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 for practicing sight words since it makes learning sight words fun. What's … [Read more...]
Story 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 a funny story! Story Play Name It & Draw … [Read more...]