Short & Long Vowel Sounds Spelling Game - Word Scramble
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Description
Practice long and short vowel sounds with this engaging interactive word scramble spelling game. With 264 words to unscramble, this game will always be fresh and fun. Choose the exact words that you would like to use in the game or simply choose a vowel sound category.
Note: An internet connection is required to play this game because the game runs directly from the pinkcatgames.com website.
For in-class learning you can:
- use the game as a digital literacy center
- play whole class on an interactive whiteboard
For distance learning you can:
- assign the game to students to play at home
- play as a whole class while screen sharing during your online live instruction. Start the game on your computer, share your screen and then control the game yourself while you call on students to answer questions, or give mouse control to one student at a time to control the game.
- play one-on-one with a student while screen sharing during teletherapy sessions
This game works on many devices including:
- all interactive whiteboards (SMARTBoard, Promethean, Mimio)
- iPads and tablets
- Chromebooks, laptops and personal computers
Teachers have commented:
"This is one of the best things I have ever purchased! No prep and the kids LOVE it!!!"
"This is so engaging it has become our most popular game."
"My students love all of the Pink Cat games and this is no exception!"
FANTASTIC FEATURE #1 – Endless Combinations and Difficulty Levels
Choose any combination of vowel sounds! Choose more sounds to make the game more difficult.
FANTASTIC FEATURE #2 – Editable Word Lists
You can edit the word lists to choose the exact words that you want to practice. Simply uncheck a word to remove it from the list. The words will randomize so that the game is always different and fun.
FANTASTIC FEATURE #3 – Self Correcting
Students will know right away if they have placed the letter in the correct spot. If correct, the letter will snap in place. If incorrect, the bee will return to the bottom of the screen.
FANTASTIC FEATURE #4 – Easily Save Game Settings for Future Games
You can create many saved games, each with different words and settings so that you can quickly choose a game to play at a future time. You can also assign the games to groups or students.
FANTASTIC FEATURE #5 – Ten Fun Themes
I have included ten different themes to choose from so that you can play the game anytime of year! The themes are: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Superhero, Pirate, Western and Sunny Spring Day.
Game Format:
This game runs directly from the pinkcatgames.com website. The website was created so that you can easily play and manage your Pink Cat Games. The website also allows you to easily save game settings with the option to assign games to students and groups. The first time that you visit the website you will be asked to create an account to manage your games. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari.
How to Play
Whole Class Cooperation
The class works together building words on the interactive whiteboard. Determine how long you will play or set a goal for the number of bees to collect before you start the game.Have one student at a time come up to the interactive whiteboard and unscramble a word by touching and dragging a letter to the correct box.
Small group or single player – Played on a tablet or computer workstation (PC or Mac)
Start the game on a tablet or computer and allow the student(s) to play for a certain length of time. If you want to create a competition between students, record their scores on a piece of paper or blackboard and see who can collect the most bees for their hive in a defined amount of time..
264 Words included in the game:
Short a: 33 Words
cat, fat, mat, rat, hat, bat, ham, yam, dam, ram, jam, pad, sad, lad, mad, dad, bad, cab, rag, bag, tag, van, tan, pan, man, fan, gap, tap, nap, cap, sap, car, bar, jar, crab, trap
Long a: 25 Words
tape, name, cape, maze, mane, cake, gate, cane, wave, vase, rake, crane, tail, sail, rain, paint, nail, mail, snail, tray, ray, pray, pay, lay, hay
Short e: 17 Words
web, beg, leg, wed, fed, bed, red, hem, men, den, hen, pen, ten, net, vet, jet, sled
Long e: 34 Words
read, meat, leap, beach, team, tea, tee, peel, feet, weed, feed, bee, tree, sheep, cheese, valley, hockey, money, honey, jersey, turkey, monkey, shield, pier, field, priest, piece, chief, bunny, puppy, sunny, poppy, happy, holly,
Short i: 27 Words
bib, rib, lid, kid, tip, lip, dip, hip, zip, wig, fig, dig, big, pig, tin, bin, pin, win, fin, hit, pit, kit, fix, mix, swim, slip, crib
Long i: 30 Words
kite, lime, bike, mice, wine, pipe, hide, five, file, fire, bite, fry, fly, dry, cry, shy, spy, lie, die, tie, pie, fried, dried, night, high, knight, light, fight, tight, lion
Short o: 21 Words
cob, sob, rob, pod, rod, dog, jog, log, fog, top, cop, hop, mop, dot, pot, cot, hot, box, fox, frog, drop
Long o: 30 Words
hole, cone, vote, rope, robe, pole, note, bone, hose, coat, goat, loaf, float, toast, soak, road, foe, hoe, doe, toe, roe, joey, snow, mow, grow, bow, blow, arrow, robot, ghost
Short u: 26 Words
cub, tub, bud, mud, bug, tug, hug, jug, dug, mug, rug, mum, gum, nun, bun, sun, pup, cup, bus, hut, nut, cut, plum, grub, plug, drum
Long u: 21 Words
new, dew, pew, grew, flew, jewel, mule, cute, cube, tube, flute, fuel, duel, cue, clue, tissue, glue, fruit, tulip, unicycle, unicorn
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