Grade Range
1st
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students reviewknowledge of the short e sound in words by playing The Shell Game. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th
Rating
Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students examine Greek and Latin root words. They research the history of the English language, solve word games and puzzles, write paragraphs about the impact of Greek and Latin on the English language, and create flip chart study guides. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 8th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students work together in groups to play a timed game to locate guide words in a dictionary. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students practice sight word recognition as they play a memory word game using sight words that they must match and read aloud. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 8th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students discover the concepts of guide words. They participate in a game in which they are timed when finding words in a dictionary. They reflect on the activity to end the lesson. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 8th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students brainstorm and define five terms for precipitation, discuss reasons why English language includes various terms for wet weather, and create word games such as jumbles, word searches, or crossword puzzles with weather terms. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students explore new words and their meanings and usages using Word Attack 3 computer software. They unscramble words, develop vocabulary words, navigate word mazes, and cumulate records of their work to evaluate their individual progress. Full Review »

Grade Range
1st - 3rd
Rating
Rated 2.0/5 Stars.

Students practice sight word recognition by playing a game called "Bang." They play with at partner using a stack of sight words which they identify and keep until they draw a "Bang" card. Full Review »

Grade Range
10th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students acquire the knowledge, attitude, interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others. They participate in "Origins" as either group participants or judges. For each round, they give the common usage and origins of the words or phrases. Full Review »

Grade Range
1st - 5th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students investigate the parts of words that can be used to increase reading comprehension with more vocabulary. They create colorful sliders and play a game with them. The game also can be used to for introducing different parts of speech. Full Review »