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Printable spelling worksheets
Choose a month, then print a pack for school, home, a display or an event. Each month of the school year has one main theme and a set of seasonal ideas. October is Halloween and autumn magic. November is fireworks, remembrance and light. December is Christmas and winter celebrations. January is new beginnings and winter. February is love, kindness and friendship. March is spring awakens. April is Easter and new life. May is growth and outdoors. June is summer adventures. July is celebration and exploration. August is nature and adventure. September is back to school and harvest. Come back to the same words on another day.
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How to use the packs
Start with the word list and the tracing sheet. Then use the pyramid, the look-say-cover sheet and the puzzles. The correction line is for a second try after checking. A finished pack is one practice, not proof the spellings are known.
Ages 4 to 6 use short words, one or two missing letters, and anagrams with only two or three letters swapped. Ages 7 to 9 use a middle list. Ages 10 to 11 use longer words, a harder word search and fuller anagrams. Extra support shows the first letter and how many beats a word has.
October words move from cat, web and ghost, through halloween and pumpkin, to frightened, black cat, trick or treat and 31st. November words move from fire, night and bonfire, through sparkler, firework and remember, to catherine-wheel, gunpowder, toffee-apple and remembrance. December words move from snow, tree and star, through Christmas, advent and family, to Hanukkah, decorations, traditions and charity. January words move from snow, ice and fox, through January, goal and healthy, to resolution, hibernation, well-being and Burns Night. February words move from love, kind and heart, through valentine, kindness and friendship, to community, compassion and pancake day. March words move from seed, grow and bud, through spring, garden and daffodil, to gardening, life cycle and shamrock. April words move from egg, lamb and chick, through Easter, rabbit and rainbow, to recycling, environment and hatchling. May words move from bee, walk and path, through garden, walking and pollen, to pollinator, community and nature trail. June words move from sun, sea and sand, through summer, beach and picnic, to seaside, adventure and sports day. July words move from sun, map and fair, through holiday, travel and festival, to celebration, exploration, diversity and summer fair. August words move from sun, camp and bird, through holiday, camping and sunflower, to wildlife, habitat, explorer and nature trail. September words move from apple, book and pen, through harvest, school and autumn, to community, classroom and new start. The poppy drawing is for remembering. It stays calm and suitable for primary children.
Anti-Bullying Week and Children in Need stay in the November notes for teachers. Traditions around the world, new year preparations, Christmas crafts and cultural celebrations stay in the December notes. Goal setting, personal development, Arctic adventures, healthy eating and habit building stay in the January notes. Children’s mental health, random acts of kindness and community projects stay in the February notes. Mother’s Day, St David’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Science Week, World Book Day and spring artwork stay in the March notes. Egg hunts, environmental projects, life cycle investigations and spring celebrations stay in the April notes. National Walking Month, outdoor learning, gardening clubs, outdoor sports and growing together stay in the May notes. National Picnic Week and water safety stay in the June notes. End of the school year, British Summer Time, moving on and around the world projects stay in the July notes. National parks, wildlife spotting, treasure hunts, outdoor challenges and nature’s playground stay in the August notes. Roald Dahl Day, harvest festivals, learning goals and community projects stay in the September notes. These ideas are for planning. The child sheets use spellings the age group can practise. Every month from January to December prints a full pack. Spell Step is an independent site. These sheets are not an official publication.
- Choose any month from January to December. Each month prints a full pack.
- Choose the age. Large print and reduced clutter are optional.
- Print this sheet, the full pack, or the answer key. Save as PDF from the print window if you want a file.
Which sheets are in a pack?
Words to learn, tracing, spelling pyramids, look say cover write check, missing letters, a word search, unscramble, a circle-the-words page, dotted drawings, and a bonus letter challenge. October drawings are a pumpkin, a ghost and a spider’s web, and the bonus uses Halloween. November drawings are a bonfire, a firework and a poppy, and the bonus uses Fireworks. December drawings are a tree, a snowflake and a present, and the bonus uses Christmas. January drawings are a fox, a robin and a snowflake, and the bonus uses Winter. February drawings are a heart, a pancake and a dog, and the bonus uses Friendship. March drawings are a daffodil, a seedling and a frog, and the bonus uses Spring. April drawings are an egg, a chick and a rainbow, and the bonus uses Easter. May drawings are a bee, a flower and a boot, and the bonus uses Garden. June drawings are a sun, a tent and a boat, and the bonus uses Summer. July drawings are an ice cream, a flag and a suitcase, and the bonus uses Explore. August drawings are a sunflower, a tent and a bird, and the bonus uses Nature. September drawings are an apple, a book and a leaf, and the bonus uses Harvest. The answer key is separate.
