Homeschool Freebies

Did you know that people are AWESOME?  You didn’t?  Well, they are.  Why?  Because awesome people make great programs and websites like Spelling City.

I found Spelling City the other day and I’m totally delighted to be sharing it with you today.  Seriously. Great. Website.

So, here’s the dish on Spelling City .  The website is simple to navigate and clean!  Plus it has a really cool city skyline in the header that appeals to the webby geek in me.  I’m not even to the good part yet.

On the site, they have an embedded application where you can create a spelling list, create a test on it, and administer the test to your child (or just challenge yourself).  The lists and tests are easy to set up and it grades your child on how well they did.  The test requires you to click a button to hear the word, and then it is used in a sentence, so you will need your volume turned on.

After you’ve finished the test, you get to view your results.  If you missed any words, click “Teach Me” next to the word and the word is said aloud, printed on the screen correctly, and broken into syllables.

There are sample lists and you can save your own as well.  Once you have a list saved or choose an existing list, you can create printable pages for handwriting practice, play games using the word list, or get taught the spelling of the words.

Also, if your child passes the spelling test, they can enter their name and print out a personalized certificate.  Cool, huh?  Might be just the incentive your struggling speller needs.

Head over and check things out.  If you get stuck and don’t understand how to set up your list, there are short video tutorials that give you a screencast demo of the program and its features.