Get kids loving and learning words with these 6 fun word play activities -- guaranteed to entertain and delight! Once kids see the fun in words, there's no telling how much that will positively affect them as readers and writers... 1. Tongue Twisters My daughter’s drama teacher uses tongue twisters as a warm up. And we love practicing them at the dinner table. These are SO easy to mess up! Try … [Read more...]
Best Picture Books Celebrating Word Play and Words
Word play helps kids love language, it inspires writing and helps kids learn new vocabulary. Celebrate the love of words in these best, playful picture books all about words. Download Printable List of Word Play Books Best Picture Books Celebrating Word Play and Words Lexie the Word WranglerThe Boy Who Loved WordsThe Great Dictionary CaperThe Word CollectorBetty's Burgled Bakery: An … [Read more...]
3 Engrossing Word Games for Kids
Three word games, WordARound, Bubble Talk, and Junior Scrabble, are always top choices for my kids for family game time. (Although I think my husband could play Bubble Talk by himself just because he thinks it's so funny.) Let me tell you about them. Word Games for Kids 1. WordARound WordARound is a super fun word game for kids. The cards have three rings, black, red, and blue, with words … [Read more...]
UKloo Sight Word Treasure Hunt Game
Doreen Dotto invented the perfect sight word game for kids who are learning to read (like my JJ) called UKloo. Maybe it will be perfect for you, too. It's pronounced you-clue and will send your beginning reader on an exciting treasure hunt adventure. Sight Word Game Hunting for whatever treasures you choose will get your resistant reader reading because she or he must read the clues. Or even … [Read more...]
Word Play with Kids . . . O Frabjous Day
Word Play with Kids Word play with kids comes naturally and makes writing and creating more fun. For example, is a cough- sneeze a snoff or a cougeeze? Or is sneeze + cough = a snoff? If there's not a word for something, why not invent one? And, why not entice your reluctant writers with such fun word play? Word play in children starts early - we rhyme, we make up silly languages and we try … [Read more...]
Bananagrams Book and Word Play Game
I bought Bananagrams because of it's a cute, yellow banana bag. Lucky for me, it turned out to be an easy, word-play game and worth the silly reason I bought it. Bananagrams is like Scrabble but without the board and without taking turns. Each player makes his or her own words on the table or floor surface. The winner is the first one out of letter tiles. A player can get more tiles in a two … [Read more...]
5 Fun Word Play Ideas for Kids
Make your own word search, start a poem collection, memorize a classic poem and more. Here are 5 fun word play activities you can do at home with children ages four and up. Word Play 1. Word Collection Make a word collection notebook, jar, or box. I like the notebook because kids (and I) can alphabetize our words - one letter per page. Start by reading poetry books and look for enticing, … [Read more...]