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Printable spelling dictionaries

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One thing all writers love is words.  So I created a printable spelling dictionary so my children would have a special place to keep them.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

So… do you consider yourself a natural speller?  How about your kids?  It’s true that the ability to spell comes easily to some kids and not so easily to others. I remember a first grade student who was a natural speller.  At her parent teacher conference I asked which of her parents she inherited that gift from.

The answer was, “Both of us.”

Then her dad continued.  “She’ll also inherit size 12 prom shoes.”

I guess that’s what happens when both of your parents are six feet tall!

Whether or not your child is a natural speller, these free printable spelling dictionaries are a fabulous resource.

How to use the spelling dictionaries

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!
Please note: the updated version has different pictures, in black and white.
  • If you are the parent of a preschooler or kindergartner, consider printing a book without the word lists. This way your child can be a word collector – spelling words as he hears them and writing words he already knows (his name, Mom, Dad, etc.).

Just yesterday my Four (almost five) was excitedly writing his own invented spellings.  He spelled turtle “TRDL.” I thought that was fabulous!  (Not so sure about invented spelling? Read my do’s and don’ts for invented spelling.)

  • If you choose to print a dictionary with word lists, encourage your child to use it as a reference as he seeks the spellings of words commonly used in writing.
  • Have your child use the lines as a recording space to write words he wants to use in his writing.  “How do you spell ‘happy’?”  (Encourage him to write the word on the “H” page as you give him the spelling, so he doesn’t need to ask again.)
These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!
Note: The new dictionaries have an updated look.
  • Let your child find his own use for the dictionary.  While I was working with my Four, my daughter was busy copying words from the word lists.  This was not my intent when I created the dictionary, but who am I to get in the way of child-led spelling practice?  When she wondered what to do next, I suggested she get out her new picture dictionary and find words she wanted to record. She was enthusiastic and stayed busy for a while.

How not to use the dictionaries

  • Please don’t encourage your child to look up every word he wants to write.  This will really slow down the creative process and make him dependent on spelling every word correctly before he’s ready to do that.
  • Please encourage your child to “invent” spellings according to her ability.  For example, I was thrilled when my Four spelled turtle “TRDL.”  Look at how many sounds he puzzled out!  He was learning much more about sounds by figuring out his invented spelling than by writing letters by rote as I dictated them, which would merely be handwriting practice.

Of course, if your child is truly ready to learn and remember a spelling, by all means supply the correct one.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

Choose one of six versions!

When I first created these dictionaries, my oldest son was showing an increased interest in words.  He asked about words in print and wanted to write notes to his sister.   I knew it was time to give him a spelling dictionary, too.   However, since he was reading very little, I did not want to give him a dictionary with word lists already included.  Instead, I wanted him to puzzle out spellings on his own — while having a special place to house words that he uses a lot.

That’s why the first two versions have just the letters and a picture clue on each page.  I included pictures for the long and short vowel sounds as well as pictures for the hard and soft sounds of C and G.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

Version 1 has pictures and handwriting lines.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

Version 2 has pictures and wide lines.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

Version 3 has word lists, pictures and narrower handwriting lines.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

Version 4 has word lists, pictures and wide lines.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

Version 5 has word lists, pictures, and narrow lines.

These free printable spelling dictionaries are AMAZING. 6 different versions for kids ages 4-8. So perfect to use during writing workshop!

Version 6 has word lists and narrow lines.

Whether you are a classroom teacher, homeschooling parent, or a parent (like me) who seeks to supplement your child’s school education, I hope you will find these dictionaries useful!

How to download, print, and assemble

Download the file and print with Adobe Reader. Make sure you print front to back. Set it to “flip on the short side,” or the backs will be upside down!

When done printing, fold the dictionary. Then open it back up and staple on the fold with a long-armed stapler

Get your free spelling dictionary (six versions)!

