Wild and Crazy Words

Activities & Projects

Games & Tools

Tips & How-To's

Printouts

 

Activities & Projects

Grades   5 – 10  |  Activity & Project

Make a Magnetic Poetry Set

Let children practice using different types of words in a fill-in-the-blank-story game before making their own word list for a magnetic poetry set.

 

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Games & Tools

Grades   K – 2  |  Game & Tool

Construct-a-Word

Construct-a-Word has children select single letters and two- or three-letter endings to form words.

 

Grades   K – 1  |  Game & Tool

Puzzle Me Words

Puzzle Me Words is a fun, educational game that helps kids practice letter sounds.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Game & Tool

ABC Match

The ABC Match game challenges children to match letter cards and picture cards that begin with that letter.

 

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Tips & How-To's

Grades   K – 3  |  Tip & How-To

Talk it Up! Expanding a Child’s Vocabulary

One way to help early readers begin to make sense of what they’re reading is to help them build their vocabulary. In this Tip, learn how to ask questions and have conversations with a child to integrate new words into his/her vocabulary.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Tip & How-To

Engaging the Five Senses to Learn About Our World

The outside world shapes children’s development through experiences that they have, which include using their five senses—hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. Drawing a child’s attention to the five senses and discussing them increases understanding of and communication about the world around us.

 

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Printouts

Grades   K – 1  |  Printout  |  Word Play

Uh-Oh! Alphabet Game

This activity helps children learn to recognize letters and their sounds, and to associate sounds and letters with words.

 

Grades   K – 2  |  Printout  |  Learning New Skills

Exploring the Five Senses

This printout helps engage children in the thinking about how their five senses contribute to their understanding of and communication about their world.

 

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