Spelling Games

Spelling Games

Concentration: Two players compete. First, make a set of word cards: half of the cards have a common prefix or suffix written on them, such as re-, non-, -er, -ment; the other cards have base words that can be combined with affixes to create real words you want your child to be able to spell such as rebuild, nonstop, teacher, or entertainment. Of course, not all stems will combine with all the affixes to make real words. Shuffle the cards together and lay them face down in horizontal and vertical rows; the more cards, the more challenging the game is. Players take turns turning over a specified number of cards, like four or six at a time; if any two cards turned over can be combined into a real word, the player removes and keeps those two cards. The player with most pairs at the end wins.