• Content Area: Language, Geography
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class/ Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Upper Elementary

Topic: Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions and pronouns correctly

• CONTENT AREA: English/Language Arts, Reading
• GRADE LEVELS: K-1
• STANDARDS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.LK.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L1.1

Topic: Identify and use text features (images, illustrations) to navigate/understand informational text

• CONTENT AREA: English/Language Arts, Reading
• GRADE LEVELS: 2-3
• STANDARDS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI2.5, RI2.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL3.7, RI3.7

Topic: Genres (Reading)

• CONTENT AREA: Reading, Genres
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
• STANDARDS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.9

• Game Designers: Patti Harju and Adam Bellow
• Content Area: Arts, ELA
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Early Elementary, Elementary, Middle School

• Content Area: ELA, Parts of Speech
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
• Standards: CCSS L.2.1, L.3.1, L.4.1, L.5.1

• Content Area: Language Arts, Letter Identification
• Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 30 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Early Elementary
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1.d, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3.c

Topic: Dictionary Skills

• CONTENT AREA: Reference Materials, Dictionary Skills
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-6
• STANDARDS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.

Topic: Decoding and Fluency

• CONTENT AREA: English/Language Arts, Reading
• GRADE LEVELS: 2-3
• STANDARDS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF2.3, RF2.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF3.3, RF3.4, L3.4

• Content Area: Elementary, Reading
• Recommended Ages: Elementary
• Suggested Time: 10 - 15 Minutes