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Reading Games


These 10 reading games offer a unique approach to in-class readings of any text - fiction or non-fiction. 

Each game allows students to practice various skills like:
- Skim-Scan-Close Read
- Literary Devices
- Author's Purpose
- Important Events
- Themes
- Literary Analysis
- And more!

The different games encourage reading as a whole class, in small groups, independently, and while listening to an audio file or teacher reading.

My favorite game in this set? Literary Chairs! It's like musical chairs for reading!


Writing Games


If your journal prompts haven't been exciting your students lately, you might want to try spicing them up with some games. These 10 journal games give your students fun ways to develop writing fluency. 

Plus, these games support skills & concepts you're teaching in other units:
- Community Building
- Author's Craft
- Hero's Journey
- Author's Purpose
- Grammar
- Argumentative Writing
- And more!

My favorite? Among Us! The students love the video game references, and I love the community building aspect!


Grammar Games


If you'd like to teach grammar, but don't have time for all that editing and feedback, we recommend using grammar games to get it done for you.

First, give your students access to online grammar games that allow them to practice the concepts you're teaching in class. These particular games come with self-scoring forms and can be assigned through Google Classroom!


Click here to get these self-scoring online grammar games.


Then, gamify the editing process with Sentence Error Bingo, a fun whole class game that allows students to compete while identifying errors in their own writing. 

My students regularly request this game, and they don't even realize they're editing and learning grammar! Plus, it allows me to give them feedback on their writing during the game, so I don't have to use my prep period for essay marking!


Click here to get the Sentence Error Bingo game.


Speaking Games


Speaking in front of the class can cause a lot of anxiety for students, so I recommend getting them to relax and have fun with these 10 speaking games.

These games get students talking, and even better, they get them talking about what they're learning:
- Community Building
- Literary Devices
- Author's Purpose
- Improv
- Debate
- Fluency
- And more!



Review Games


If your students loathe test prep, you can gamify it to reengage them in the content and get them ready for your assessment.  These amazing review games work with any subject and any unit and are ideally suited for students in grades 6-12.

Whether you're looking to review events, themes, analysis, etc., these games deliver that opportunity in a variety of formats, including: 
- card games
- game shows
- kinesthetic games
- manipulatives
- whole group/small group games
- and more!




Check back soon for more recommended games!








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