Tut Pup Spelling Site

This is a brilliant site for young learners who want to practice English spelling.  Basically, it's a fairly bog-standard spelling bee type programme.  You hear a word (at a level that you chooose, ranging from 'Easy Peasy' to 'Uh Oh') and you spell it. 

What makes it oh-so-much-more engaging is that you are in competition with a real person in real time somewhere across the globe.  You get to see their 'codename' eg Red Turtle 567 and where they are from (shown by a flag) and you have a limited time to spell the words that are said.  This is my game with Pink Cow from Belgium!

If you register, the site will record your victories and you can win 'medals' for various combinations of wins.  Clearly it's aimed at younger children and adults will probably feel patronised by it, but there is something incredibly motivating about knowing that you are competing against another real person somewhere out there.  My kids really love it!  You can practice maths on it, too.