Chutes and Ladders: Idea #37

Have you ever played the game Chutes and Ladders? It's really simple and fun. It's a good game to help kids practice counting to one hundred. You can also incorporate literacy into the game. Here is how you play to practice letter sounds:

1. You need: the board game Chutes and Ladders and some alphabet flashcards.

2. Each player chooses a game piece and puts it on the board.

3. When it is your turn, choose an alphabet flashcard. Look it and say the sound that the letter makes. If you say the correct sound, you can spin the spinner and move that many spaces on the board. If you say the incorrect sound, allow the next player to have a turn.

4. Whenever you land on a space with a ladder, go up the ladder to where it ends. Whenever you land on a space with a chute, go down the chute to where it ends.

5. The first player to get to box 100 wins the game.

Kids are so engaged playing this game. The alphabet flashcards make it even a little more competitive and exciting.