Over the winter vacation, we watched the Harry Potter movies along with a BINGO game for each one. It gave me an idea to make my own bingo game for you all to encourage your kids to read more books. But before I tell you about the game, I want to give you some context… […]
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Sight Words Game: Zingo!
Kids need to memorize sight words so the more practie they have with each word, the better. Sight words make up about 50 – 75 percent of all writing in the English language so knowing these words “by sight” is absolutely essential for a solid reading foundation. The Zingo! Sight Words game is one of our favorites […]
Continue ReadingStory Play Game Encourages Collaborative Storytelling (& Reading)
Looking for more ways to build vocabulary and storytelling? Check out Story Play Game, a new game from Briarpatch with 125 double-sided word tiles to encourage both reading and storytelling. Story Play Game Stories Players work together to create story sentences using as many tiles as possible from the 6 tiles each player draws. Try to make […]
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