Which November words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: fire, cold, night, star, light, spark, dark, warm, glow, bonfire. Ages 7 to 9: bonfire, sparkler, firework, remember, winter, rocket, toffee, night, cold, light. Ages 10 to 11: catherine-wheel, gunpowder, toffee-apple, remembrance, spectacle, autumnal, community, fireworks, bonfire night, sparkler.
Which December words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: snow, tree, star, gift, card, bell, holly, cake, joy, light. Ages 7 to 9: Christmas, winter, advent, family, giving, snow, presents, candle, reindeer, December. Ages 10 to 11: Hanukkah, decorations, traditions, charity, Christmas, advent, family, presents, shopping, winter.
Which January words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: snow, ice, cold, fox, owl, den, goal, year, nest, frost. Ages 7 to 9: January, winter, snow, goal, habit, healthy, Arctic, frost, robin, new year. Ages 10 to 11: resolution, hibernation, well-being, wildlife, snowflake, Arctic, January, healthy, Burns Night, new year.
Which February words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: love, kind, heart, hug, pet, care, smile, friend, share, cake. Ages 7 to 9: valentine, kindness, friendship, heart, pancake, friend, caring, February, love, pet. Ages 10 to 11: valentine, kindness, friendship, community, pancake day, February, caring, compassion, generous, loyalty.
Which March words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: seed, grow, bud, leaf, sun, rain, nest, mum, plant, frog. Ages 7 to 9: spring, garden, nature, flower, daffodil, mother, March, seed, growth, blossom. Ages 10 to 11: daffodil, gardening, blossom, life cycle, mother, nature, growth, spring, planting, shamrock.
Which April words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: egg, lamb, chick, bunny, nest, hop, farm, duck, calf, bud. Ages 7 to 9: Easter, rabbit, lamb, rainbow, recycle, April, farm, chick, blossom, duckling. Ages 10 to 11: Easter, recycling, environment, rainbow, duckling, April, lambing, compost, hatchling, new life.
Which May words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: bee, walk, path, park, hive, grass, bird, bud, sun, wing. Ages 7 to 9: garden, walking, nature, flower, trail, pollen, May, outdoor, bee, grass. Ages 10 to 11: pollinator, community, wildlife, gardening, nature trail, outdoor, pollen, walking, blossom, May.
Which June words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: sun, sea, sand, boat, tent, ball, swim, wave, crab, dad. Ages 7 to 9: summer, beach, ocean, picnic, camping, sport, father, June, wave, sand. Ages 10 to 11: seaside, camping, adventure, healthy, picnic, ocean, summer, sports day, June, father.
Which July words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: sun, map, fair, flag, trip, cake, play, world, ship, July. Ages 7 to 9: holiday, travel, festival, explore, summer, journey, fair, world, July, party. Ages 10 to 11: celebration, exploration, festival, diversity, adventure, holiday, journey, summer fair, July, leavers.
Which August words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: sun, camp, bird, tree, park, tent, leaf, path, pond, fox. Ages 7 to 9: holiday, camping, wildlife, sunflower, nature, family, trail, park, August, tent. Ages 10 to 11: sunflower, wildlife, adventure, camping, habitat, explorer, outdoors, treasure, August, nature trail.
Which September words are used for each age?
Ages 4 to 6: apple, book, pen, bag, bus, leaf, read, class, school, friend. Ages 7 to 9: harvest, school, autumn, apple, learn, class, friend, September, goal, book. Ages 10 to 11: harvest, community, autumn, September, learning, classroom, project, new start, apple, goal.
Which words should children circle?
In October, circle only the words that belong to Halloween or autumn. In November, circle only the words that belong to fireworks, remembrance, winter or light. In December, circle only the words that belong to Christmas, winter, giving or light. In January, circle only the words that belong to winter, new beginnings, wildlife or health. In February, circle only the words that belong to love, kindness, friendship or pets. In March, circle only the words that belong to spring, growth, nature or gardens. In April, circle only the words that belong to Easter, new life, baby animals or farms. In May, circle only the words that belong to growth, gardens, walking or wildlife. In June, circle only the words that belong to summer, the seaside, camping or sport. In July, circle only the words that belong to celebrations, holidays, travel or exploring. In August, circle only the words that belong to nature, wildlife, camping or outdoor adventures. In September, circle only the words that belong to school, harvest, autumn or community. Words from another season are distractors. On the earlier packs those include summer, beach and picnic. On the June, July and August packs those include snow, winter and ice. On the September pack those include snow, beach and summer. The answer key lists the words to circle.