lesson fillers, or fast-paced revision. These easy-to-use activities help pupils practise spelling, vocabulary, and other language skills in a fun and motivating way.
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Think of as many English words as possible starting with a letter chosen by the teacher.
Choose a word and write its letters in alphabetical order.
Choose a word and make as many new English words as possible from its letters.
Describe a secret word to your partner. Can they guess and draw it?
Write the selected words with your eyes closed. Then open your eyes and check if you can read them!
Write the selected words normally. Then write them again backwards! For example: cat → tac.
Write the selected words with missing letters for a friend to solve! For example: C _ T (cat).
Make your own wordsearch using words that start with the given letter. List them underneath.
Scramble up the letters of the selected words. Come back tomorrow and try to unscramble them!
Draw and colour a picture, then hide the selected words inside it. See if someone can find them!
Write riddles for the selected words, then ask a friend to try and guess them!
Using just the letters in the selected word, can you make at least two new words?
Write down three clues for each of the selected words. Read them to a friend and see if they can guess the words!
Write the selected words three times: first with a pencil, then with a crayon, and finally with a marker!
Write the selected words on your friend's back. Can they guess each word? Then it's your turn to feel and spell!
Code time! Change the letters into numbers (a=1, b=2, c=3) and write your words as secret numbers.
Find the selected words (or their individual letters) in an old magazine. Cut them out and glue them onto your paper!
Choose one of the selected words and write each letter in a different colour!
Choose three of the selected words. Write them as fast as you can, then try writing them with your eyes closed. Keep it neat!
Write the selected words in capital letters, for example: CAT.
Write the selected words three times each, for example: cat, cat, cat. Can you spell them without looking?
Type the selected words on a computer and choose a fun font for each one!
Write down the selected words, then go back and circle all the vowels!
Write the selected words in alphabetical order from A to Z, and then from Z to A!
Choose three of the selected words and circle all the vowels. How many can you find?
Spell the selected words using cereal or pasta, then glue them to paper!
Spell the selected words aloud in a baby voice! Can you do it even louder or very quietly? Ask a friend to guess the word!
Write the selected words into different shapes! For example: write 'STAR' in a star shape.
Spell the selected words aloud in a robot voice, moving your arms like a machine!
Design a quick board game with the selected words. Don't forget to write the rules!
Play Hangman with a friend using the selected words! Draw a funny picture for each missed letter.
Write the selected words with the vowels in lowercase and the consonants in uppercase! For example: CaT.
Play Charades with the selected words! Act them out and spell each word once it's guessed.
Write each of the selected words on two separate cards, then play Memory with a friend!
Choose one of the selected words and mime it. Can your friends guess it?
Try to write the selected words using your non-dominant hand!
Create a word train using the selected words! Use the last letter of each word to start the next one. For example, cat - toy - yak.
Write the selected words in fancy ways and decorate the letters!
Draw a picture for each of the selected words to show its meaning!
Write the selected words from shortest to longest, then from longest to shortest!
Write the selected words in sugar or salt as fast as you can! Shake the tray to clear and try again.
Build the selected words using sticks, pebbles or building blocks.
Write the selected words twice with your right hand and twice with your left hand!
Create a secret code to write the selected words. Can a friend decode your message?
Write the selected words in three ways: really big, really small, and in your best handwriting.
In a dark room, use a torch to write the selected words in the air! Can a partner read them? Swap roles.
Look through your favourite book and find the selected words hidden in the text.
Write the selected words one letter at a time in the shape of a pyramid.
Draw a simple shape and write the selected words all around the edge.
Find the selected words in a dictionary. Write down the word that comes just before each one.
Write the selected words in crayon. Use red for consonants and blue for vowels.
Create your own crossword puzzle using the selected words! Draw simple pictures as your clues.
Write some of the selected words with the wrong spelling, then ask someone to spot the mistakes.
Write the selected words, but replace all the vowels with a star. For example, STAR - ST★R.
Choose a letter. How many English words do you know that start with this letter?
You have 1 minute. Write the selected words as fast as you can!
Write the selected words in the air with your finger. Can your friend read them?
Write each of the selected words in a different colour!
Write three clues for each of the selected words. Read them to a friend. Can they guess the word?
Choose three of the selected words. Write them using three different-coloured pencils!
Choose five of the selected words and write them with missing letters (for example: C _ A B for crab).
Choose five of the selected words. Mix up their letters. Leave them until tomorrow and try to unscramble them!
First write the selected words. Then come up with a rhyming word for each one, for example: cat - bat.
Write the selected words two times each. The first time, write each word in uppercase letters. Write your words a second time in lowercase letters. For example: HEN, hen.
Call out a number. Your friends try to be the first to call out the number that comes before it. If the number is correct, they win a point!
Play with your friends! Show some fingers very quickly. Who can be the first to say how many?
Every letter has a score! Consonants are worth 1 and vowels (a, e, i, o, u) are worth 2. Write the selected words and find their total score! For example: TEN (1 + 2 + 1 = 4).
Write the selected words, but replace all the vowels with a line (for example: C _ _ T instead of COAT). Then go back and see if you can fill them in!
Write the selected words with the vowels in uppercase and the consonants in lowercase! For example: fLUtE.
Write a secret clue for each of the selected words. Can your friends guess the words?
Choose 5 selected words. Write them, making every second letter very small.
Write the selected words from the shortest to the longest! If some words have the same length, write them in ABC order (for example: cat, hat).
Draw a balloon for each of your selected words. Write one word inside each balloon and colour them in!
Create a picture code for the alphabet, for example, star = A, sun = B. Write your words in code, then write the real word next to it!
Write your words like a ladder! Start with tiny letters and make each letter bigger and bigger.
Spell the selected words three times in a funny voice, for example: a monster voice, a baby voice, and a robot voice!
Whisper the selected word and have your friend guess it, then swap roles!
Write a short sentence and hide one of the selected words inside it!
Take one big step for each letter in the selected word, spelling it as you go.
Look at all the selected words and underline the word that has the most letters.
Say the selected word out loud, then whisper it three times like an echo.
Take the first letter of the selected word and write as many other words starting with that letter as you can in five minutes!
Make three sentences, including as many of the selected words as possible in each!
Draw and label the selected words. You must colour your drawings and add lots of great detail!
Write each of the selected words on two different cards. Turn them face down, then flip two at a time to find matches. Keep pairs or flip them back over and try again.
Create your own quiz with a question for each of the selected words. Your questions can be true or false, multiple choice, or matching!
Write the selected words replacing all vowels with a line, for example: C _ T (cat). Go back later and see if you can fill in the missing vowels!
Choose six of the selected words and draw them on paper. Play with friends by taking turns calling out words and crossing them out. The first to cross out all words wins!
Write rhyming riddles for the selected words. For example, I say oink, oink and rhyme with wig (pig). See if a friend can guess them!
Create your own crossword puzzle using the selected words. Write a definition for each word, and add picture clues if you like!
Read the selected words aloud three times: first in a whisper, then in a normal voice, and finally in a loud shout!
Lay the selected words on the table. A partner calls out a word, and you must slap the correct card as fast as you can!
It is a fun activity for writing practice. Ask your students to write words changing the size of letters.
Choose a word. Kids write it vertically, then use each letter in that word as the first letter of their words.
Kids write the words backwards and from right to left. Then, by using the mirror, they can correct their own work.
