🐝 English Quest

Spelling Bee

Spell it right — the words that trip everyone up.

3activities in this world Pre-K – Grade 3ages 4–9
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Tricky Spellings

Covers: said, friend, because

How this station is declared (YAML)
id: sb-tricky
title: Tricky Spellings
icon: 🍯
sub: said, friend, because
board: spellBee
bands:
  - 0
lesson: spelling-bee

Lesson: Spelling Bee — 4 steps

1

Tricky Words

Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), across 1 narrated beat, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.

What Luna says

  • Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.

In the open config

id: tricky
label: Tricky Words
beats:
  - say: la-sb-1
    caption: Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-tricky
      emoji: 🐝
      word: friend

Preview

Interactive picture view
2

Homophones

Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.

What Luna says

  • Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.

In the open config

id: homophones
label: Homophones
beats:
  - say: la-sb-2
    caption: Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-homophones
      emoji: 👯
      word: their

Preview

Interactive picture view
3

Word Endings

Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.

What Luna says

  • Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.

In the open config

id: endings
label: Word Endings
beats:
  - say: la-sb-3
    caption: Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-endings
      emoji: 🧩
      word: nation

Preview

Interactive picture view
4

Your turn

Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it) just showed.

What Luna says

  • Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.

In the open config

id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
  - say: la-sb-4
    caption: Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: spelling-bee-go
      emoji: 🐝
      word: spelling

Preview

Interactive picture view
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Homophones

Covers: their, to, your

How this station is declared (YAML)
id: sb-homophone
title: Homophones
icon: 👯
sub: their, to, your
board: spellBee
bands:
  - 1
lesson: spelling-bee

Lesson: Spelling Bee — 4 steps

1

Tricky Words

Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), across 1 narrated beat, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.

What Luna says

  • Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.

In the open config

id: tricky
label: Tricky Words
beats:
  - say: la-sb-1
    caption: Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-tricky
      emoji: 🐝
      word: friend

Preview

Interactive picture view
2

Homophones

Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.

What Luna says

  • Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.

In the open config

id: homophones
label: Homophones
beats:
  - say: la-sb-2
    caption: Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-homophones
      emoji: 👯
      word: their

Preview

Interactive picture view
3

Word Endings

Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.

What Luna says

  • Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.

In the open config

id: endings
label: Word Endings
beats:
  - say: la-sb-3
    caption: Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-endings
      emoji: 🧩
      word: nation

Preview

Interactive picture view
4

Your turn

Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it) just showed.

What Luna says

  • Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.

In the open config

id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
  - say: la-sb-4
    caption: Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: spelling-bee-go
      emoji: 🐝
      word: spelling

Preview

Interactive picture view
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Word Endings

Covers: -tion, doubles, -le

How this station is declared (YAML)
id: sb-endings
title: Word Endings
icon: 🧩
sub: "-tion, doubles, -le"
board: spellBee
bands:
  - 2
lesson: spelling-bee

Lesson: Spelling Bee — 4 steps

1

Tricky Words

Introduce the idea. Luna opens with the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), across 1 narrated beat, so the concept is seen before it is ever practised.

What Luna says

  • Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.

In the open config

id: tricky
label: Tricky Words
beats:
  - say: la-sb-1
    caption: Some words don't follow the rules — you just have to remember them, like said, friend, and because.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-tricky
      emoji: 🐝
      word: friend

Preview

Interactive picture view
2

Homophones

Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.

What Luna says

  • Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.

In the open config

id: homophones
label: Homophones
beats:
  - say: la-sb-2
    caption: Homophones sound the same but mean different things. their shows belonging, there is a place, and they're means they are.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-homophones
      emoji: 👯
      word: their

Preview

Interactive picture view
3

Word Endings

Worked example. Luna walks one case step by step with the picture view — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it), turning the idea into a procedure a child can repeat.

What Luna says

  • Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.

In the open config

id: endings
label: Word Endings
beats:
  - say: la-sb-3
    caption: Word endings have patterns too. The shun sound is spelled t i o n, like nation. After a short vowel, double the consonant, like letter.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: sb-endings
      emoji: 🧩
      word: nation

Preview

Interactive picture view
4

Your turn

Your turn. The lesson hands off to the practice board: the child now answers, applying what the picture visual — a picture above its word — the core vocabulary visual (see it, read it) just showed.

What Luna says

  • Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.

In the open config

id: go
label: Your turn
beats:
  - say: la-sb-4
    caption: Your turn! Pick the word that is spelled correctly.
    view:
      kind: picture
      key: spelling-bee-go
      emoji: 🐝
      word: spelling

Preview

Interactive picture view