Spoken language games

Choose a game, or try a different grade.

Kindergarten

Listen and findMatch the pairsSpoken language
Tell it in orderPut in orderSpoken language
Rhyme partnersMatch the pairsSpoken language

Grade 1

Message missionMatch the pairsSpoken language
Because builderMatch the pairsSpoken language
Poetry voicesMatch the pairsSpoken language

Grade 2

Listen for the conditionMatch the pairsSpoken language
Evidence bridgesMatch the pairsSpoken language
Poetry patternsMatch the pairsSpoken language

Grade 3

Hear the distinctionMatch the pairsSpoken language
Question workshopMatch the pairsSpoken language
Poetry mapMatch the pairsSpoken language

Grade 4

Viewpoint listenerMatch the pairsSpoken language
Claims and supportMatch the pairsSpoken language
Figurative lensMatch the pairsSpoken language

Grade 5

Nuance navigatorMatch the pairsSpoken language
Balanced repliesMatch the pairsSpoken language
Performance directorMatch the pairsSpoken language

For parents and teachers

Explore spoken language across grades. Choose by skill and readiness; the grades are a starting point, and this collection does not cover a whole curriculum.

Each game explains the Common Core connection it supports, or identifies itself as supplemental practice. Schools may teach topics in a different sequence. Read how we choose games.