“Spider Sentences” is an engaging and educational game that helps players practice sentence construction and word categorisation. Each player is given a spider with legs labelled with different word types, and the goal is to match words to the correct word type on the spider’s legs to create a complete sentence.
What You Need
Spiders: Prepare a spider template for each player. Each spider should have legs labelled with different word types (e.g., noun, verb, adjective). You can download a copy of the game here.
Words: Write a range of words on pieces of paper. These words should include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and preposition.
Players: Gather a group of players to participate in the game.
How to Play
Prepare the Spiders:
Create spider templates with labelled legs or download one here. Typically, you would have labels such as “noun,” “verb,” “adjective,” “adverb,” “preposition,” and so on. Each label represents a different word type.
Word Selection:
Write a range of words on separate pieces of paper. These words should include different word types, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.
Game Setup:
Give each player a spider template with labelled legs and a set of words.
Taking Turns:
Players take turns picking a word from their set of words.
Matching Words to Legs:
When a player selects a word, they must determine which word type it belongs to (e.g., noun, verb, adjective) and place it on the corresponding leg of their spider.
Creating Sentences:
As players continue to select and match words to their spider’s legs, they aim to construct a complete sentence. The sentence should follow proper grammar rules and make sense.
Winning:
The first player to successfully create a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence using the words on their spider’s legs wins the game.
Variations:
You can introduce a timer to add a time constraint to sentence construction.
“Spider Sentences” is an interactive and educational game that encourages players to think about word types and sentence structure while having fun.
It’s a creative way to reinforce language skills and grammar concepts.
