Take part in Spellathon

Why should my Elementary school take part?

Open to all ages and abilities, Mencap's Spellathon is an exciting new global spelling competition

Spellathon is presented by ‘The Professor’ – a fabulous 3D character, voiced by Stephen Fry, who introduces children to Spellathon in a free assembly video and interactive whiteboard game.

Children pledge a target number of words to spell correctly whilst practicing at home ahead of the championships. They do this by playing fun Spellathon spelling games on a computer, mobile or tablet. Their very own JustGiving fund raising page is automatically set up when they create their Spelling Bee Profile. Then, all the words they spell correctly while playing the free games, are “banked” in their hive and their scores are displayed on the global leader board!

Students can even compete against Stephen Fry in ‘The Reverse Spellathon Challenge’ to be held at the end of February 2012.

The Spellathon Championships take place ‘virtually’ online in March 2012. Entrants enter the ICT suite as a class and individually and have 15 minutes to record the longest word run of correctly spelt words.

In addition to raising vital funds for Mencap; the voice of learning disability, your school will also benefit by receiving 25% of the money your students raise!

Why should I use Spellathon in the classroom?

FREE interactive spelling resources are available to introduce your children to Spellathon and make to spelling fun and engaging within the classroom.

Teachers can download a free digital Spellathon schools pack below and can access the online interactive whiteboard/laptop game by visiting www.spellathon.net/whiteboard.

This game, played on the board or on mini laptops, includes buttons to access the specific spelling conventions of each year group as well as random play. The levels in both the interactive whiteboard game and the digital games to be played outside class have been specifically designed to enable all abilities and ages to improve their spelling.

Elementary Spellathon Schools pack

Everything you need to take part!

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