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 links to word games at Wakelet, online games at Symbaloo, and hands-on games at ABCs of games for reading.
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