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167 Comments

  1. Jaime

    April 26, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    I’m an educator and love your dictionaries for my younger students! However, I just came to print one off for my daughter and for the life of me, I can’t find the area to actually download the dictionaries!!! What am I doing wrong? I thought there was a link under each version but I’m not seeing anything now…

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    • Heather Groth, Customer Support

      April 27, 2021 at 4:02 pm

      Hello Jaime! We’re so glad the dictionaries work well for your students, and now your daughter! If you scroll down to the bottom of the post (but before the comments section), you’ll see a box outlined in green that says, “Get your free spelling dictionary (six versions)!” Then just click on the yellow button that says, “Click to Download,” and the pdf containing all six versions will pop up right away!

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  2. Laila

    August 5, 2020 at 8:04 pm

    Thank you so much for posting this great resource. I had been buying spelling dictionaries for my class out of my own pocket for years. This wasn’t too much of problem as I usually had very small class sizes. This year, I will have 22 students and just can’t afford it, but couldn’t see not having them as they are such a great help for students (and they love using them!). This is the perfect solution. I just tried printing using your very clear instructions and it worked perfectly (and I learned about “flip on the short side” – who knew!). Thanks, again!

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    • Anna G

      August 6, 2020 at 6:05 am

      Yay! I ‘m so glad you can use this, Laila! :))

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  3. Lucie

    April 10, 2020 at 5:19 pm

    Thank you, my son asked me to create a dictionary. He is so excited with yours and already started to write other words in it.

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  4. Brooke

    March 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Thank you so much for this FREE resource! I have a very similar one in my teacher files in our storage unit. I didn’t want to have to try to find it to use in my homeschool classroom, and I am grateful that you shared this one.

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  5. Rahmah

    March 6, 2020 at 2:02 am

    Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Jenna Kraus

    October 23, 2019 at 9:00 am

    This is perfect for my Grade 1/2 class! Thank you!

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  7. Grace Detwiler

    August 20, 2019 at 9:43 am

    Just printed one out for my homeschooled first grader, this is going to be a great resource for her! She even got to decorate the cover with glitter to make it unique just for her!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      August 31, 2019 at 4:20 pm

      I’m glad this was helpful, Grace!

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  8. Wendy

    July 10, 2019 at 7:03 am

    Thank you so much for sharing!

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  9. Kate

    March 10, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    Thank you so much! Your resources are great

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  10. Janice Rehfuss

    February 16, 2019 at 11:58 am

    My Daughter is a great reader yet struggling so much with Spelling . thank you for making this resource, and making it free, I am printing today!!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      March 2, 2019 at 5:21 pm

      You’re very welcome, Janice!

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  11. Niki

    January 25, 2019 at 10:10 am

    Thanks for this! 😉

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    • Anna G

      February 2, 2019 at 4:53 pm

      You’re very welcome, Niki!

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  12. Ayesha Hafeez

    January 21, 2019 at 1:31 am

    I don’t have a long stapler at work. Do you have any ideas on how to assemble this without a long stapler?

    Thanks,
    Ayesha

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    • Anna G

      January 28, 2019 at 8:15 pm

      You could just staple 3 staples along the left side. It wouldn’t work as well, though, and might cut off some text.

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  13. Becky

    September 3, 2018 at 5:49 pm

    Love this! I am trying to print for my new class but am having trouble. There is not option on any of the printers I’ve tried to print both sides or flip the short edge. At home I’m using a Mac and at school PC. Any tips? Thank you so much!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 3, 2018 at 5:52 pm

      If you can email me a screenshot of what you’re seeing when it’s time to print, I might be able to make a suggestion — anna(at)themeasuredmom(dot)com

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  14. myapplemonkey

    August 21, 2018 at 9:37 pm

    Thank you! This is just what I was looking for! I’m hoping this will be a great resource for my grade 4s to teach them not only spelling but also how to use a dictionary. 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      August 24, 2018 at 7:19 am

      You’re welcome!

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  15. Angela

    August 13, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing. I will soon be teaching a creative writing class to 3rd to 6th graders. (It’s a Co-Op homeschool group.) This will help so much with helping the students become independent writers.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      August 16, 2018 at 10:35 am

      You’re welcome, Angela!

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  16. Paige

    June 12, 2018 at 4:33 pm

    Thanks for your generous and creative resources, this is very helpful!

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    • Anna G

      June 28, 2018 at 10:19 am

      You’re very welcome, Paige!

