When it comes to vocabulary, struggle, fight, exertion, and
debate are real. Deal with it through fun games to play in class, which can
help you add a spark to your lessons and reinforce new words in your students'
vocabulary.
Here are two fun classroom vocabulary games that you can
easily add to any lesson to make them engaging while also supporting student
learning!
Word Wheel
This is a great lesson starter and can help your students
check their spelling and vocabulary.
How to play:
You will place eight letters on the board or slide in a
circle. This can be completely random, but we recommend choosing at least 2-3
vowels.
Your students will have 60 seconds to write down as many
words as they can using these letters. They can only use each letter once in
each word.
To make this more difficult or to focus on a particular
sound you've learned, you can also add a letter to the center of the circle. It
must be used.
Letter Scramble
This first lesson will test what your students know about
words and how they think. It will focus on their reasoning skills and word
knowledge.
How to play:
Shuffle the letters of the words you have learned and write
them down for your students to see.
Your students will have 30 seconds to arrange the letters
and display the word.
You can repeat this many times or put a few jumbled words at
the beginning of the lesson.
