As a school we use the online platform of Spelling Shed, children are streamed into appropriate levels accorss KS2. Spellings are set weekly and each child is given spellings suited to their ability. Each child has an individual login to SpellingShed where they have access to their weekly spelling list and games/ challenges to build their reading and spelling fluency. These are given on a Monday and children will be tested the following Monday.
It is important that children understand the meaning of the word as well as how to spell them. One of the ways in which we practise this in school, is using a dictionary to look up the word and find out the meaning, then put the word into a sentence of their own.
Below is a link to the Year 3/4 Common Exception Words which you can practise at home with your child, in addition to weekly spellings.