If the students are simply playing with toys in the class then they are just that, playthings. But if those same playthings are used with the purpose of getting the students involved in the material and to participate more in the class, then they are tools of the trade.

Most kids like throwing things, especially at targets. So why not make targets on the whiteboard for the students to hit.

Here is one suggestion for you to try that will encourage the students to spell review or new vocabulary. After writing the words to be practiced on the board, draw a circle around each word and give each target word a score point, say 1-5. Place a marker on the floor at an appropriate distant from the board. For nouns, show the picture-side of the flash cards, for verbs and adjectives you can act them out. ave the students compete to say then spell the word. For additional spelling practice, have the team respell the word in unison before that student takes a shot at the word. You can either reward the student individually or reward the team as a whole. It’s up to you, what’s you purpose?