ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Columbia Spelling Board

Okay kiddo, so the Columbia Spelling Board is a special kind of board that helps people practice spelling words. It's called the Columbia Spelling Board because it was made by Columbia University, which is a big school in New York City.

The board is made of wood and has little slots or spaces where you can put in letters to spell words. It also comes with little wooden letters that you can use to fill in the spaces.

So let's say you want to spell the word "cat". You would look for the letter "c" and put it in the first space. Then you would look for the letter "a" and put it in the second space. Finally, you would look for the letter "t" and put it in the third space. And voila! You've spelled the word "cat"!

The Columbia Spelling Board is really helpful because it helps you practice spelling words correctly. Plus, it's fun to play with because you can make up your own words and see if anyone else can guess what you're spelling.