Children's Literacy Games
If you ask almost any kid, they will tell you that they don't like homework. Studying isn't fun. Games, on the other hand. are awesome. One of the best ways to get children to learn is to make their studies fun and interactive. The more engaged they are with the activity, the more reinforced the knowledge they are learning will be. One way to do this is through game-playing. The kids will be having so much fun, they won't even realize that they're getting smarter.
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Deal a Word
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Deal a Word is a card game that is appropriate for children as young as preschool and as old as those in middle school. There are five different ways to use the deck, depending on what skills you want to work on. Toddlers will benefit from the game by recognizing the alphabet and working on rudimentary reading skills, while older children will develop spelling and math skills. Adults can even use the deck to enjoy a challenging word game.
Boggle Jr.
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Boggle Jr. will help school-aged children with word and letter recognition, concentration and memory skills. For beginning spellers, one mode of game play involves matching letters to a picture card with a three-letter word accompanying it. More advanced players must spell a four-letter word with the spelling covered.
Spellarama
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Spellarama is appropriate for all ages. The game can be printed from Spellarama.com at no cost. It is a letter card game that works on sounds, hearing, sight and memorizing letters. There are multiple-rule versions available on the site depending on what you want to accomplish with the game and how advanced the players are.
Label Your House
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Label Your House is a do-it-yourself game that merely requires some removable stickers or Post-its. You can label these stickers with words such as “lamp” or “door” or you can simply use letters. The children will then match the words or letters with the corresponding object in the house. This will help children learn letter and word recognition and spelling.
Car Games
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Whether you're going on a short drive or if you're on a long road trip, the car is a great place to play a literacy game with children. The rules are flexible depending on what level the children are at. For example, you can have the children look for the letter A. Whoever finds 10 signs with the letter A first wins. If the children are more advanced, you could use syllables or full words.
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