Letter and Spelling Review Games

Games, Crafts, and Learning Activities to Help Children Learn their Letters and Words

 

Slot Bot helps children learn their spelling words, sight words, and math facts. The little robot leads children around the board with a word in its slot. Depending on where he goes children do certain tasks such as: Shout the word, whisper the word, sing the word, turn around, or jump up and down. Slot Bot takes a different course each time. The children never know how many times they will have to perform the tasks. Fun repetition, anticipation, and hands-on learning makes this a great review game for children of all ages.

 

What you will need:

Ozobot - If you don't have an Ozobot, you can purchase one from Amazon.com. Ozobot Bit 2.0. on Amazon.com - (This is the upgraded Model)

Nerf Suction Dart

Printer Paper

Colorful Cardstock

Glue Gun

Wiggle Eyes

 

Slot Bot Ozobot can be used for many different games. Use the printable games here or make your own, or have your children make them.

Cut the piece to 1 1/2". Cut a slit the length of the Nerf foam tube and cut two notches at each end of the slit so that paper can be inserted into the slit easily. Use a permanent marker to draw over the slit so that you can see it.

2. Glue the cut foam tube to the suction cup as sown in the picture. Make sure the slit is at the top.

3. Place the suction cup on the Ozobot. Hold the Ozobot with your fingers and press the suction cup into the Ozobot (Don't press down on the Ozobot.)

 

 

Printable Slot Bot Games

 

1. Slot Bot Sight Word Game - Children learn sight words in a fun, interactive manner.

To start place a sight word card in the slit on Slot Bot. Turn Slot Bot on and watch him make his way around the board. (Slot Bot will take a different direction everytime.) When Slot Bot goes to a marked activity the child should do what it says: Shout the word, whisper the word, sing the word, or jump up and down and say the word. When Slot Bot gets to the end the child should quickly remove the card from the slot and place it in the "Words I know" square. Slot Bot will turn around and make its way back to the start. The child should continue doing whatever Slot Bot tells him to do. When Slot Bot makes its way back to the start place another word card in the slit and do the same thing. Keep playing until your child knows his sight words.

 

2. Slot Bot Spelling Word Game - This is the same game as above except children spell the word, whisper the letter, shout the letters, and sing the letters.

3. Slot Bot Math Review Game - This is the same game as above except children learn their math facts.

4. Slot Bot Teaches Tots their ABCs - This game is similar to the above two games except it is designed for preschoolers. They say the letters on the cards, shout, sing, whisper, jump up and down, and turn around when Slot Bot turns around.

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Preparation:

1. Print out the Snag-an-Egg Spinner Pattern.

Colored and Color-Your-Own and Smaller Pattern for Generic Eggs

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2. Cut out the egg spinner pattern, and then cut out the inside circle of the pattern. Cut the slits on all the little lines that lead to the middle circle.

3. Fold down all the tabs created by cutting the slits.

4. Place the pattern onto the egg so that the rounder part of the egg is the bottom of the spinner and the pointier end is at the top.

5. Use clear tape to tape the spinner pattern to the egg. Place the tape on the tabs.

6. Test out the spinner, if the spinner lands on one side more than the others. Place more tape on the opposite side to help balance the spinner.

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Snag-an-Egg Game - Just for Fun

Object of the Game

To collect all the eggs by spinning the spinner and collecting an egg that is the same color as shown on the spinner.

How to Play

1. Place all the eggs in a bowl in the middle of the table.

2. Children take turns spinning the spinner. A player collects an egg the same color as the side the spinner stops on. If the spinner stops on "Snag an Egg!", the player may take an egg from one of the other players.

3. If there are no more eggs in the bowl of the color that the spinner lands on, that player does not collect an egg on that turn.

4. Keep playing until one player has all the eggs.

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Snag-an-Egg Compound Word Game

How to Play:

1. Children take turns spinning the egg spinner. Each play picks an egg half that matches the color the spinner lands on when that player spins the egg. If a player collects two eggs that make a compound word, the player should write the word down and keep track of all the words he or she makes during the game.

2. If the spinner stops on "Snag an Egg!", the player may take an egg from one of the other players.

3. If there are no more eggs in the bowl left of the color that the spinner lands on, that player does not collect an egg on that turn.

4. The child who makes five compound words first wins the game.

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Snag-an-Egg Spell a Word Game

How to Play:

1. Children take turns spinning the egg spinner. Each play picks an egg half that matches the color the spinner lands on when that player spins the egg. If a player collects enough eggs to spell a word, the player should write the word down and keep track of all the words he or she makes during the game.

2. If the spinner stops on "Snag an Egg!", the player may take an egg from one of the other players.

3. If there are no more eggs in the bowl left of the color that the spinner lands on, that player does not collect an egg on that turn.

4. The child who makes five words first wins the game.

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Snag-an-Egg Sight Word Review Game

Object of the Game

To be the first player to mark off all the sight words by collecting eggs with the matching sight words.

How to Play:

1. Children take turns spinning the egg spinner. Each play picks an egg that matches the color the spinner lands on when that player spins the egg. The player tries to pick an egg with a word that he or she has not collected yet. When the player snags an egg with a word, the player marks the word off on his or her playing card.