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  17. A. Scott

    May 13, 2018 at 8:53 am

    I LOVE the differentiated spelling dictionaries. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      May 13, 2018 at 6:50 pm

      You’re welcome!

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  18. Lisa Spencer

    February 28, 2018 at 10:38 am

    HI! I Love this..I’m a resource teacher and this is exactly what I need for a few students. I’m having trouble with printing, however. I am in Adobe but the print options looks different. No place to choose “Print on Both Sides” or “Flip on Short Side”. Maybe it’s a newer version of Adobe or because I’m printing from a Mac?? I’ve tried looking for comparable print options but don’t see anything. Have printed twice but it flips back page upside down : (
    Any thoughts or other programs I can print from? Thank you!

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    • Anna G

      March 1, 2018 at 6:55 pm

      Hi Lisa! I’ll send you an email with a screenshot.

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  19. Karen Gillespie

    December 27, 2017 at 2:31 pm

    Thank you so much! It’s wonderful to have all of these different versions, to aid with differentiation while having a consistent appearance across the class. These are wonderful.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      December 28, 2017 at 12:46 pm

      You’re very welcome, Karen! I’m glad you like them.

      Reply to this comment
  20. Chris

    September 11, 2017 at 2:34 am

    Hi, I was just wondering if I am missing where the link is for the rest of the dictionary (if there is one) for the letters after N. Thanks!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      September 27, 2017 at 1:19 pm

      HI Chris – I believe that all the letters are in there. But they’re mixed up because it’s set up to print like a book. Let me know if you don’t see all the letters after a second look!

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      • Christine Marie Madrigal

        November 5, 2018 at 7:12 am

        I am having the same trouble. It only shows A-N in version 3. Can you please link the entire file for me?

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      • Christine Marie Madrigal

        November 5, 2018 at 7:13 am

        I see it now. Thank you!

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  21. Mrs. Bolivar

    July 28, 2017 at 10:48 pm

    This is awesome. Thank you so much for this.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      July 29, 2017 at 7:45 am

      You’re very welcome!

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  22. Sarah

    May 14, 2017 at 7:17 am

    Am I dreaming or did the dictionaries have number/days of the week pages before?

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    • Anna Geiger

      May 14, 2017 at 8:13 am

      You must be thinking of a different resource – these haven’t changed. 🙂

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  23. Kate

    April 28, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Thanks so much! This is exactly what I was looking for for my 1st grader!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      May 2, 2017 at 5:12 pm

      Yay – I’m so glad you can use this, Kate!

      Reply to this comment
  24. Juliette

    April 18, 2017 at 11:33 am

    I have tried to print the dictionaries you have on this site and no matter what I do they are not printing properly. Help please

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      April 18, 2017 at 3:13 pm

      I’m sorry – I don’t know how to help you unless I have more information. What about the tutorial is confusing to you?

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      • HEIdi

        February 6, 2018 at 10:11 am

        Me too. My printer doesn’t have an end to end choice. Would it be another name?

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        • Anna G

          February 8, 2018 at 12:02 pm

          It might say “front to back” or “2-sided.” The key is to make sure they are printing so that you flip on the short side. This setting will look different depending on your printer, but if you open and print with Adobe Reader you should find that option.

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  25. Emma

    January 23, 2017 at 11:21 am

    Thank you for sharing, you saved me some valuable time. Kind regards

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      January 23, 2017 at 11:53 am

      You’re very welcome, Emma!

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  26. rashid

    January 7, 2017 at 9:01 am

    hi.may GOD give you health and wealth,your work is to much alluring

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  27. Sue

    July 12, 2016 at 11:45 am

    Dear Ann,

    I hope you don’t mind I used one of your dictionaries to explain how I teach with a dictionary in my classroom. I did give you credit at the end of my post as well as provide a link back to your blog.
    http://theverybusykindergarten.blogspot.com/2016/07/making-most-of-student-dictionaires.html

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      July 17, 2016 at 5:02 pm

      You did a great job, Sue – thank you for sharing my spelling dictionaries!

