How do you win the spelling bee?

I recently pulled my kid out of school to homeschool him so he would have a better chance of winning the spelling bee. Plus his teacher was a total tard. Since homeschooled kids win more often I thought that would help. Is it better to read the dictionary or just make lists of all the words you know you can spell?How do you win the spelling bee?
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You know what you have to do.
StudyHow do you win the spelling bee?
I guess a combination of both. I don't know if the homeschooling thing works. You also have to think about the social interaction between friends he is being deprived of.
I wood jst spel alll the wordys correctetly.How do you win the spelling bee?
Unless your child already knows how to correctly spell all the words he is likely to be given in a spelling bee, going over what he already knows -- while profitable -- won't help enough. New words are constantly needed. Don't concentrate on words that follow the rules, as long as he knows the rules and can easily apply them; work instead on the ones that just plain have to be learned individually. Hard work is the key to winning any competition, of course.



One big thing many people overlook in preparation for things like this is jitters or stage fright. Help your child learn to calm himself and focus on the task at hand so he won't be so nervous he can't spell when faced by large crowds, lights, cameras, and so on. Please do not make him arrogant when you intend to make him confident. There's a fine line of difference, and that difference is humility. It is possible to be confident and humble. The contestant that can manage both of those together are less likely to be flustered by the atmosphere (crowds, etc) and will do better.
My mum started me very early. On long drives in the car she'd call out town names, places of interest anything that popped into her head and ask me to spell them for her it helped with my spelling and it stopped me getting bored. At home we'd play word games like scrabble or she'd pick a long word out of the dictionary and ask me to make as many words as possible from that one word. She sounds a bit pushy my mum, but I loved it all and her.
neither. what kind of mother are you??? in order to win, you pay off the judges...duh..everyone knows that.
This is an example where someone would be a winner and loser at the same time.
I would say both,
study the rough words....there may be books to help you out...
Good luck with that...you sound as if you teach him well.
I hope you pulled your student out for more reasons than the spelling bee, which I'm sure you did, it just initially looks that way from the post.

As for getting prepared for the spelling bee, reading and studying the dictionary is usually how most bee winners do it. It takes a couple hours per day (break it up throughout the day) and also the enthusiasm of your child. Don't force him/her if they are not ready or interested. Spelling bees can be like beauty pageants, more for the parents satisfaction than actually a goal the student wants to acheive.

You might try also getting on homeschooling forums and see if there are any families that have had success with spelling bees.

Homeschooling is fantastic in itself without spelling bees and the curriculum should be the focus, not the contest itself.

Good luck!
the last student on stage is the one that normally wins.
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Read the dictionary, that should make you a WINNER "-"