Rainbow letters Create a mnemonic Syllable split Word Pyramids Honeycomb Spelling Homework Learning activities Rainbow letters Write your word and go over it several times in different colours. Syllable split Break words up into portions of sound. alphabet al / pha / bet Word Pyramids Create a pyramid with the word you are practising. o of off Create a mnemonic because big elephants can always understand small elephants Word families Look at the root word and add suffixes and prefixes understand misunderstand understanding Look for words within words ‘wind’ in window ‘bus’ in business ‘rat’ in separate