Play Vocabulary Bingo
It's an easy twist on the classic game and it will prepare your fifth grader for the vocabulary challenges that lie ahead!
Race for Spelling Patterns!
In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to a race involving spelling patterns in words. This is one race your child will want to run again and again! And it will do wonders for her reading fluency.
Win the Pangram Competition
A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. For this group game, kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice and writing!
Play Action Word Charades
In first grade, kids commonly learn to tell the difference between nouns and verbs. While they may learn quickly to tell you the definition of each, by saying something along the lines of "a verb is an action word," a full understanding usually takes more time. Here's a fun skill-boosting game ...
"Bump!" A Spelling Game
Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!
Create a Lipogram
Just think how odd writing would go if you had to omit words and find synonyms, as in a lipogram. Your child might approach writing and composition more thoughtfully after this fun activity!
Crack the Code!: A Spelling Challenge
It's a rare kid that doesn't love a good spy game. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.
The Build-a-Word Card Game: Better than Go Fish!
Compound words may look hard at first, but things get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know. Want to add a little "holy moly!" to something that can feel ho hum? This card game will help you practice making compound words-- and have some fun while you're at it!
Send Dad "Fishing" for Compliments!
Whether or not Dad's a big fisherman, one thing's for sure: every Dad deserves compliments on his special day. Here's a family activity guaranteeing a bountiful "catch".
Play the Chanukah Anagram Game!
Celebrate Chanukah by guiding your child through a simple anagram word game. This activity requires your child to get his mind working, as he attempts to create as many words as possible out of the letters of "Chanukah."
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