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One more that might be useful.

This is more of a reading game, but it evolves into a spelling game.

Visulaized Spelling - Start with small words and spell them out verbally to the class. The students don't write down the words. They have to try and visualize the word in their head, then read it.

They'll get better and better at it and then you can spell the word backwards and have them reorder it and read it correctly. You can start to add more letters up to 5-6 letter words or more.

They'll get good at that quick and then you can start to jumble the letters and have them rearrange them in their heads (smaller 3-4 letter words to start.)

Somewhere along the line you can start to have them do the reverse. You say the word and they visualize the spelling and verbally recall it to you.

That's a lot of ground work for a little spelling test, but it's very helpful for the students as an activity.