Welcome to Spellzone! As a parent or teacher, you know that helping students with spelling homework can sometimes feel like a challenge. In this blog post, we'll explore some creative ideas for spelling homework that will keep students motivated and excited about learning. Create Spelling Word Art: Encourage students to transform their spelling words into works of art. Write each word in a different font or style, then decorate the page with illustrations or designs related to its meaning. This activity will allow students to tap into their creativity while also reinforcing spelling skills. Spelling Scavenger Hunt: Turn spelling practice into an adventure by organis...
Welcome to the new year! Are you ready to make the most of Spellzone in 2024? Here’s checklist of 24 ways to ensure you're starting the year on the right track: Spring term is here, why not get ahead on your spring cleaning? If your team has changed, learn how to to update your Spellzone staff list. Now is also the time to add any new students and remove students who are no longer using Spellzone. More students than last year? Contact us to upgrade your Spellzone subscription. If you have out-of-date classes on your Spellzone account, learn how to delete them and add new ones here. It’s time to take stock of 2023’s pr...
Planning Guides Signed Up for a Free Trial? Here's What To Do Next... How to Add Staff Members to your Spellzone Account How to Add Students to your Spellzone Account How to Remove Old Students, Classes, and Staff Members from your Spellzone Account 5 Ideas for using Spellzone in the Classroom How to Build a Lesson Plan with Spellzone How to Adapt Any Spellzone Word List for Your Lesson Plan End of Term Checklist for Teachers Results and Rewards Guides 7 Ways to Monitor Your Class's Activity and Results on Spellzone 10 Ways to Monitor Your School&rsquo...
There are four ways to add students to Spellzone: 1) If you would like to add one or two students Log into Spellzone Click on ‘Students’ in the blue toolbar Click on ‘Create students' Under the ‘Manually add a student’ heading, click on ‘Add a student’ Fill in the student’s first name and surname. Choose between manual login or Google login If using manual login, fill in the username, password, and email address if you would like to If using Google login, fill in the student’s Google email address Choose whether you would like to enable the Course Pathway Click ‘Save&r...
3 Word Lists for August This month's English vocabulary lists were words ending in ‘ory’, compound words, and 10 Words for … HOT. Have you tried our Summer Spelling game? New Term Admin To help you get ready for the new school year, we shared blog posts on how to add new students to your account and how to remove old ones. Are you making the most of these eight Spellzone features? Commonly Confused Words: Sea vs. See We returned to our Commonly Confused Words series this month with these two words – do you know when to use each one? Word for Wednesday: Condiments A&nbs...
With the new school year fast approaching, it’s time to make sure your Spellzone account is ready for your students and staff to start work. Students At the start of the year, it is likely that you will have students who no longer need to use Spellzone. To delete a whole class of students from your school’s account: Log into Spellzone Click on the blue ‘Classes’ tab Click on the class of students you would like to delete Click on the ‘Select all’ button at the end of the top row on the student roll table Scroll to the bottom of the student roll Click on ‘Delete’ Confirm that you have chosen the correct student/s Cli...
The best way to see evaluate how a Spellzone subscription might be used within your school is to trial it with as many student as possible. A free trial allows you to add 1200 students to your Spellzone account. The resource is suitable for students aged six to adult. Once you have signed up for a free trial, there are four ways to add students to Spellzone: 1) If you would like to add one or two students Log into Spellzone Click on ‘Students’ in the blue toolbar Click on ‘Create students' Under the ‘Manually add a student’ heading, click on ‘Add a student’ Fill in the student’s first name...
A free trial allows you to add unlimited members of staff to your Spellzone account. Staff can have teacher or administrator accounts: Teachers have full access to student details and their results. Administrators have the same access as teachers, but they can also manage the account. We recommend having more than one administrator per school There are two ways to add staff members to Spellzone. 1) If you would like to add a single member of staff: Log into Spellzone Click on ‘Staff’ in the blue toolbar Click on ‘Create teacher(s) and administrator(s)' Fill in the staff member’s first name/title, surname, and em...
Have you signed up for a free trial? Here’s what to do next… Free training? Yes please! To help you get the most out of your Spellzone experience, we offer free training sessions for all teachers. Choose a: - 20 minute whistle-stop tour of the main Spellzone features - 50 minute in-depth tour of all the Spellzone features, including how to track your students’ progress. Each session can be tailored specifically for your school’s needs. Book a session for your team today. Add your people Now that you’re familiar with what Spellzone h...
This month's Word for Wednesday theme is school. The word school comes from the Old English ‘scol’ meaning ‘place of instruction’, from the Latin ‘schola’ meaning ‘intermission of work’ and ‘leisure for learning’. The idea of children attending a school is from around 1300 and the idea of a school building is from the 1590s. So far we’ve looked at the words semester and teacher. Today’s word is pupil. A pupil is a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. The word is usually used to refer to schoolchildren. Pupil was the Late Middle Eng...
If your school has been closed due to the Covid-19 virus, we are here to help. As we go through this uncertain time together, we will do our very best to continue working as normal. While we do expect a higher demand, our servers have plenty of capacity. We aim to continue to respond quickly to any requests for information or support. Whether you are a long-time user or new to our site, we hope some of these ideas will help you stay focused and beat boredom: New to the site and not sure where to start? Logging back in after a long time? The first thing to do is work out your base spelling level using the Spelling Ability Test. Once you have your score, start work...
Spellzone is an online resource so there is nothing to download or install. Schools Spellzone enables students to study independently on any platform in school and at home. Schools can set up logins for their students individually, by spreadsheet upload, or by generating a unique code to enable them to create their own. We can help you get setup and using Spellzone with your students quickly. Teachers can monitor all student activity and results in real-time, set tasks and message students from within Spellzone - no student email addresses are required. There are 1000s of word lists available and you can also create your own. All word lists can be used with spelling ac...
Unfortunately there is no shortcut when it comes to learning how to spell – it takes practice, and sometimes lots of it. Spellzone will guide you through the ins and outs of English spelling, but you are probably wondering: Is it worth the effort? Here are five reasons why we think learning how to spell is important…… Poor spelling can lose you marks in exams More and more examination criteria are testing students’ ability to spell and punctuate well. Whilst this may seem unfair, it doesn’t seem worth taking the risk. Do you really want to lose marks in a subject you’re passionate about because of poor spelling? Poor spelling will d...
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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.
Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College
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