Based on the iconic game Scrabble, Scrabble Junior uses a smaller game grid and picture tiles to encourage children how to learn to spell and recognize common words, such as "television" and "grapes." Instead of scoring points for playing letter tiles, kindergartners earn points for completing the spelling of one of the common words listed on the picture word grid. The board also turns over and has a traditional Scrabble-style grid so kids can compete against each other and make up their own words.
Appletters is like a combination of Scrabble and dominoes. Instead of playing their letter tiles on a grid, children can spell out whatever word they choose on the table in front of them. The next player tries to form a word that incorporates the first or last letter of the word on the table. Soon, kids have a winding string of words running across the table. The game comes in a zippered-apple pouch that is appealing to children.
Another board game that teaches kindergarten words is Sight Word Bingo. Sight Word Bingo replaces the numbers on a bingo card with one of 40 common words, such as "and," "it" or "because." The words are on a spinner than can be controlled by the students to emphasize reading and recognition or used by the teacher who calls out the word to reinforce comprehension and listening. Each bingo card contains eight words and one free space.
Reading Roundup is a western-themed board game that moves players along a board based on their reading comprehension. (Reference 5) Each player is dealt five cards and is allowed to move one space per turn on the game board. Their game piece will encounter groups of words as it moves along. If a word in the group matches a word on one of the cards then the player discards it. Once all the cards have been discarded the player can head to the finish.