Wordplay Wonderland: Fun Learning Tools for Kids
March 27, 2023
It’s time for a little play on words! This week, we have three fun and easy-to-use sites that encourage kids to have fun with words! You can use them then in a variety of content areas and they do not require much set-up! Let’s play!
Crossword Labs
If you enjoy a quick word activity, CrossWord Labs is for you! This crossword creator is quick and easy to use! Just load in your questions and answers—then boom! Crossword made! You can choose to print them or put them up on your SMART board to play as a class. Students can create them and share with each other! There are so many ways use this site in all content areas!
Magnetic Poetry
For those of you who love a good refrigerator magnet, Magnetic Poetry is perfect. It is the digital version of word magnets. Everyone plays with poetry magnets when you walk around in the bookstore and now you can play with them on your computer. There is a variety of choices for what collection of word magnets to use. I suggest sticking with the magnets for kids unless you have older students since the words to choose from are different and the content changes. If you are planning a poetry unit, this is a great tool to manipulate!
Princess Presto’s Spectacular Spelling Play
For my PBS fans, Super Why has a great phonics and spelling game called Princess Presto’s Spectacular Spelling Play! You can choose from upper and lower case letters along with working with letter sounds and spelling. It is highly engaging and reviews several concepts. Early elementary students will be able to navigate on their own and learn as they go!
So, whether you are finishing spring break, starting spring break or just holding on for 4th quarter, you can do this! Word. 😉
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