Set-up:
Word Up
Be the first team to assemble 4, 5, and 6+ letter words as a team through the roll of an alphabet dice.
Objective:
To be the first team to assemble 4, 5, and 6+ letter words as a team through the roll of an alphabet dice.
Grade Level: 2-8
Equipment:
- 15 Flat Hoops: 5 red, 4 orange, 3 yellow, 2 green, 1 purple (# of hoops can be adjusted to accommodate class size) (14004-PS)
- 15 Alphabet Dice (1 in each hoop) (15284-PS)
- 1 whiteboard, dry-erase marker, eraser for each team (21202-PS)
- Index card(s) with words to be spelled for each team
How to Play:
- Students are placed in teams of 2 or small groups
- 1 member from each team competes against another member from different team at hoop level 1.
- Each player rolls 1 dice
- Opponents play 1 round of R-P-S (rock, paper, scissor) to see who wins.
- Winner remembers both letters which were rolled and reports them to home base to begin forming a word
- Loser jogs 1 lap or performs given exercise and chooses1 letter to remember and bring back to home base.
- If you roll a “sloppy dice” (outside of hoop), its an automatic loss
- Students alternate turns and remain at same level until that level word is formed.
- Student/team may advance a level once the word is formed.
- Starting Level is red hoops and championship level is purple hoop
- Team wins once all words have been completed!
- Difficulty of words is based on level of hoop competing at.