The Best Vocabulary Games for Older Students: Engage and Motivate While Strengthening Word Knowledge Through Exposure, Context Clues, Word Associations, and Background Knowledge

Building vocabulary is a necessary part of reading comprehension, and learning vocabulary through playing games is a fun way to develop these skills in a motivating and engaging way. This is a MUST HAVE resource for all English teachers in grades 3-8. It contains 14 games that focus on expanding student knowledge of vocabulary in and out of context. This book of card games provides all the information that allows students to grasp the meaning of vocabulary meant for students in this particular age group. This compilation of games are some of the best examples of what I continuously use in the classroom to ensure success from everyone of my students, no matter what their level, ability, or skill set is. The best part about this book is that all you have to do is copy and cut out the cards and play the games with no extra prep time involved.