Chapter 1: Scrabble   

Synopsis  

Scrabble is a popular game that's been loved by families for generations. You are able to use Scrabble in your home school or in your classroom to teach spelling skills. Think "off the board" a bit and you are able to utilize the letter tiles to help all youngsters learn to be better spellers.

Words   

Think you are cunning? Take hold of up to 3 friends and see just how intelligent you genuinely are. The idea is to form interlocking words on the board utilizing lettered tiles. Make sure you Agree on a dictionary to utilize in case of a challenge. 

You place all of the lettered tiles face down in the lid of the box and shuffle them. Draw 7 tiles and place them on the game rack in front of you. Combine 2 or more letters to form a word on the board. Start out the word on the red star square. Remember that slanted words are not allowed. Sum up the amount of score for the word. Draw the same number of tiles that you just played and set them on your rack. Switch turns building words. Bear in mind that fresh words must utilize one of the letters already on the board. Do not utilize words that are always capitalized, abbreviations, or words asking a hyphen or apostrophe. Win the game by accomplishing the highest total score after all of the tiles are utilized. If you've tiles left that you couldn't put on the board, you have to take off the value of each one from your score. 

Attempt building the words from a spelling list with Scrabble parts. Which word is worth the most points? This activity helps instruct the math used in scoring the game, too for the youngsters. Have the family pick 7 letters and see how many words they are able to build with only these letters. This activity parallels a popular spelling activity utilized by teachers for a lot of years. 

You are able to pull in a lot of points in Scrabble by spelling words with the letter "S." Merely teach youngsters to distinguish words that are pluralized by the letter s, and construct words with that letter. 

Make certain that your youngster is praised for correct spelling, and do not feel bad about helping to lead them to more beneficial words. Working collectively with the letters works well when youngsters are learning to spell and read, as well.