Part of reading is understanding the words...

As adults and excellent readers, we sometimes forget about the complexities of understanding a sentence. For example, you must know the definition of every word, understand what part of speech it is, grasp what tense it is in, etc. When children lack knowledge in any of these areas, their reading ability suffers. Below are some exciting games that will help your child build their vocabulary and improve both their grammar and spelling.

Grammar

• Grammar Gorillas will help your child better understand nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, interjections, prepositions, conjunctions and pronouns by asking them to find them in different sentences.
• The classic game of MadLibs allows your children to make funny stories by inserting different parts of speech. It will ask your child to choose a random noun, adjective, etc. from a group and then will put it in an entertaining story they can share with the whole family!

Vocabulary/Spelling

• Scramble Saurus will not only test your child's vocabulary but also their spelling skills. The game gives your child a word (with the letters scrambled) and its definition (with the words scrambled). The object of the game is to decode the clue and then eventually the word- spelling it correctly in order to move on.
• Spell Check challenges your child to find the misspelled word out of a group of four and then spell it correctly in the provided box.
• The game of Hang Mouse (a kid-friendly Hangman) first asks your child to pick a category (anywhere from animals to US States) and then produces a hangman game for them. This will allow them to practice their spelling while learning new vocabulary from the different categories all while not trying not to wake the cat! *this game has GREAT categories to choose from!