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WORD PUZZLE

Learners will be able to practice/reinforce good spelling

Language and Learning Skills:

Materials and Preparation:
Chalk and board

Procedure:
a. Divide the students into groups.

b. Write a word, a phrase or a sentence on the board, but only use dashes
where the letters would normally go. For example, write “__ __ __ __ __” for
“hello.”
c. The groups will take turns guessing letters. If they correctly guess a letter,
they get as many points as there are letters in the puzzle. In the example, a
group that guessed “e” would get one point. A group that guessed “l”
would get two points. There is no penalty for a wrong guess.

d. The students can raise their hands at any time if they want to take a shot
at the whole thing. Guessing the entire puzzle correctly gets that group five
points (or whatever denomination of your choosing).

e. The game can last for as short as five minutes. It depends on how many
puzzles you give the students.

Suggestions and Advice:
a. Only allow the groups to guess one letter per turn, regardless of whether
they were right or wrong. If you let a group with a right answer continue