Playing with words is a great way to practice skills for reading. This list has some ideas for hands on games to play.
- Balderdash (ages 12 and up)
- Bananagrams
- Blah, Blah, Blah card game
- Boggle (ages 8 and up) – online, at wordshake.com, Wordyloo at RoomRecess, Wordshake at learnenglishkids, a printable template
- Catch Phrase or Taboo (ages 12 and up)- free printable word lists from the game gal
- Hangman – play online at RoomRecess (mobile), hangmouse at spelling city
- Magnetic poetry – play online at magneticpoetry.com
- MadLibs (ages 8 and up, understand parts of speech) – App, Looney Labs Mad Libs card game, Online at wordblanks.com
- Crossword puzzles
- Password
- Quiddler (ages 8 and up)
- Scrabble
- Scroggle
- Search-a-words – play online at ictgames, play online or make your own at thewordsearch.com
- Tapple
- Wheel of Fortune (ages 8 and up)
- Word Scrambles
- Wordical
- Zingo (ages 4 and up)
Find more hands-on games at ABCs of games for reading.
Find links to Fun Online Phonics Games, at Videos and Games by Topic (still at Wakelet including word games, but no longer updated), more at Pinterest, and online games at Symbaloo.
Phonics Pow 