I'll need to buy some board games (or other games) pretty soon. Please list some games in which the players have to verbalize a lot. Do you know any games that pertain to having to know antonyms/synomyns, other than synonym & antonym bingo. MAINLY, I WANT THE KIDS TO ENJOY PLAYING THEM...I don't want them bored. This will be for elem & high school kids who will practice their fluency, articulation, & some language concepts.
I love Candyland. I have one game where I taped a sight word to each card and they have to say the word before they are allowed to move. You could easily tape a word on the cards and ask them to name the antonym/synonym to that word before they move.
I second Headbanz, there's also a Jr. version. Guess Who - enjoyable and relevant to antonyms even though it's not so direct (well, if he isn't fat then he's thin...) Taboo is very challenging, I do use it but I also make up an easier version because it's too hard for most of my challenged middle schoolers.
I second Apples to Apples. I also use the New Yorker Magazine game where the kids have to come up with captions for various New Yorker cartoons. It involves both written and oral communication and it is a hoot to play. I usually use a doc camera and each of my groups of kids compete against the others for the best caption. I've just adapted the game for my class - it is actually a board game. Also, I did have to remove some of the cartoon cards as I felt they were inappropriate or could be perceived that way by hormonal 8th graders.
Thanks guys. I definitely want something that could take a good 30 min to play. Mostly, I work with only 1 kid at a time. When the school yr starts, it will probably be about 2 kids at at time. I seem to like: Last Word Guess Who Scattegories Scattegories Categories In a Pickle (maybe) Candyland was my favorite game as a child. I have them answer their question, create their sentence, or whatever they're practicing, then take their turn.
