LITERACY GAMES
Rory Story Cubes
This game facilitates imaginative thinking, problem solving, and innovation. Players roll each of the nine image di and create a story beginning with the prompt "Once upon a time..." Rory Story Cubes is a game for ages 8 and older; 2 or more players. The game ranges in price from $5-10.00. You can buy Rory Story Cubes here for $7.45.
Boggle
Boggle is a Hasbro word game that the whole family can enjoy! Letter dice are dropped inside a shaker and then dumped out to create words. Three or four letters are typically used each round, so second grade students will have the opportunity to create words from these letters with success during each timed round! Boggle is fun for all ages 7 and up! Find the game for $14-$18.99 anywhere board games are sold! You can buy Boggle here for $16.90.
Bananagrams
Bananagrams is a spin off of the classic board game of Scrabble. Players are given letter tiles and race to create as many words as they can to use up all of their tiles first. This game is fast paced for up to 8 players, 8 years and older! You can buy Bananagrams anywhere board games are sold for $10-$15.00. You can buy Bananagrams here for $13.70
Guess Who?
Guess Who? is a classic board game of eliminating characters that do not fit your opponent's character's description. The game is designed for two players; each player gets a board of character pictures and draw one character card. Each player must ask his or her opponent questions about his or character in order to eliminate characters and GUESS WHO! Guess Who? is a great game for developing oral language. You can buy Guess Who? anywhere board games are sold for $10-19.99. You can buy Guess Who? here for $15.22.
HedBanz
HedBanz is a family board game similiar to Guess Who? in that it requires deductive reasoning and oral language. Each player (between 2 and 6 players) picks a card and places it in his or her headband to wear. All of the players can see what card you have....except for you! Players must ask questions and try to figure out what their identity is before time runs out! HedBanz is appropriate for ages 6 and up, and is available for $12-$18.99. You can buy HedBanz here for $15.59.
LITERACY APPLICATIONS
Star Speller
Star Speller is an Apple application that features two games for students grades K-2 to practice spelling and vocabulary. The player has a limited amount of time to touch or spell the word. The words included in Star Speller are derived from school district lists, and are grouped by word families and complexity on application's levels. The complete lists found on Star Speller can be found here at the Star Speller website. Star Speller is available for $0.99-$2.99 depending on the device.
WordFind Kids
WordFind Kids is a free Apple application for grades 1-6. The application features the classic grid word find with 8 types of lists for players to choose from. The types of lists vary in difficulty (easy to advance) and subject (food, transportation, animals); something for all kids!
Shake A Phrase
Shake A Phrase is an Apple application for grades 2-6. The three different modes of the application give players the opportunity to create a story, read silly sentences, or practice identifying adjectives, nouns,and verbs. Shake A Phrase offers four different themes to appeal to a variety of ages and likes! Shake A Phrase is for iPad only, and costs $1.99.
Bluster
Bluster is a free Apple iPad application created by McGraw-Hill. Bluster is a word-matching game. Players match prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, and more. Bluster is age appropriate for 2nd-4th grade and can be played individually or with a team.
AppleTreeBooks
AppleTreeBooks is a free Apple application that brings classic books and fairy tales to life. The application features animation and interactive read alouds. Additionally, AppleTreeBooks routinely updates it's book list, giving consumers the opportunity to read new books and establish new favorites.
LITERACY WEBSITES
ABCya!
ABCya! is a website for elementary students grades K-5 to learn computer typing skills while ALSO learning basic grade level literacy and math. The games and activities on this website provide students with the opportunity to practice ABC order, upper-case and lower-case letters, connect the dots, and more! Click here to start typing!
PBS Kids
The PBS Kids website is brought to you by the classic children's network PBS. Your child can search by his/her favorite tv show to find games, books, worksheet printables, and more! Each tv program features unique activities and provide children with a wide variety of developmentally appropriate literacy and math opportunities. Click here to find your favorite PBS program!
Game Goo
The Game Goo website provides literacy games and concepts that "stick"! Players can choose to play beginner, intermdiate, or advanced for literacy games of matching antonyms, creating poetry, and more! Each game has an interactive theme and Goo character. Click here to get stuck!
Word Game Time
Word Game Time is a website for grades K-7 where students can play free word games relating to a wide variety of topics! Language Arts, spelling, vocabulary, social studies- you name it, there is a game, video, or worksheet on this website for you! Click here to start playing Word Games!
SPEAKABOOS
This website features hundreds of audio books for children to read interactively in Storyland. SPEAKABOO updates its stories often, alway inviting viewers to read their new and featured stories. With so many genres of books available in a wide variety of topics, your child is sure to find something exciting to read! Click here to start reading!