      Reply to this comment
  28. Ali

    May 20, 2016 at 10:08 am

    Thank you Anna… this continues to be an excellent resource in my classroom. 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      May 21, 2016 at 7:39 pm

      I’m so glad to hear that, Ali!

      Reply to this comment
  29. Johnna

    April 13, 2016 at 6:59 am

    Do you have any helpful hints for printing from a Mac? Having trouble getting everything to print properly.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      April 14, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      I’m sorry that I don’t; I’ve never used one. Are you opening and printing from Adobe Reader?

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      • Johnna

        April 15, 2016 at 6:59 am

        I have Adobe on both my school (PC) and home (MAC) computers. I have an option to print back to back, but I don’t have an option for “flip on the short edge”. And thank you, by the way, for creating this little dictionary. It will be extremely helpful for my 3rd graders to have in their writing folders throughout the year.

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        • Anna Geiger

          April 17, 2016 at 8:55 pm

          I just sent you an email.

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          • Johnna

            April 18, 2016 at 6:46 am

            I didn’t receive your email. Please try westj@panthervalley.org or blueyez724@yahoo.com

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            • Anna Geiger

              April 19, 2016 at 4:39 pm

              Actually I did send it to the panthervalley address. Did you check your spam folder?

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  30. Louise

    February 29, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    I have downloaded many of your free resources and can only thank you for sharing so much that has clearly taken you so long to prepare. The children in my class benefit immensly from your generosity. Thank you so much.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      March 1, 2016 at 9:12 pm

      Thank you so much for your kind comment, Louise! I’m so thankful you and your students are enjoying my materials!

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  31. Caitlin

    January 9, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Thanks so much for making the dictionaries a free resource! I love anything free for teachers! I hope my first graders will get good use out of their dictionaries!

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    • Anna Geiger

      January 10, 2016 at 8:04 pm

      I’m thrilled that you can use them, Caitlin! Thanks so much for your comment. 🙂

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  32. Sue

    November 5, 2015 at 11:30 pm

    I have tried several times to print this but its not working. Plus the pages don’t match on your site S and T are 19 and 20 when I printed them they were S 19 and H 8. Could you help me Thank you so much!
    Sue

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    • Anna Geiger

      November 6, 2015 at 5:31 pm

      Hi Sue! Can you explain the problem that you’re having? When you say you try to print but “it’s not working”?

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  33. Lauren

    August 25, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    I printed the book. My first page is the cover…next page is a/z…next is y/b.
    If I follow the directions and fold the book, it reads: z, b, x, d.
    How can I arrange the pages so they read alphabetically?

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    • Anna Geiger

      August 25, 2015 at 1:34 pm

      It should work perfectly if you follow the picture tutorial, Lauren. Was there something that was unclear?

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  34. Henry

    April 21, 2015 at 8:17 am

    Love it can’t wait to show it to my daughters…

    just a comment about Dict 1 the letter P has Z underneath and the letter B has the # 26 page prob typo i was just wondering sorry

    Good Job Love it.

    thanks again

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    • Anna Geiger

      April 21, 2015 at 8:31 am

      Thank you, Henry! Can you explain more what you mean about the error with letter P/Z? I couldn’t find that one. Is that in Dictionary 1?

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      • Henry

        April 21, 2015 at 8:36 am

        in Dict1 in page 16 there is a little pig and the Pp and under the letters on the lines there is a Z

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        • Anna Geiger

          April 29, 2015 at 2:46 pm

          Thank you again for catching the errors in my spelling dictionary, Henry. That letter Z was a strange one because it was only showing up when the file was converted to a pdf. It’s fixed now. Please let me know if you see any other errors 🙂

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  35. George

    February 15, 2015 at 10:38 am

    Anne,

    Thank you for the resource.

    Both spelling books are very nice.

    A few constructive comments:

    In the My First Spelling Book, the lines are very large and not divided.
    For the very young age that is learning to place side of hand on paper and only move fingers, ½ inch or about 12 mm is a good line height. Adding a colored red dotted dash and a blue top line and green bottom line, may make the writing of letters more understandable and more inviting. This will hopefully help in making the short letters and tall letters easier to make. Then spacing these colored lines a ¼ inch apart will help the child understand letters with tails.

