mommymonster Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 My children LOVE playing games. We have quite a few (Qbitz, Presto-Chango, Zeus on the Loose, Rush Hour, Sum Swamp, Sequence (Numbers), etc), but they mostly reinforce mathematical concepts. This is probably a silly question, but what are some games that reinforce simple spelling and literacy? We spend about 30 minutes per day playing educational games. I have a weak speller in DS9 and a reluctant reader in DSalmost-6 (I know he's young, but I'd just like to gently touch on things). In any case, are there games that might suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 We play sight word games but none are commercially bought. Sight words.com has some good ones (chutes and ladders, bean bag toss, fishing, etc). But instead of just reading the sight words we spell too. Maybe have a stack of sight word cards for regular board games and to get a turn they have to be spelled properly? Also, scrabble or that other game with letters you have to spell words with: I forget! Eta-- boggle! Bananagrams is popular and the company makes a few different games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Eta -- sight word games can be changes too. Instead of reading/spelling a word for fly swat, you can use nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. Also, maybe those kits/magnets to make silly sentences? Mad libs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Magnetic poetry, which we also use for practice building good sentences. The Bananagrams company has a lot of games. We like Appletters, but all the games I've seem from them are good and each has a slightly different focus and age range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Yes, mad libs. And Scrabble, Junior Also I think that telling progressive stories together fuels literacy in some ways. Do it in the car. Each person makes up the next sentence or paragraph. Also in the car, look for the alphabet in order in road signs and license plates. Poetry--pick adjectives for something, everyone picks two, turn them into free verse Play with "A Kick In The Head" to experiment with poetic forms. Make sight word flash cards, and leave messages on the fridge with them (with magnets) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 We like: Pairs in Pears, Rory's Story Cubes, Create-A-Story board game, Nouns Verbs & More (card game) ETA: I forgot Upwords, hangman, Letterflip (this one's a favorite!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Oh my stars, you all are wonderful! I played so many of these games as a child -- I can't believe I forgot them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Yours may be too old, but Whizzizzle Phonics was popular hee. Think Uno but for phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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