PAT Bank
Upwords (all grades)
Author:
Kyle
Wilson Elementary
Indiana
Subject:
Spelling
Objective:
Develop Vocabulary
Materials and Preparation:
Upwords, Access to Internet, Scrabble, Crossword Puzzles,
and other word games, and class sets of dictionaries.
Student Grouping:
Small Groups
The Play:
- Allow students to get into small groups of 3-4.
- Each
groups will rotate on a daily basis from the computer-Scrabble-Crossword
Puzzles-Upwords.
- The goal will be to earn the high
scores for the various games, while at the same time
learning new vocabulary words.
Scoring:
Each day students will tally their scores on various
games, and they will be posted on the bulletin board.
Example:
Scrabble Score= 112 Day 1
Upwords Score= 23 Day 2
Comments:
As teachers we should take advantage of our titles.
Wal-Mart, Meijer, and various other stores are usually
more than willing to donate games such as Scrabble and
Upwords if you will post a sticker on the board game
with their logo or name.
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