Have you heard of Flippity? It is a free program that you can use to make a range of resources to help students practise and review concepts you have taught or are currently teaching. Below are some literacy-based suggestions:
Random Name Picker or Randomiser
- Write in the words students are learning to read. They spin and read the word.
- Write in the graphemes students have learned. They spin and read the grapheme and say the picture cue.
- Write the vocabulary words students are learning. They spin and provide the meaning of the word.
- Write in the words students are learning to spell. Students need to identify phonemes, syllables or morphemes in the word.
Manipulatives
- Students categorise the provided words as instructed – synonyms, antonyms, stems, prefixes, suffixes, etc.
- Students categorise graphemes that represent the same phoneme.
Matching Game
- Match words and definitions.
- Find the missing word that completes a sentence.
- Match meaning with prefixes and/or suffixes.
Connecto Game (Like tic-tac-toe)
- Use words students are learning to read. Students have to read the word correctly to be able to add a cross or a circle to the board.
- Use graphemes students are learning. Students have to correctly say the phoneme to be able to add a cross or a circle to the board.
- Use vocabulary words students are learning. Students have to be able to provide a definition of the word or use it in a sentence to be able to add a cross or a circle to the board.
- Students are provided with a sentence with a key word missing. This word should be from a list that they are learning.
- Use words that students are learning to spell. However, rather than just spelling the word, they have to identify phonemes, syllables or morphemes.
Bingo
- It is very easy to generate and print boards for your whole class.
- Use the boards to review grapheme, vocabulary, parts of speech, etc.
I am reluctant to recommend using the remaining activities word search, word scramble, and variations of hangman as these are very much reinforcing a visual memory of words rather than an understanding of how words have actually been encoded.