1. Learning spellings through visualisation
The power of the mind………!

2. Did you know…..? We can make pictures in our head to help us spell!
Close your eyes and listen
Now – think about your bedroom.
Imagine your bed – try to see the colours and feel your bed spread under your hands
Walk around your room – what can you see out of the window?
What toys can you see?
Open your eyes!

3. You can use a tree to remember!

4. You can use your body to remember!

5. Memory castle!

6. Remember your bedroom…..?
Now walk around your room, putting each letter of ‘said’ on a wall or piece of furniture.

7. Now, close your eyes…..
Walk to each wall/piece of furniture in your brain and see each letter of ‘said’
Now write ‘said’ in the air!

8. You can use this grid 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

9. Can you remember where they went?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

10. Now use that grid to remember beautiful10 11 12

11. To recap:
Use a familiar room to put the words/letters/spellings/times tables into in your head to store them
Use part of your body to put the letters
Use a memory tree to store things
Use the grid to remember