Compound Classroom Fun With a Game of Headbands!

Get ready to boost your students’ vocabulary skills and get them excited about learning new words with a brand-new compound word vocabulary game for the classroom!

To play, students will choose a card, place it over their head without looking and try to figure out what is on it through the clues their partner gives them.

You can also make individual student headbands for this game out of sentence strips. Then, students use blue tack to attach the card to their headband instead of holding it to their forehead.

And For An Extra Helping Of Compound Word Fun… 

We also suggest using this game to reinforce your small group and full-class lessons in the following ways:

🐟 Go Fish 

Build a more extensive vocabulary! To play Go Fish, print out two sets of these cards, shuffle and pass out 5 to each player. The remaining cards go in the centre of the play area. Taking turns, players ask each other for their matches.

☃️ Same But Different

Challenge students to access their critical thinking skills. As a whole class or in small groups, ask students to compare the cards to each other, listing specific differences and similarities. For example:

• How many words are nouns? Verbs? Adjectives?
• Which words contain similar word parts?
• Which words have similar meanings?
• Sort the words into different categories based on how you think they should be sorted. Explain why you sorted them that way.

Download and Print Your Compound Word Game!

Print on cardstock for added durability and longevity. Place all pieces in a folder or large envelope for easy access.

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

Don’t go yet! We’ve got even more printable resources to help you teach your students about compound words. Make sure you check these out before you go!

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