    Kids of ALL ages love color. In the example words, by making the vowels or vowel teams a color may help a child remember the most difficult part of English spelling, which grapheme to match up with a vowel sound (phoneme) whether this is a diphthong vowel sound or a monophthong vowel sound.

    Also adding a few simple examples in the CVC pattern would by nice in the My First Spelling Book.

    Many other ways could be used to pop the difficult to spell parts of English words. But this may clutter your cute little books.

    Again, I love the little books.

    George

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 15, 2015 at 12:16 pm

      HI George,

      Thanks for your suggestions! This is by far the most time consuming of all my printables, taking tens of hours to make and put together… so I am not looking at updating it in the near future. But I will certainly keep your suggestions in mind!

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  36. Clarissa

    January 29, 2015 at 8:33 am

    Thank you so much for making these dictionaries! They are a great resource! Is it possible for me to switch the the clipart around so that I may use these dictionaries to help my nephew and niece study Spanish? Through a program like Photoshop or MS Word?

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      January 29, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Hi Clarissa! Unfortunately, that would not be legal since you haven’t purchased rights to the clip art. I secure my pdf files for that reason. It’s in the Terms of Use for the clipart I purchase and use.

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      • Clarissa

        January 29, 2015 at 2:04 pm

        Thank you for your quick reply. Haha.. I probably shouldn’t have skimmed the Terms so quickly. Thank you anyways. 🙂

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  37. Lindsey

    January 23, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    Thanks for this great resource! A regular dictionary, even a child’s dictionary, is too much for my son right now, so maybe this will give him a resource that is right at his level.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      January 28, 2015 at 5:29 pm

      You’re very welcome, Lindsey! I hope your son enjoys the dictionary. 🙂

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  38. Peggy Herrick

    November 30, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    Thank you ~ This is exactly what our 7 year old granddaughter needed to take her writing and reading to the next level.

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    • Anna Geiger

      December 6, 2014 at 12:43 pm

      I’m so glad you can use the spelling dictionary, Peggy! Thanks so much for your comment.

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  39. Tony Wong

    November 2, 2014 at 10:54 am

    Thank you so much for creating and sharing this resource! The dictionaries looks great and I’m sure they will be extremely useful in my classroom! Thanks for including three options as well! 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 7, 2014 at 5:53 am

      You’re very welcome, Tony – enjoy!

      Reply to this comment
  40. Heather

    October 16, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    Thank you. This will be so helpful.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 7, 2014 at 5:53 am

      You’re welcome, Heather!

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  41. Hilary Bernstein

    October 2, 2014 at 7:17 am

    I have been looking for a spelling dictionary like this for a long time. It is perfect for primary grade children! Thank you

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    • Anna Geiger

      October 3, 2014 at 11:45 am

      I’m so glad you can use it, Hilary!

      Reply to this comment
  42. Ashley

    September 28, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    You are AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing this fabulous resource that clearly took you a great amount of time and effort to create. Many thanks! 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      October 1, 2014 at 11:50 am

      Thanks so much, Ashley – your comment made my day. 🙂 I love making this sort of thing, and the time is worth it when lots of people can benefit. So glad you can use it!

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  43. Kristina Adams

    August 19, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Thank you!! You saved me hours of creating my own dictionary. I teach 3rd grade and LOVE this!!

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    • Anna Geiger

      August 20, 2014 at 6:34 am

      I’m so glad, Kristina! Have you printed and assembled it yet? A reader was having trouble even with the tutorial, so I hope it’s easy to put together!

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  44. Tammy

    February 26, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    Thanks, these are exactly what I wanted for my 1st/2nd special ed. students.

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 28, 2014 at 8:32 am

      I’m glad you can use them, Tammy!

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      Thank you 🙂

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    October 17, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    Can you please tell me which picture dictionary you have in the last photo? Is it Scholastic? Thank you.

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    • Anna Geiger

      October 19, 2013 at 7:28 pm

      Hello, Jenny! It’s actually the DK Children’s Illustrated dictionary. Here is my affiliate link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756651964?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0756651964&linkCode=xm2&tag=themeamom0e-20

      We gave it to my daughter as part of her 6th birthday (she’s big into words!). She’s learned so much from it.

