Word Form Recognition Accuracy, Bell Game

Activity Type: Build Accuracy

Activity Form: Game

Grade: 1, 2, 3

Group Size: Small Group

Materials: A deck of cards that contains each word-recognition word learned so far, two small bells

Goal: Given a written regular word, the student can say the word with automaticity ( abc ->

Items: All word-recognition words learned so far

What to do

Divide students into two teams.
Have the first player from each team come up to a desk at the front of the room. Place two bells on the desk, one for each player.
Today we are going to play The Bell Game. When I show you a word card, the first person to ring her bell and read the word correctly gets one point for her team.
Make sure that you read the word before you ring your bell. If you ring your bell, but cannot read the word immediately, within one second, your team will lose a point. Therefore, it is important that you read the word silently before you hit your bell.
If you read the word incorrectly, the player on the opposite team gets a chance to read the word, but this time for two points instead of one.
If both players miss the word, call on someone else in the class to give the players a hand. In this scenario, no points are awarded.
Have a new set of players come to the board every round or every other round.