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READING
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
WORD GAME
Word Families
Create and read over 500 words!!!
-ack
-ank -eat
-ump -all
-ap
-ill
-ock
-ell
-in
-oke
-unk -ain
-ash
-est
-ine
-op
-ake
-at
-ing
-ore
-ale
-ate
-ick
-ink
-or
-ame -aw
-ide
-ip
-uck
-an
-ight -ir
-ur
-ice
-ay
What words can your student make from these
partial words? Write “ack” on a flashcard and
give your student several letters to try in front of
it. BACK, HACK, JACK, MACK, LACK, PACK,
RACK, SACK, TACK are just a few of the words!
Now move onto “ank.” How many words can your
student create?
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WORD GAME
Sentence Builder
Cut out the following words. Place the words face up on a table and
see how many sentences your student can create. Write them down
as s/he goes or have your student write them down. Encourage your
student to use proper punctuation, such as question marks, commas
and capital letters. Did s/he come up with at least ten sentences? If
so, offer a prize.
pig
fat
snorts
the
a
little
girl
laughs
is
and
messy
eats
hungry
boy
bubble gum
funny
gobbles
smart
did
home
go
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WORD GAME
Word Search
Use new vocabulary words to create a word search. Have your student
find and circle the words that you have hidden in the chart below!
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To make your own puzzles, visit www.puzzlemaker.com. Be sure to read the word
search first to make sure that no inappropriate words are created. For other word
game ideas visit msnzonegames.com, allmyfaves.com and yourdictionary.com.
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WORD GAME
Hidden Words
There are at least 18 other words that can be made out of
the word below. How many words can your student find?
S T A R E
(Answer key written below)
18 Words!
star, art, arts, eat,
eats, rat, rats, tar,
ate, rate, at, east,
rest, sat, tea,
teas, are, as...
Word Game
Here are some other words to play with: Thanksgiving, cosmopolitan,
transparent, hippopotamus, metropolis, diapers, atmosphere and bather.
Or, play the game with a word that the student picks. Just make sure that
there is a good ratio of consonants to vowels.
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WORD GAME
Add It On
Write the word “at” on a flashcard. Ask your
student to create as many words as s/he
can by using “at” and one or more of the
letters below.
B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z
(Did your student come up with any of these:
bat, cat, fat, hat, late, mat, mate, pat, rat, rate,
chat, breathe, path, later, water, and eat?)
Here are other letter groupings to play with:
“an,” “it” and “in.”
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WORD GAME
DICTIONARY GAME
This is a fun way to introduce your student
to the dictionary. The dictionary is a great way
to introduce alphabetizing – what a great skill
to learn!
Mixed-Up Letters
These scrambled letters spell fruits when
arranged in the correct order. Can your
student unscramble them all?
Each week give your student a new word to
look up in the dictionary. Time him/her to see
how fast s/he is.
See if s/he can beat last week’s record.
earp
abanan
lmeon
lppae
leonmtaerw
yerrbstawr
apregs
garone
wiik
BONUS WORD:
namepograte
Other categories to try are sports, colors,
animals, etc.
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How to Make Working With Flash Cards Fun!
Climb the Ladder
Arrange flash cards in a long vertical row on the floor.
For each word your student gets correct, s/he takes a
step forward. If s/he misses a word s/he has to take a
step back. See if s/he can get to the end of the ladder.
Use it in a Sentence
Show the student a flash card and have him/her use
the word in a sentence. As his/her skill grows, have
him/her use two or three words in a sentence. Praise
him/her when s/he is successful.
Beat the Clock
When your student knows several of the flash card
words quite well but just needs a systematic review,
see how many words s/he can say in 30 seconds or a
minute. Keep a score and see if s/he can improve
his/her record.
WRITING
Clue
Put out three cards in front of your student. Give a
clue for one of the words on the card and see if s/he
can find the word corresponding to your clue.
Continue by giving clues for other words. Then put
out three new words and repeat the procedure.
For example:
Always spend at least 15 minutes per session
writing! Here are a few ways to get your
student interested in writing.
1. Give your student a journal so s/he can write
about experiences in his life.
2. Write a poem together.
3. Have your student write a book review of a
story you have read together.
OPEN
4. Have your student make a card for a family
member with a special message inside.
RED
5. Ask your student what new words s/he wants to
learn. Have him/her write out the flash cards
with your help.
ARE
6. Have your student write about the funniest thing
that's ever happened to him/her.
7. Have your student write about what s/he wants
to be when s/he grows up and why.
Clues: What do you do to a door?
A color word.
A word that rhymes with a car.
8. Have your student write about a movie review.
Does s/he give the film “thumbs up” or “thumbs
down?”
Memory Game
And most importantly, do not worry about
spelling! Your student should feel free to
write, think, and dream during this special
hour each week.
Show your student two words. Take them away and
see if s/he can remember what they were. As his/her
visual memory improves, s/he should be able to
remember three to five words that are set in front of
him/her and then removed.
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HANG MAN
Think of a word and draw a blank
for each letter in the word like this:
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Have your student guess the letters in the word.
If he guesses correctly fill in the letter.
E
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Have your student keep guessing.
R
E
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
After your student figures out the word, let him/her think of a word and have
you try to figure it out. By the way, did you figure out the above word?
It's an animal...
SPELLING GAMES
• Play commercial spelling games such as BOGGLE or SCRABBLE.
• Ask your student to draw pictures of various vocabulary words.
• Look up vocabulary words in the THESAURUS. How many other words have the same meaning?!
• Play Concentration with vocabulary words.
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CONCENTRATION
Cut out the following pictures. Spread them out on a table, face down. Have your student
turn over two cards. Do they match? If not, your student must turn them back over and try
to memorize where they are. Now you take a turn. Turn over two cards. Do they match?
If so, pick them up and go again until you miss. Then your student goes. The one with the
most cards at the end of the game is the winner!
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car
ball
flower
cat
dog
tree
chair
key
house
trash
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
KOREH L.A. is grateful to the following
organizations and individuals for their
invaluable contributions in developing the
volunteer training manual:
Miryam Jannol, President
Workplace Literacy Associates
Philip S. Kligman, Ph.D.
California State University, Northridge
John Schacter, Ph.D.
Milken Family Foundation
MORTON•KARR
Advertising & Marketing
www.mortonkarr.com
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Allan B. Cutrow, Chair
Catherine Schneider, Senior Vice President, Community Engagement
THE JEWISH FEDERATION
Richard V. Sandler, Chairman of the Board
Jonathan Cookler, Edward B. Robin, Vice Chairmen
Jay Sanderson, President
KOREH L.A. is supported by the
KAYNE FOUNDATION
Ric & Suzanne Kayne and Jenni, Maggie & Saree Kayne
With additional support from:
Weingart Foundation
www.KOREHLA.org