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      • Jenny Emmerson

        October 21, 2013 at 5:28 pm

        Thank you for letting me know. It looks perfect for my kids.

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  50. Shonda

    October 2, 2013 at 9:56 am

    OK, I’m not sure how to print this. I have an old printer and so I have to do everything manually meaning I print a page and then have to take it out and put it back in to print double sided. So is the title page part of the book or do I start printing double sided with the letter page? Are page 3/4 back and to back and 5/6 back to back. Like that? I am really confused! Sorry!

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    • Anna Geiger

      October 2, 2013 at 12:01 pm

      Sorry it’s confusing, Shonda! The very first page is my Terms of Use. So just skip that. You will start with page 2, which is the cover of the book and part of it. So page 2 is the first page, and 3 goes on the back of it. If you print all the even pages first, reinsert the stack, and then print all the odd pages (starting with page 3, since page 1 is Terms of Use), it should work. Have I confused you more?

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      • Shonda

        October 2, 2013 at 2:11 pm

        Thanks, Anna! I got it now. Can’t wait to use this. Your site has been so helpful to me and you are quick to answer questions. I appreciate that.

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        • Anna Geiger

          October 4, 2013 at 8:25 pm

          I’m so glad it worked for you, Shonda!

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  51. Tabitha

    September 29, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    Wow! Thanks for sharing this resource. I have been looking for something like this for awhile. I have a fourth grader, so some of the words are a little easy, but he has plenty of space to write in his own words.

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 29, 2013 at 8:48 pm

      Yes, I used words from a list of “most commonly used words” in children’s writing. So I debated whether to keep some of those simple ones in there but in the end used them all. I’m glad you can use it, Tabitha!

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  52. aimee

    September 19, 2013 at 2:41 am

    Thank you so much for this wonderful resource! I’m sure my children will benefit from your spelling dictionaries. THANK YOU!

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 20, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      You’re very welcome, Aimee! Have fun with them!

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  53. Elizabeth | Ready. Set. Simplify.

    September 18, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for! 🙂

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 20, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      So glad you can use it! Thanks so much for checking it out, Elizabeth!

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  54. MultiTestingMom

    July 3, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    What a fun idea! I will be printing one of each level for my two children. Thank you so much for taking the time to share these 🙂

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    • annageig

      July 4, 2013 at 7:33 pm

      I’m glad you can use it! Thanks so much for stopping by! I did send you a message via the contact form on your blog. But you can reach me at themeasuredmom@gmail.com if you still need to contact me – thanks!

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  55. Diane

    June 19, 2013 at 3:19 am

    HI! I super love this! But unfortunately, when i downloaded the pdf. the letters and some pictures didnt show. Can you suggest something i can do? Thanks sooo much:)

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    • annageig

      June 21, 2013 at 9:36 pm

      Diane, I’m so sorry to hear that. 🙁 I haven’t heard from anyone else with the same problem. I’m afraid I’m not a techie by any means – but maybe we can figure something out?? Send me an e-mail at annageig@gmail.com with specifics about what’s not printing for you.

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  56. Manic Mom

    June 18, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    Thank you sooooo much!!! I shared along with your Blog info over at my Homeschooling Autism FB Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/403986826381752/

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    • annageig

      June 21, 2013 at 9:35 pm

      Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  57. Beth

    June 17, 2013 at 9:03 am

    Wow! Thank you so much for sharing! Can’t wait to use this with my first grader who loves to write!

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    • annageig

      June 21, 2013 at 9:35 pm

      So glad you can use it, Beth!

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  58. vicki n

    June 17, 2013 at 8:20 am

    Thanks for sharing this.

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    • annageig

      June 17, 2013 at 8:46 am

      You’re welcome!

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  59. Noor Janan Homeschool

    June 17, 2013 at 4:10 am

    Thank you so much!

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    • annageig

      June 17, 2013 at 5:39 am

      You’re very welcome!

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  60. Natalia Krapivina

    June 7, 2013 at 9:58 am

    I’m sorry cannot download My first spelling dictionary for pre K kids, how can I get it please?

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  61. Erin

    May 31, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this excellent resource!

