Literacy Jenga

At the Dobrow house, we are ending school & starting our summer break.  My younger two are still young and, with one heading to first grade and the other to kindergarten next year, they are all about anything that involves learning - or "getting smarter" in their words!  So, to keep the excitement alive, I have transformed our family Jenga game.  I would like to introduce .... Literacy Jenga.

On one side of the blocks, I have written some two, three, and four letter sight words (keeping in mind the age of my children) in a fairly large print for easier reading.  These are some of the high-frequency words that my son has been using in kindergarten, and words my daughter will encounter next year when she starts school.

On the other side of the blocks, in a different color and smaller print, I have written larger words that are encountered in the early elementary years as well.  I chose to write out the words for numbers one through twenty, the days of the week, as well as the months of the year.  These are going to be challenging, but with practice and continued exposure they too will be mastered!