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The Longest Word

30 min2 participants

Develop vocabulary and word understanding. Organize letters to create and write the longest word possible.

Let's play!

Both players

  1. Take turns picking a brick from the bowl, read the letter.

  2. Find your duplicate letter on your base plate and place it at the bottom until 8 letters have been chosen.

  3. Spell the longest word possible with your 8 letters.

  4. Make the longest word and you win the game.

How to prepare

  • 2 base plates

  • Letter bricks (3 sets of each letter of the alphabet)

  • 1 bowl

Place one set in the bowl and give each player a set to arrange on their base plate.

Facilitation tips

  • Ask “How did you organize your bricks? What was your strategy?”.

  • Some children may be able to perform the activity mentally and won’t need to write the word.

Possible variations

  • Use a timer.

  • Change the number of letters.

  • The 8 letters can be selected in advance by the educator.

  • Add a selection of unusual letters.

Download & print

  • Download in .docx
  • Share via email

Children will develop these holistic skills

cognitive skills

  • Discover the function of the written word: Participate in the writing of certain words

creative skills

  • Perform operations on letters and word syllables: remove, add, reverse, locate, substitute

emotional skills

  • Develop vocabulary and understanding in reading

physical skills

  • Develop tactile tracking skills: Locate, read an identified number of word or letter on a line (i.e. 4th word on line 2)

social skills

  • Request and accept help from others, use peers as a resource

Did you know?

  • An activity is actively engaging, when learners have a choice - big or small - to make about the content or processes involved in their learning.

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