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    • annageig

      May 31, 2013 at 5:04 pm

      You’re so welcome, Erin – thanks for linking to my guest post at This Reading Mama and to the dictionary!

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  62. Conny

    May 10, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    I will adapt them to use the dictionary resources in German 🙂 Here children don’t go to school before they are 6 or 7 years old. Most of the kids haven’t learned how to read or write before school and I am not sure it might make primary school experience better or boring if they know how to do it. We have great schools too and teachers, but they often aren’t prepared to deal with “clever” children or those who wanted to learn things earlier and did so. Differentiating (?) tasks.. no clue how its called in English … I mean tasks that are so to say customized for the individual kids are still not used enough. Anyway, my four-year old loves to copy letters, I will just try and see how she likes doing it in a more structured and guided way. Thanks so much!!

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    • annageig

      May 16, 2013 at 5:37 pm

      Hi Conny — I’m sorry it took me so long to get back to you. In your comment you talked about differentiating instruction (that’s what we call it here) in Germany – that teachers aren’t often prepared to do it. It’s definitely something we learn here as we study to be teachers, but in practice I’d say not many teachers actually do it. It’s much easier to have everyone do the same thing. When I taught I varied instruction for my students, but I had a hard time convincing my co-workers to give it a try.

      As for teaching kids too much before school so that they are bored… I’ve heard that before, but in my experience it doesn’t hold. My daughter was reading fluently before kindergarten – she has a great teacher, but she doesn’t differentiate instruction – and she loves school. When I taught the really bright kids (who also were well behaved) I was able to challenge them and they read in their spare time or did their own projects.

      Anyway — hope your 4 year old can use the dictionary!

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  63. annageig

    May 5, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    I hope to be at your link up this week, Stephanie! I missed the other one 🙁

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  64. Tracey@We-Made-That

    April 30, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    This is fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing on We Made That!

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    • annageig

      May 5, 2013 at 1:27 pm

      You’re so welcome, Tracey!

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  65. Love to Learn

    April 28, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    These are fantastic, thank you so much for sharing!

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    • annageig

      May 5, 2013 at 1:27 pm

      Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  66. Jill

    April 28, 2013 at 11:39 am

    Love this idea of the spelling dictionary! I have pinned this onto my Language Arts board. Thank you for linking up this week to our Hearts for Home Blog Hop!

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    • annageig

      May 5, 2013 at 1:27 pm

      Thanks so much for the pin, Jill!

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  67. Diana Rambles

    April 26, 2013 at 9:28 am

    I love it! Pinned! I showed my daughter and she’s very excited about this. We have a little spelling reference book that was her brothers that she has at school that she uses quite a bit. She has wanted one for home and I think this is perfect. I love that it has room to add words. I am sure it will be filled by summer’s end!

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    • annageig

      May 16, 2013 at 5:34 pm

      I’m sorry your comment slipped by me, Diana. I’m so glad you can use this!

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  68. Piwimama

    April 25, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    Thanks for this -we used to have these when I was at school. Great resource!

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    • annageig

      May 5, 2013 at 1:26 pm

      You’re so welcome!

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  69. Stephanie

    April 25, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    This is great, I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog on pinterest. This may be a silly question, but I’m wondering if the Writing Workshop you mentioned is a curriculum you purchased or if it’s something you made up? Writing (not handwriting) is not a strong area for me, at least in teaching it, so I’m looking for some resources I can use.

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    • annageig

      April 25, 2013 at 7:40 pm

      Hello, Stephanie!
      That is such a great question, and I am going to go back into the other post to clarify.

      First of all, I understand that writing is not a strong area for you because that’s true for most people. That’s why, I think, most people teach writing with just a prompt; they truly don’t know what else to do.

