November 2022 Round-up

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  • This month's English vocabulary lists were words ending in 'cle', -ey words, and 10 Words for … COLD. Have you tried our new COOL SPELLING game?  Listen to the words and collect the icicles to spell them. Beware of enemies!
     
  • Are some of your students making slower progress than you’d hoped? Or being reassigned units they’ve completed before? To get the best out of the Spellzone experience, we recommend that students complete a range of Learn the Words activities before moving onto course tests.
     
  • How many of these 5 classroom ideas have you tried at your school?  If you use Spellzone in your classroom, please tag us in your photos – we love seeing what your students are up to!
     
  • Our Word for Wednesday theme for November was other words for funny.

    The word funny has been used in English since 1756 to describe something that provokes laughter.

    Learn more about the words amusing, droll, hilarious, silly, and witty.

30 Nov 2022
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