Looking for a fun way to teach or review basic phonics with your beginning reader? Try the game “Blah Blah Blah” Level 1000.
This game focuses on reviewing three kinds of words: three-letter short-vowel words (CVC words) like “bat” and “dig”; four-letter long-vowel words with double vowels like “mail” and “feet”; and words using digraphs like “catch” and “thick.” The three types of words are divided into three color-coded groups of playing cards.
Each player receives seven cards. One player lays down a card such a “big.” The next player has to lay down a card containing one of those letters in the same position in the word, such as “hog.” The player has to say the word aloud too. And so on. The winner is the first player to go out.
But strategy counts too. Some cards allow players to force the next player to draw two or four more cards. Other cards force the next player to lose a turn.
Because the directions are simple, kindergarteners can catch on in one or two rounds. Without “cheating” by tenderhearted adults, the child can win.
Any time I can find a way to teach a skill through a game, I am all for it. This game does that using a proven method—phonics—to improve literacy skills.
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