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Home » Activities » Learn 4 Super Fun Word Games for Little Readers

Learn 4 Super Fun Word Games for Little Readers

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My five and six year olds are obsessed with any word game. So, I’ve unearthed classic word games that my boys absolutely love. Seriously these games never get old.

Word Game Activities

Silly Sentences – Fun Word Games

Silly Sentences (aka ‘Mad Libs’) is the perfect game for working that parts of speech learning. One way we play this game is using the Montessori Farm Game labels. All the parts of speech are available and kids have a blast making pigs plow the field and helping a cow lay eggs. Here are a few of my favorite resources for this activity. I created a few silly sentence templates for my boys based on our life and experiences. Kids love when you can bring them into the activity!

Awesome “Silly Sentences” Ideas

  • Roll & Write Activity from This Reading Mama
  • Superhero Silly Sentences from Speech Musings
  • Silly Sentence Sticks from Teach Me Mommy

Word Games Build a Man

Build a Man – On the Go Word Game

Build a Man (aka ‘Hangman‘) is the perfect game to pull out when you’re at a restaurant or on a card ride. I love that my five year old calls it the ‘Build a Man’ game. Much better than the alternative! He builds an adorable stick figure and no one does! I give my sons hints by letting them know a category or a rhyming word.

Word Games Tongue Twister

Tongue Twisters – Laugh Out Loud Word Game

Tongue Twisters is a classic game. My boys crack up coming up with phrases that literally twist their tongues! They work those unique sounds, have fun essentially creating a poem, and challenge themselves to come up with new ideas. My sons enjoy this activity while we’re jumping on the trampoline for some reason. Combining learning and movement is always a success in my home.

Word Game Nursery Rhyme

Nursery Rhyme Variation – Brainy Word Game

Take a classic nursery rhyme, song, or poem and make up your own verse. Ring Around the Roses and Roses are Red are great examples. This activity combines so much language learning. Kids learn while having a blast making up rhymes and discovering parts of speech.

Have fun!

Marnie

Tagged With: Easy & Inexpensive, Kindergarten, Reading and Writing

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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