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A Politically Correct Version of Hangman

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Instead of playing Hangman, students can try a different version of the game called Snowman.
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Middle Ages Center: Games--Build-A-Knight

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Middle Ages vocabulary terms instructional activity, students participate in a game that deals with four game cards and the unscrambling of letters to create Middle Ages terms of interest.
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Game Shows in the Classroom

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars participate in game show like games when reviewing material for any subject or grade level.
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The Info Gang

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore personal safety by participating in an Internet activity. In this internet security lesson, students identify the uses of passwords and screen names in order to hide and secure their digital identities. Students practice...
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The Cricket in Times Square

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore vocabulary by reading a contemporary story in class. In this English literature lesson, 4th graders read the story A Cricket in Times Square and practice using the vocabulary words from the story. Students...
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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Follow up a reading of The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl with this collaborative lesson on teamwork. Starting with a fun team game, learners go on to investigate examples of teamwork in the story before...
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The Beatles and The Rolling Stones

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners exchange information orally about The Beatles and The Rolling Stones during the 1960s until 1970. They work in pairs to complete a gap-fill activity from memory. Students play hangman at the beginning of the instructional activity.
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Pyramid Power

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe human health by analyzing different food groups. In this food pyramid instructional activity, students utilize the web to complete an interactive food pyramid game as well as research the nutrition encyclopedia. Students...
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Two Way Communication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers play a modified game of hangman. One students is the drawer and the other the communicator. They also experiment playing the game in which both middle schoolers can talk.
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What's in a Word?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete a unit on words, their origins, and their usage. They explore various websites, create a word ladder online, develop a list of anagrams, write a story using homonyms, and create a list of vocabulary words.
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Alphabet Letters Aa-Zz

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In these alphabet letter worksheets, students color in the uppercase and lowercase letters from Aa through Zz. Students color 26 worksheets.
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Spell Check - Live!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars create vocabulary words and a variety of spelling exercises, using the H.I.P Pocket Change website.
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A Statistical Study on the Letters of the Alphabet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use a book or magazine to research the use of letters. They complete a worksheet and compare their results.
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A Statistical Study on the Letters of the Alphabet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students see that there are mathematical rules that can affect our use of the English language. Calculate the probability of picking any letter at random from a piece of English literature.
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Thanksgiving reading comprehension worksheet, students read "How The Turkey Got Its Name," then complete 4 comprehension questions. Page contains links to additional activities.
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Hangman Games for Vocabulary Study

For Students 3rd - 8th
How many words do YOU know? Choose from 20 different hangman games, each with its own themed vocabulary set. Fun for one or to play with friends!
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Stay Afloat Guess the Word Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This hangman-style game lets students pick topics such as Harry Potter, science, geography, history, music, and sports stars. For each incorrect letter choice, an object is loaded into the boat; students must guess the word before all of...
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Eigo21: Daily Hangman

For Students 9th - 10th
A site for self-study of English for Japanese speakers. Instructions are in Japanese. Maintained by a private afterschool "English cram" program. This section has an interactive Hangman game that updates daily. Play today's game or let...
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British Council

Learn English Kids: Old Mac Donald Hangman

For Students Pre-K - 1st
If you know the animals in the Old MacDonald song, you can play this game of hangman. Practice spelling the farm vocabulary you know.
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Your Dictionary: Sat Vocabulary Word Games

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the use of word games to teach SAT vocabulary words; it provides a list of different types of games that could be used for SAT prep including Jeopardy, crossword puzzles, hangman, online SAT prep quiz games, word...
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Mythology Hangman

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Test your knowledge of world mythology by playing Mythology Hangman, a Java applet and website that features images, maps, and descriptions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. It is a great resource to supplement mythology...
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Quia

Quia: Synonym Hangman

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This hangman game provides synonyms for the hidden word and the correct number of letters in the word. Students guess letters and until they think they know the answer, and then they type in the answer. If you don't guess it before your...
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Super Kids: Hangman

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive site to enhance students' spelling and vocabulary while refreshing their memories in history, geography, language, science, and entertainment. It is available to use on line or you can purchase leveled apps for the...
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Squigly's Games: Squigly's Word Star

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
In this interactive game, students select a category and then play a hangman-style game by trying to spell out a word related to the category before they run out of stars.