Word War

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

1, 2, 3

Overview

Word War is a spelling game that makes learning fun by allowing children to compete in real-time. Students will create a word and then hit the fire button to launch cannonballs at their opponent's tank. This interactive game is one of the most popular spelling games.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.31

Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling rules (or generalizations) to encode words accurately.

UP:ELA21.1.31

Vocabulary

  • Knowledge
  • Grade-appropriate
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Spelling rules
  • Encode
  • Accurately

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • Spelling rules (or generalizations).

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Encode (spell) words accurately by applying knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling rules.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • They can use spelling generalizations/rules, syllable division principles, and their knowledge of letter-sound correspondences to spell and write words accurately.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.R2

Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

UP:ELA21.2.R2

Vocabulary

  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Word-analysis skills

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Phoneme (sound) to grapheme (letter or letters) correspondences to encode (spell) words accurately.
  • Grapheme (letter or letters) to phoneme (sound) correspondences to decode (read) words accurately.
  • Word-analysis skills.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Accurately encode and decode words using knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • Accurately encode and decode words using word analysis skills.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Mapping graphemes to phonemes is essential for learning to read or decode words efficiently.
  • Mapping phonemes to graphemes is essential for learning to spell or encode words efficiently.
  • Analyzing a word's structure helps to read and spell a word.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.R2

Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

UP:ELA21.3.R2

Vocabulary

  • Decode
  • Encode
  • Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
  • Word-analysis skills

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Phoneme (sound) to grapheme (letter or letters) correspondences to encode (spell) words accurately.
  • Grapheme (letter or letters) to phoneme (sound) correspondences to decode (read) words accurately.
  • Word-analysis skills.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Encode and decode words accurately using knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
  • Encode and decode words accurately using word-analysis skills.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Mapping graphemes to phonemes is essential for learning to read or decode words efficiently.
  • Mapping phonemes to graphemes is essential for learning to spell or encode words efficiently.
  • Analyzing a word's structure helps to read and spell a word.

CR Resource Type

Interactive/Game

Resource Provider

Room Recess

License Type

Custom
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