Educational Insights Word on the Street Junior

We enjoyed playing this. Children aged 7 & 6 liked choosing the words and trying to work out the best strategy. Great for spelling practice.

So many ways to use this game in our homeschool. We use it to practice our list

I have a lot to say about this game- all awesome things, with one suggestion... I thought this game looked interesting and wondered if it would work with the Phonics based program that I use (which includes 70 phonograms, many of which are multi-letter). Upon opening the box, I found it to be a very nicely made, sturdy, tri-fold board, with a good storage container for the cards, although the box seems a little too big for the product. You don't even have to punch out any of the letter tiles and risk ripping them! I loved that the category cards are color coded with one side being more challenging than the other. Both people could play at the same level, or you could level the playing field a bit by having the older person play from the orange side while the younger read from the blue side. Or you can simply let the game grow with their needs and provide many opportunities for play over the course of the child's education. The instructions are written in a way that there are teams, which works because each team has the opportunity to brainstorm together and come to a conclusion (which other skills come into play if they are strategic in knowing what letters they really need/or are close to getting in a round). However, we played one on one and it worked just as well. For the first round, I played it with a 10 year old and noticed that it was going to take a while to get to a winner (capturing 8 letter tiles). I mentioned that maybe we should just play until one of us captured 4 letter tiles and he said, "No, I want to go to 8! This is fun!" KUDOS to Educational Insights when a child is begging to continue! SUGGESTION- in between step #2 & 3, I would recommend that you have the children write down their chosen word (paper/marker board, etc) before they move the letter tiles on the board, instead of guessing while moving the tiles to prevent as many mistakes. It helps reinforce spelling. I also watched a 9 & 10 year old play and they loved it!

Easy to use

This game is awesome for all ages! I played first with my five year old son. He thought of the words that answered the simple question cards (such as something that is brown) and I told him the letters he had to slide to his side. We had a blast when the letters were on his side of the street and then moved to my side after it was my turn. It was a lot of back and forth so it kept the game exciting. I then played with my 8 and 10 year olds. This was so exciting to see them spell the words. I actually found it helpful to have a small wipe board that they could spell the word on and then move the letter tiles. It is a very different educational game. I love the fact that it can also be used on the classroom in small groups. Definitely worth a purchase!!