{"id":36350,"date":"2019-06-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=36350"},"modified":"2024-07-05T05:16:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:16:01","slug":"summer-spelling-puzzles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/summer-spelling-puzzles\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Hands-on Learning With Summer Spelling Puzzles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Puzzles have been our favorite way to do spelling for a few years. I love that they can be so flexible in how kids learn. <\/p>\n<p>They can make spelling a hands-on activity as well as writing. You can just do the puzzles and enjoy learning the spelling of the words.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/summmerspellingwords.jpg\" alt=\"Free Hands-On Learning with Summer Themed Spelling Puzzles - work on summer words with 10 puzzles and recording mat. - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #handsonlearning #3dinosaurs\"><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fsummer-spelling-puzzles%2F&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fblog%2F6-2019%2Fsummmerspellingwords.jpg&#038;description=Free%20Hands-On%20Learning%20with%20Summer%20Themed%20Spelling%20Puzzles%20-%20work%20on%20summer%20words%20with%2010%20puzzles%20and%20recording%20mat.%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23freeprintable%20%23spelling%20%23handsonlearning%20%233dinosaurs\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The  Summer Spelling Puzzles Printables is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/summer-camping-activities-printables\/\">summer printables<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<h2>Summer Word Spelling Puzzle Printables<\/h2>\n<p>These summer word puzzles are great because they are all summer themed words. I asked what words people used more for summer and these were a few of them.<\/p>\n<p>The puzzles have the words: sunglasses, pool, sprinkler, hose, popsicle, flip flops, sun, sunscreen, swimsuit, swim shorts.<\/p>\n<h3>Summer Word Puzzle Printables<\/h3>\n<p>Each of the pieces of the puzzles has one letter from the word. This allows you to spell the words out.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/summmerspellingwords1.jpg\" alt=\"Free Hands-On Learning with Summer Themed Spelling Puzzles - work on summer words with 10 puzzles and recording mat. - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #handsonlearning #3dinosaurs\"><\/div>\n<p>This set has a few summer words to learn, but there is also a huge list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treevalleyacademy.com\/summer-words\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">summer words<\/a> you can check out.<\/p>\n<h3>Summer Word Building Mat Printables<\/h3>\n<p>There is a mat you can use to build your puzzles on. All the puzzles will fit on it. Plus there is a space you can write out your word on after you have made the puzzle. We put our pages in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07C425X2N\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07C425X2N&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=088d09e6fbf1afc8990b404d8db870e0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sheet protector<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B07C425X2N\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>. That way I can store all the puzzle pieces and mat together.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/summmerspellingwords2.jpg\" alt=\"Free Hands-On Learning with Summer Themed Spelling Puzzles - work on summer words with 10 puzzles and recording mat. - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #handsonlearning #3dinosaurs\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I recommend <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CLV8ZIU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00CLV8ZIU&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=0e54a247f8642965c6e0f883d19f522f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">laminating<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00CLV8ZIU\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> the puzzles and the mat to help them last longer.<\/p>\n<h2>How We use the Summer Spelling Puzzles Printables<\/h2>\n<h3>Build the Summer Word on the Mat<\/h3>\n<p>There are 10 puzzles in this set. So it makes it easy to work on just these words. I have them do the puzzles on the mat the first time through. Then they write the word on the mat. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/summmerspellingwords3.jpg\" alt=\"Free Hands-On Learning with Summer Themed Spelling Puzzles - work on summer words with 10 puzzles and recording mat. - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #handsonlearning #3dinosaurs\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Build the Summer Word on the Mat with Lacing Letter Spelling<\/h3>\n<p>Now if you want to change it the writing. You pull out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000MWRM8Y\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000MWRM8Y&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=b91b0b57a08d6e9b2e25f9e32f2991c1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lacing letters<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000MWRM8Y\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> and have them build the word instead of writing the word.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/summmerspellingwords4.jpg\" alt=\"Free Hands-On Learning with Summer Themed Spelling Puzzles - work on summer words with 10 puzzles and recording mat. - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #handsonlearning #3dinosaurs\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you want to do more after you finish the mat you can have them trace the word on the matching recording sheet. This sheet has all 10 words in the set.<\/p>\n<p>And a <a href=\"https:\/\/24hourfamily.com\/word-search-summer-printables\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">summer word search printable<\/a> would be perfect with the summer word puzzles as well.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/summmerspellingwords5.jpg\" alt=\"Free Hands-On Learning with Summer Themed Spelling Puzzles - work on summer words with 10 puzzles and recording mat. - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #handsonlearning #3dinosaurs\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Record the Summer Words<\/h3>\n<p>Now if you want them to write the word you can. There is a page for writing the summer words. You can have them do the puzzle and then write the word on the sheet.<\/p>\n<p>You could just use the worksheet to work on summer words as well.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/summmerspellingwords6.jpg\" alt=\"Free Hands-On Learning with Summer Themed Spelling Puzzles - work on summer words with 10 puzzles and recording mat. - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #handsonlearning #3dinosaurs\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A fun follow up activity to the spelling would be to do a writing activity with the words that kids built.<\/p>\n<h2>What you will find in the free printables<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>10 summer word puzzles with 2 puzzles per page<\/li>\n<li>Summer words: sunglasses, pool, sprinkler, hose, popsicle, flip flops, sun, sunscreen, swimsuit, swim shorts.<\/li>\n<li>8 pages of printables<\/li>\n<li>Puzzles Build &#038; Write mat<\/li>\n<li>2 recording sheets with tracing or writing options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/printables\/spelling\/summerspellingpuzzle-blog.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Summer Spelling Puzzles - 10 puzzles with building mat and recording sheet - 3Dinosaurs.com #freeprintable #spelling #summer #writingforkids\"><br \/>\n<a data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-count=\"beside\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fsummer-spelling-puzzles%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dinosaurs.com%2Fimages%2Fprintables%2Fspelling%2Fsummerspellingpuzzle-blog.jpg&#038;description=Free%20Hands-On%20Learning%20with%20Summer%20Themed%20Spelling%20Puzzles%20-%20work%20on%20summer%20words%20with%2010%20puzzles%20and%20recording%20mat.%20-%203Dinosaurs.com%20%23freeprintable%20%23spelling%20%23handsonlearning%20%233dinosaurs\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/printables\/learningtoread\/spelling\/summerwordpuzzles.php\">Click here to get your copy of the free Summer Spelling Puzzles.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>More Summer Printables for Kids<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/summer-no-prep-weekly-packs\/\">No-Prep Summer Weekly Packs<\/a> has five days of printables with 4 pages for each day. You have Prek, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Fourth Grade. The Summer No-Prep packs are great for summer review or fun back to school fun activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-summer-pack\/\">Summer Pack<\/a> is a full summer words and printable activities that kids can do. There are several levels you have tot, preschool, prek, kindergarten and first grade activities in the pack.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-summer-food-abc-easy-reader-book-printable\/\">Summer Food ABC Easy Reader Book<\/a> is a 10 page easy reader book with 9 different summer foods for kids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/summer-themed-abc-tracing-strip\/\">Summer ABC Tracing Strips<\/a> has uppercase and lowercase letters together for kids to trace with fun summer themes and examples of each letter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-ice-cream-cvc-short-vowel-matching-printable\/\">Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching<\/a> is a geat short vowel center for kids with five vowel sounds with matching and recording sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/summer-camping-activities-printables\/\">Summer &#038; Camping Printables &#038; Activities<\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/summer-camping-activities-printables\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2023\/summer-printables-activities-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Summer &#038; Camping Activities &#038; Printables on 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puzzles have been our favorite way to do spelling for a few years. 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