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Word Noodles: NYT's Connections Game for Kids! (50 PUZZLES!) NO PREP! Vocabulary Builder
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Add a new, engaging, and fun word study habit! The benefits of playing word games regularly will last your students a lifetime!
Do you and your students love playing the New York Times’ Connections Game?
Stop playing a game for adults, and start playing one that will build your students’ reading skills!
Introducing WORD NOODLES- A Word Connections Game for Kids!! Just like the NYT’s Connections Game, students will beg to play!
50 Word Noodle Puzzles have been carefully crafted to methodically build a child’s vocabulary plus so much more!
Why use Word Noodles in your classroom?
Word games are vital to a child’s vocabulary development and have long been heralded for their promotion of good brain health. Vocabulary development is essential to reading fluency and building life-long readers.
Playing Word Noodle with your students will:
⭐ build schema/background knowledge
⭐ build memory
⭐ boost vocabulary
⭐ reinforce spelling skills
⭐ foster essential language skills
⭐ improve problem-solving and analytical skills
⭐ learn new words while mastering sight words
⭐ foster critical thinking skills
⭐ promote emotional well-being
⭐ build life-long habits
⭐ increase concentration
⭐ teach children to be “OK” with struggling
📌 Students choose the color for each group of words.
📌 Groups are not color-coded for difficulty like NYT games
📌 Use teacher discretion on the categories created by students.
📌 Answer Key is meant to be a guide.
Adaptation for Younger Students:
Give students one word in each group or provide them with the categories.
Word Noodle can be used in a variety of ways in your classroom, depending upon the vocabulary level of your students.
SUGGESTIONS FOR USE:
⭐ Word Noodle Wednesdays
⭐ Daily Morning Work
⭐ Independent Work for those needing to build vocabulary
⭐ Small Group Activity
⭐ Independent Challenge Work for advanced students
⭐ Reading groups
⭐ Full Class- projected activity
Testimonials:
“I used these on “Word Noodle Wednesday” in my centers. A great way for students to think about classifying things. ” -Dannielle A.
“My students love this type of activity and so do I. It is very similar to NYT connections game but at student level.” -Lori T.
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✓ build schema/background knowledge
✓ build memory
✓ boost vocabulary
✓ reinforce spelling skills
✓ foster essential language skills
✓ improve problem-solving and analytical skills
✓ learn new words while mastering sight words
✓ foster critical thinking skills
✓ promote emotional well-being
✓ build life-long habits
✓ increase concentration
✓ teach children to be “OK” with struggling
✓ 50 Puzzles
✓ Answer Keys provided
✓ Puzzles begin easy and progressively get more difficult
✓ Students choose the color for each group of words
✓ Groups are not color-coded for difficulty like NYT games
✓ Use teacher discretion on the categories created by students; Answer Key is meant to be a guide
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What Teachers Are Saying ★★★★★
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Perfect for Brain Breaks
I loved seeing my students gain confidence in making connections while using this brain during brain break. My 9th grade Algebra 1 students got a kick out of these. We would all race to find the connections and share them out one at a time.
(Originally posted on TpT)
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Just what I was looking for!
I love the NYT Connections game, so I wanted to find something my students could enjoy as well... this was perfect and I was able to differentiate for my non-readers!
(Originally posted on TpT)
★★★★★
Fantastic Vocabulary and Brain-Boosting Resource
My students became completely hooked on Word Noodles from the very first puzzle. It felt like a game instead of vocabulary practice, but I could clearly see students strengthening critical thinking, spelling, and word association skills while having fun.
(Originally posted on TpT)
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fun activity for vocabulary/word work
I use this with my tutoring students to incorporate some vocabulary/word work (synonyms, grammar, etc). these were a little easier than ones I've used previously, but they are still fun and engaging!
(Originally posted on TpT)
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Very Engaging Resource
I use this resource to start off my small group time with my high level readers.
(Originally posted on TpT)
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Loved this resource!
I used these on "Word Noodle Wednesday" in my centers. A great way for students to think about classifying things.
(Originally posted on TpT)
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