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January Round-up

3 Word Lists for January

This month we looked at words ending in ‘lar’, characters from Twelfth Night, and Burns night vocabulary.
UN International Day of Education

January 24 marked the UN International Day of Education which celebrated "the role of education for peace and development". Learn more.
22 Ways to Make the Most of your Spellzone Subscription in 2022

New year, new start! Are you using all the resources Spellzone has to offer?
3 Spelling Tasks to Set Your Students on Spellzone

Have you set a task for your students yet? Tasks can be set alongside or instead of the Course Pathway.
Word for Wednesday: Janus Words

January is named for Janus, the Roman god of beginning and transitions. With this in mind, we chose Janus words for this month’s Word for Wednesday theme.

Learn about the contradictory meanings of the words weather, dust, left, and refrain.

31 Jan 2022
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