Literacy Board Games
Scrabble |
Scrabble is a board game where students can create words and connect them like a crossword puzzle. One person will start with a word and the next person will connect the word they created to any previous words laid down. A wonderful board game on forming words! The limited letters and making connections to other words really makes students think. Price: Toys'R'Us- $17.99 |
Big Boggle |
Boggle is similar to Scrabble in that you must make words with letters. However, in Boggle the letters are randomly placed a 5 x 5 grid and you must form words with the letters exposed at the top. The bigger the word, the more points you receive. If someone else has the same word as you, it doesn't count for any points. The letters must also connect, but not diagonally. You have three minutes to find as many words as you can! Price: Toys'R'Us- $16.99 |
Rory's Story Cubes |
Rory's Story Cubes is a storytelling game. There are 9 cubes, with 54 images, and endless possible stories! Students will roll the dice and make up a story using the images that are face-up on the cubes. Students will have a blast letting their imaginations run free. This game will help students develop language and creativity. Price: Amazon- $5.99 |
Apples to Apples Junior |
Apples to Apples Junior is a board game of crazy and comical comparisons. A person is the designated judge each round, they flip over a green card with an adjective, and all other players choose a red card from their hand that the adjective best describes. Students' vocabularly will be enhanced because they may come across words they don't know, but there are descriptions at the bottom to help. Price: Toys'R'Us- $15.74 |
Buzz Word Junior |
Buzzword Junior is a fun game that makes you think about compound words by making connections beween the buzzword and the clues. For example, the buzzword may be "tooth" and the clue is "your mouth hurts from this," the answer would be "toothache". Split into two teams. One team reads the clues and the other team guesses. This board game encourages students to use compound words, make connections, and stretch their thinking. Price: Amazon $14.86 |
References:
Scrabble- http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2267244&ab=TRU_Header:Successful-Search-Results
Big Boggle- http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11915039&prodFindSrc=search
Rory's Story Cubes- http://www.amazon.com/Gamewright-318-Rorys-Story-Cubes/dp/B003EIK136
Apples to Apples Junior- http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2962570&gcsct=0ChMI4IC58N_sswIVxQbnCh1GQAAAEAA
Buzzword Junior- http://www.amazon.com/Patch-Products-Buzzword-Junior-Fuzzes/dp/B0015KO0UK/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and- games&ie=UTF8&qid=1353936758&sr=1-1&keywords=buzz+word+junior
Scrabble- http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2267244&ab=TRU_Header:Successful-Search-Results
Big Boggle- http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11915039&prodFindSrc=search
Rory's Story Cubes- http://www.amazon.com/Gamewright-318-Rorys-Story-Cubes/dp/B003EIK136
Apples to Apples Junior- http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2962570&gcsct=0ChMI4IC58N_sswIVxQbnCh1GQAAAEAA
Buzzword Junior- http://www.amazon.com/Patch-Products-Buzzword-Junior-Fuzzes/dp/B0015KO0UK/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and- games&ie=UTF8&qid=1353936758&sr=1-1&keywords=buzz+word+junior