      Writing Workshop is not a curriculum; it’s just a way of teaching writing developed by an amazing educator named Lucy Calkins. It looks different in different grade levels, but this is the general idea:

      a) Teacher (or homeschooling parent) gives a mini-lesson. Here are sample lessons for different age levels:
      prek: draw a picture and write one letter to label the picture.
      Kindergarten: how to stretch out a word and write the sounds you hear.
      1st & 2nd grade: how to brainstorm to get writing ideas
      3rd & 4th: how to choose more interesting words for your writing
      etc.

      b) Give the kids lots of time to write. On any given day they may be: coming up with a new idea, writing about that idea, revising their work (changing it to make it better), editing their work (fixing spelling and grammar), or publishing their work (rewriting it or typing up their final copy).

      c) While kids are writing, you step in to “conference” – talk to them about what they’re doing and give assistance. In a classroom, a teacher walks around the room, keeping track of whom she’s talked with and taking notes about what to check for the next time she meets with those students. A homeschooling parent would offer encouragement and suggestions, but would not hover.

      d) Kids would share what they’ve written — in a classroom, just a few kids would share, or kids would share with buddies. At home the child could save his work to share with Daddy or a sibling.

      Here are some links that might help you:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_Workshop
      http://busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/writing_workshop.html

      And here are some excellent resources:
      The Art of Teaching Writing, by Lucy Calkins (a fat book! but really, truly excellent if you have time for it)

      Mini-Lessons for (K, 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc.) Here’s a link: http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Mini-Lessons-First-Grade-Four-Blocks/dp/0887248136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366936679&sr=1-1&keywords=writing+mini+lessons+for+first+grade — these books are much shorter and very practical

      Can I ask if you are a classroom teacher or a homeschooling parent?

      I do plan to offer mini-lessons in the near future. I may be working with another blogger to develop those, so please check back! If you follow by e-mail, you won’t miss it 🙂

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      • Stephanie

        April 26, 2013 at 12:29 pm

        Thanks for explaining, that’s really helpful. I am definitely going to check out those links. I’m a homeschooling mom to ages 8,7,4,2. My 8 yo is finishing up 3rd grade, and she loves to write stories, I just have a hard time helping her make them better. I can see the big picture, that to make her writing better she could be more descriptive, add more sentences, etc. And I can correct her grammar and spelling. But I don’t always know how to go about teaching her those things at her level in a way we can build on. Wow, I need to start researching curriculum… 🙂

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        • annageig

          May 5, 2013 at 1:26 pm

          Hello, again, Stephanie! I was thinking of you recently when I dug through my files and found a presentation I gave on Writer’s Workshop at a teacher’s conference some years ago. It is written for classroom teachers but is easily adaptable to home instruction. I can e-mail you the document if you’d like. If you’re interested, just reply to this comment with your e-mail address or send me a message at themeasuredmom@gmail.com. Hope to hear from you!

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      • Angie

        May 1, 2013 at 11:56 pm

        As a classroom teacher, I loved Writer’s Workshop. Even the most reluctant writer wanted to share something. When I came home to teach my children, I let go of it as one of those things that was a “classroom” strategy, so I am very intrigued how you make it work, especially the management of their work and the different grade levels. My kids are 8, 5, 3 and 1. I’m trying to wrap my brain about so much. What I am saying is I would probably really love a class.

        Thank you for spelling dictionary!!

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        • annageig

          May 5, 2013 at 1:25 pm

          Hello, Angie! I am planning to start up Writing Workshop at the table this summer, and at the end of the summer I am teaming up with This Reading Mama to share a writing mini-lesson series. We will likely be starting with preschool and then move into the primary grades a few months later. I think that doing Writing Workshop at home is ideal (even though I admit I’ve yet to try it!) because you can conference as often as you need to and give such personalized instruction. We’ll see 🙂

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    • Jennifer

      March 1, 2016 at 7:45 am

      See the Reading/Writing Connection by Regue Routman. She is a writing guru!

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      • Anna Geiger

        March 1, 2016 at 9:37 pm

        I love Regie Routman’s books too! “Writing Essentials” and “Reading Essentials” are two of my favorites.

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  70. Angela

    April 24, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    What a FANTASTIC resource! Thanks for sharing!

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    • annageig

      April 25, 2013 at 2:09 pm

      Thank you, Angela! I hope you can use it!

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    • Tanya Penney

      July 7, 2017 at 5:45 am

      I love the web site. I use everything because I teach kindergarten and grade 1. I found the web site has so much to offer.

      Thank you
      Tanya

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