Differentiate Your Word Work Activities with Editable Games

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Editable games for word work centers just makes it so easy to differentiate your word lists for young learners. I wish I had thought of this years ago!

Instead, I would spend more than 30 minutes of my valuable morning prep. time reviewing last week’s words and making this week’s centers. I would organize word cards, handwritten of course, and games (words written in blank spaces) all the while watching the clocking thinking I still have to prepare for math groups.

I had kids working through their Dolch list words while others were on spelling word lists so there was no way I could use the same words for each activity.

I needed a variety of activities that could target each child at their level and I needed each activity to be engaging. Because if it wasn’t, the purpose of the center was lost and now it was just about managing behavior not learning sight words or spelling.

Differentiation is Easy

I was spending way too much time individualizing for each child, keeping their learning at their level. I needed something better. I HAD to make a change.

I needed a simpler way to make my centers. I needed black ink only options that I could send home for extra practice.

I needed card games. I needed board games. I needed them to have the words that my kids needed.

They were just not out there. There was nothing that could help me quickly and easily make all the differentiated resources I needed.

The only thing to do was to design the games myself. So I did!

Preparation is quick and easy

It’s super easy to prepare each of the 38 editable games included in this pack.

You just need to enter the student’s sight words (high-frequency words, or any list of words) into the editable field. Use the linked menu to go to the game you want and print it out. Save under that child’s or group’s name and reload the game to clear the field. So easy!

Love to try it out for yourself? Grab a motivating sight word game by clicking the link below.

Editable Games for Spelling Words

Don’t feel that you can only use sight words. There are game rules and a Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check visual for using the games with spelling words.

You can even use word families, blends, digraphs – any words your class needs to learn and the words are loaded onto every activity.

You name it – the possibilities are endless!

Kids Record their sight words

Each game comes with a student recording sheet so you know your kids are getting the practice they need at writing their words.

Oh and if you are a British English spelling user – don’t worry I’ve got you covered. There’s an extra game or rule page with the spelling colour if required.

38 Different themes to choose from

With 38 different games, you have 38 different themes to use throughout the year.

Learning about food and nutrition – print off that game!

What about insects?

Love to use a game for each season?

Teaching vocabulary for your theme?

Black Ink Only Options

Sometimes we want to send home a game for homework or maybe the budget just doesn’t cover colored ink – no problem. Each game can be printed in black ink only (and kids love to color in).

Consistent Rules

You’ll find two illustrated rules cards, one for playing the game as a sight word game the other for spelling. And of course, there is a recording sheet for both.