Build A House

Object: Match initial consonants, blends or digraphs with word endings to make real words.

Materials:

• Game boards with houses containing various word endings (see pages 2 and 4)

• Game cards (see pages 3 and 5)

• Game markers (bingo chips, pennies, washers, colored paper squares, etc.)

• Die

• Heavyweight paper • Scissors

Game Preparation:

• Print out the game board and cards on heavyweight paper, being careful to keep the Game Board for Grade 1 with the Game Cards for Grade 1, and the Game Board for Grade 2 with the Game Cards for Grade 2).

• Cut out the game cards and place them face down in a pile on the game board.

Directions:

• Select the grade appropriate game board and cards. • Each player/team rolls the die to see who goes first (highest roll goes first). • Each player/team chooses which house they will build on the board. • The first player/team draws a card from the pile. • If a word can be formed by combining the consonant, blend or digraph on the card

and one of the endings on the house, the player covers that square on their house with a marker.

• The player/team then returns the card to the bottom of the pile. • If a word cannot be formed, the player just returns the card to the bottom of the pile. • Players/teams continue taking turns until one player/team fills in all the spaces on

his/her/their house.

Game Board - Grade 1

Game Cards - Grade 1

Game Board - Grade 2

Game Cards - Grade 2