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How to Launch and Relaunch Spelling Shed with Dress as a Word Day!

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Big words, bold outfits and buzzing classrooms. Spelling Shed Launch or Relaunch Day is all about enthusiasm for vocabulary. It’s more than rummaging around and getting creative to dress up as a word, it’s the start of encouraging curiosity with words, showing pupils that spelling is genuinely fun.  

From clever puns to full-character transformations, teachers and pupils bring language to life in ways that last well beyond the day itself. We’re sharing practical ideas and inspiration to help you launch Spelling Shed with energy, confidence and plenty of word-powered fun! 

1. Dress as a word. 

It’s time to get creative. What word will you dress as? What words will your pupils dress as? Don’t worry, we’ve got lots of inspiration for you in our Dress as a Word Day Pack. Encourage pupils to use what they already have to dress as a word. Here are a few examples, including some from the EdShed team!  

Three polaroid images. A lady dressed in tropical clothing with a coconut with the word 'tropical', a lady dressed in pyjamas with the word 'sleepy' and a boy dressed in bubble wrap with the word 'fragile'.
Three polaroid images. A boy dressed in a football kit with the word 'athletic', a lady dressed with magnetic objects attached to her t-shirt with the word 'magnetic' and a lady dressed in stripy coloured clothes with the word 'rainbow'.
Three polaroid images. A lady dressed in a coat, hat and scarf with the word 'warm', a lady dressed in a Christmas jumper with the word 'festive' and a lady dressed in a dressing gown with a hot water bottle with the word 'relaxed'.

Download your Dress as a Word Day Pack here.  

2. Get children excited to dress as a word. 

Can your pupils guess the words that people are dressed up as? Use our Dress as a Word Day Classroom Presentation to get your pupils excited about dressing up as a word and start a discussion about the possibilities!  

3. Display our Dress as a Word Day Poster. 

Spelling Shed's Dress as a Word Day Poster with images of people dressed as words such as marine, athletic, radiant, delicious, cowgirl, fragile and magical.

Stick it in the staffroom, stick it in the hall, it will look great on your classroom window or on your classroom wall! Make sure you’ve downloaded our Dress as a Word Day Poster and include the date when you are hosting yours

4. Send a letter home to parents and carers. 

Get parents and carers involved and engaged with our editable Dress as a Word Day Parent/Carer letter.  

5. Have fun with our Assembly Activities. 

Who will win in the teacher vs pupil battle? Can pupils guess the mystery word? Who will be top of the school league? Our Assembly Activities download is full of exciting ideas to create a buzz in your school.  

6. Get creative in the classroom. 

Spelling Shed's Dress as a Word Day Classroom Activity Ideas poster.

Ready for a word parade or a word hunt? Maybe you’ll create a hive game or give your pupils time to explore Spelling Shed games and Grammar Arcade. Our Dress as a Word Day Classroom Pack is full of exciting ideas and activities. 

7. It’s all about the prizes! 

What better way to reward pupils than a Spelling Shed certificate? They’re free to download. Pupils also love Spelling Shed stickers and the EdShed store is full of merch that can be used as prizes to give out in your assembly or classroom.  

FREE Downloads 

Download your FREE Dress as a Word Day Pack here and Spelling Shed certificates here.  

A range of Spelling Shed certificates.