Spinner Game: Idea #283

Since kids love games so much, try playing the Spinner Game to practice word families. I found this game here. This is what you do:

1.  PREPARATION: Print the spinner and worksheet here.

2. Get a brass fastener (or sharpened pencil) to attach a paper clip at the center of each spinner.

3. TO PLAY: Give each student a worksheet.

4. Player 1 spins the paper clips on each spinner. Player 1 then makes a word using the beginning sound from spinner 1 and the word family from spinner 2. If the word she makes is a real word, she writes it on her worksheet. If the two spinners don't make a word, she spins again.

5. Player 2 takes a turn and does the same as Player 1.

6. The game is over once all players have made 10 words on their worksheet.

Have fun making words!