Here is a fun minimal-prep language or spelling game to play as a lesson transition or warm up. Or just to fill a few minutes!
Word Spell
- have a set of word cards out - any that you are focusing on (sight words, spelling words, topic words etc)
- ask a students to be the witch or wizard and come to the front of the class (if they volunteer to do this)
- review the set of words with the class (reading, spelling or sounding out - whatever you are working on)
- ask the witch to spin 3 times around on the spot (representing stirring her potion for the word spell)
- upon being back into position, tell her a word to be found from the collection
- extension: spell the word as well
- another extension: find the word and also suggest a rhyming word
You can add more layers of engagement by having some props students can use like a wand or hat too.
These word cards are from our Witch Words set, but the game works with any list you are working on.