This game helps students improve their general vocabulary skills. Create a Jeopardy board out of construction paper or index cards and select five language arts subjects such as parts of speech, capitalization or vocabulary words for the main categories. Within each category, choose five questions ranging from easy to difficult, with the questions being worth 100 to 500 points. To play, separate the class into teams and have each team choose a question to answer from each category. The team that reaches a certain number of points first, such as 1500, wins the game.
This game helps students to learn the meaning of words from the context of a sentence and to develop dictionary skills. Create a list of sentences that contain various vocabulary words. Separate the class into teams and read the sentences, placing emphasis on the vocabulary word. The first team to derive the meaning of the vocabulary word from the context of the sentence receives a point. Instruct the team to look up the word in the dictionary to check their definition. The first team to reach a certain number of points, such as 10, wins the game.
This game helps students learn correct sentence structure. Take several sentences from your reading textbook and write the sentences on index cards, using one word per card. Divide the class into groups and give each group a set of index cards that makes one sentence. The teams must read the words and arrange the index cards into the correct sentence. The first team to arrange the cards correctly wins a point. Reset the game by giving each team a new sentence. The first team to five points wins the game.
This game is useful for improving the student’s vocabulary, reading and logical skills. Create several riddles, using the students' vocabulary words. Separate the class into pairs and give each pair a riddle with the vocabulary word underlined. The students must decode the riddles and derive the meaning of the underlined vocabulary word. The first to complete the task receives a point. Reset the game by using different riddles. The first team to five points wins the game.