"Spelling Bee Camp" is our end-of-bee celebration on January 24. The actual Bee will be available online this year (like last year) - and participants can do their own Bee at home, between January 14 and January 21. Registration for the Bee is available through January 10.
Did you know that studying the definitions for a word can help you with the spelling? The English language uses up to SEVENTY different languages as origins for its vocabulary! Latin, Greek, German, Spanish, and French are very common sources for words, but Native American languages, Japanese, Russian, African languages, and many more play a part as well. Knowing where a word came from can give you clues as to how it is spelled!
Here's an example: The word "doubt" can be pretty tricky to learn! But if you look up the definition, and where the word comes from, you will discover that it comes from the Latin word "dubitare" (see the B?), and has links to words like "dubious" and "double." (When you are in doubt you have two thoughts about something - a "double mind"!
Knowing this about the word can help you remember to add a B in there when spelling it!
Sign up for the Bee at https://app.iclasspro.com/portal/villagehome/camps/8
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