Duplo Spellings

Updated: Jan 30

What you need:

  • Duplo

  • Dry wipe pen

Choose one of the words from your spelling list and write each sound on a Duplo building block using a dry wipe pen. Say the word to your child and see if they can rearrange the blocks to spell the word. Encourage them to sound the word out e.g. high, h-igh.

Support:

  • Only give your child the blocks with the letters they need for that word.

  • Write digraphs/trigraphs (where two/three letters make one sound) on the same block e.g. igh.

  • Let them look at the word before they try to make it.

Extend:

  • Write single letters on each block so that your child has to build the digraphs/trigraphs themselves.

  • Place all of the letters needed to spell all of the words on the spelling list so your child has to select the letters they need.

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