| Teachers can incorporate techno-oriented games into | | | | There are other interactive games that involve |
| their literacy instruction. An extensive collection of | | | | decision-making and choices when it comes to the |
| interactive whiteboard games are there, ready and | | | | tricky parts of various words. One such game |
| available, that the teachers can employ to assist their | | | | involves a wheel and a lever, and students need to |
| students in acquiring the mandatory literacy skills. | | | | stop the wheel from spinning at the correct time in |
| There are many games that also encourage other | | | | order to create a 'real word'. Students will be able to |
| important skills, revolving around real life objects and | | | | check if they are correct and have the opportunity |
| situations, whilst engaging students in rewarding | | | | to try again if they are not. This game will teach |
| literacy activities. One of these games is a PBS | | | | students about root words, suffixes and prefixes. It |
| games for kids, where food is used to encourage | | | | is very interactive and students can easily struggle |
| students to become involved with the game and this | | | | through individually to grasp onto new, yet complex, |
| is suitable for pupils from kindergarten through to the | | | | concepts. |
| second grade. Players can seriously interact in this | | | | Never underestimate the power of simple matching |
| whiteboard game, as they are presented with a large | | | | memory games and student learning. For visual |
| bowl of soup as well as an incomplete sentence that | | | | learners, you simply can't go past activities on the |
| they has to be reconstructed and completed. | | | | IWB that involve matching and concentration. Not all |
| Choosing between the letters that float to the top | | | | matching games are visual however, and they can be |
| of the bowl of soup, students can use them to | | | | a good tool to use when you are trying to teach |
| create a word that will maintain the meaning of the | | | | grammar and increase student knowledge of verbs, |
| sentence when it is placed in the appropriate position. | | | | contractions and so on. Games such as these can be |
| The sentences provided are usually puns and riddles, | | | | played one on one, with the teacher or in a small |
| and the students are then motivated to give the | | | | group. If you structure the lesson carefully, you can |
| correct answer. This game engages every pupil, and | | | | even play them as a whole class. |
| the teachers can make small groups, and take turns. | | | | |