2. If the spinner stops on "Snag an Egg!", the player may take an egg from one of the other players.

3. If there are no more eggs in the bowl left of the color that the spinner lands on, that player does not collect an egg on that turn.

4. The child who marks off all the words first wins.

Once your children are familiar with all the words, wipe off the words on the eggs and write new words. Make up new playing cards to match the new words.

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Card Stock (Heavy Paper) or Magnetic Letters or Other 3D Letters

Poster Board for the Bottom of the Box

Low Temperature Glue Gun with Glue Sticks

Marbles

 

How to Make the Marble Game:

1. Cut the lid off of a pizza box or shipping box. Cut the sides down so they are about two inches high.

2. Cut a piece of poster board to cover the bottom of the box and glue it in place.

3. Glue magnetic letters or other 3D letters to the bottom of the box. Leave spaces between the letters so a marble can fit between them.

If you don't have letters, you can make them from card stock. Cut strips of card stock two inches wide. Use the strips to form the letters. The paper letters in the picture where made with six-inch strips. (Letting your children help you form the letters with the paper is another great learning exercise.)

Make two or more boxes and have competitions.

How to Use The Letter Marble Game to Teach Children:

1. ABC Review - Give each child a box or time each child using one box. Children should place the marble in the box and move the box to make the marble roll around in the box guiding it with their movements to each letter in alphabetical order. The child who finishes first or completes the game first wins.

2. Spelling Words Review - Give your child the box with a marble in it. Tell him a spelling word and then tell him to spell out the word by moving the box so that the marble rolls from each letter to the next letter until he touches all the letters of the word in order to spell out the word.

3. Roll a Vocabulary Word Review - Show your child a new vocabulary word and have him tell you what the word is, then have him spell out the word by placing the marble in the box and moving the box so that the marble rolls from one letter to the next until he spells out the entire word. When he is finished ask him the read the word again.

4. Roll the Word Reward Game - This is similar to "Roll a Vocabulary Word Review Game" except the child only gets to use the marble game if he can read the word. Write all your child's vocabulary words on cards and place them in a stack. If your child can read the word, he gets to roll the word using the marble. Remove that word from the stack of words. If he doesn't know the word, tell him the word and have him repeat it. Place the word in the back of the stack and show him another word. Keep playing until you have no more words in the stack.

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With this activity children learn: numbers, left and right, up and down, and big and small. They glue gold fish crackers onto the fish outlines. If you don't want to use real crackers, or you can just have your children color in the fish and eat the crackers for a snack.

One fish, two fish,
One that's been chewed fish.
Left fish, right fish,
One with a bite fish,
Up fish, down fish, there are no brown fish.
Three fish, four fish, more, and more fish.
Big fish, small fish,
I'll eat the all fish. (Or "God made them all fish.)
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What you will need:

Rainbow Fish Crackers

Giant Fish Crackers

Printer Paper

Crayons or Colored Pencils (Optional)

 

What to do:

1. Print out the pattern or make up your own sheet.

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2. Have your children glue or set the fish crackers onto appropriate fish outlines.

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What you will need:

Cheez-it Letter Crackers

Paper Towels

Paper

Pencils

 

1. Boogle Cheez-it Game

1. Give each child a piece of paper and a pen or pencil.

2. Select 16 Cheez-it Crackers and place them next to each other in rows of four.

3. On the word "go" children should try to find as many words as they can using the Cheez-it grid. The letters that spell out the words must be touching each other either at the sides of at the corners. Children may not reuse a letter in the same word. They can add "s" to words to make new words if there is an "s".

4. Give the children one - two minutes to find as many words as they can.

5. To score one-letter words are one point, two-letter words are worth 2 points, three-letter words are 3 points, etc.

6. The child who has the most points get to keep all the crackers from that game.

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2. Ten Letter Word Find Game

1. Give each child ten letters and a paper towel.

2. Give your children two minutes to use as many crackers as they can to spell out words. After two minutes have your children read the words they have created. They should set aside the letters they used to make the words. For the second round give them as many letters as they used to make the words so that they have ten letters to play the second round.

You can also let your children place letters like they would on a scrabble board connecting the words together.

3. The child who has the most crackers at the end of the game wins.

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3. Cheez-it Scrabble

You will find a Scrabble grid on the back to the box of Cheez-its to play a Scrabble-like game, but here is a Printable Grid that will work much better. Play the game as described on the back of the box of Cheez-its.

 

4. ABC Cheez-it Review Game

1. Randomly pick ten letters from the box of Cheez-its and place them in a row on a paper towel. Point to each letter, one at a time, and ask your children to read the letter. If your child can read the letter, he gets to keep it. If he can't read it, tell him what the letter is, and then place it at the end of the row. Point to the next letter and do the same thing. Keep playing in this manner until all the letters are gone.

2. Place a bunch of letters on a paper towel or cookie tray. Randomly call out a letter and see who can find the letter on the paper towel or cookie tray first. The child who finds it first gets to keep the letter.

3. Pour out the letters on to a cookie tray and spread them out. Help your child find the letters in alphabetical order and place them on a paper towel. When you are done have a snack.

4. Have your child pick a Cheez-it from the box, read it, and then tell you something that starts with that letter. If he can think of something, he gets to eat the cracker.