Anagram Challenge
This is a very adaptable game, which can be fun at a party, mixed
age gathering, a rainy afternoon or a plane journey! It takes a little
preparation.
See also our printable
Christmas anagram challenge
See also our printable Chinese
Zodiac anagram challenge
Age: 6+
You will need:
Letter tiles - lots! Use tiles from an existing game (such as
Scrabble), make your own by cutting pieces of card into small squares and
lettering them, or print out some of our Alphabets
here (if you laminate them you will be able to use them again and again).
How to play:
Depending on the number of players, you may want to divide the children into
teams. If you have many more than 3 or 4 teams you will need an awful lot of
tiles! Mix up the age groups if appropriate.
Choose a collection of words for your challenge, which you
believe that each child or team will be able to unscramble. Younger children
will need simple words and fewer of them; older age groups can probably cope
with 5 or 6 longer words at a time. You should try to theme each group of words.
For example:
For young children, farmyard animals - duck, cat, dog and cow.
For older children, farmyard animals - duck, cat, dog, cow,
goose and chicken
For mixed age groups, including adults, animals - goose,
chicken, giraffe, lion, antelope
Give each player or team a stack of the letters that will form
their words, and a hint to get them started. Your hint could apply to the group
("you will find all of these on the farm") or specific to one word ("it has two
stomachs").
The first player or team to unscramble all their words wins.
Hints:
This game can become quite addictive! Once children understand
how to play, they can set each other challenges. Suggest they pick a 5, 6 or 7
letter word (as appropriate to their age) and find the correct letters, then
simultaneously hand the letters to another player and see who can work out their
anagram first. If a player makes another word - as long as it is correct - that
still counts!
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