Less than $5 1st Grade English Language Arts Games (by date, latest first)

Engage Early Readers with a Fun, Replayable Reading Comprehension Game:

Help early readers decode unfamiliar words with this Nonsense Word Reading Comprehension Practice Game! Using riddles and poems filled with "nonsense" gibberish words made up of letters, symbols, and numbers, early readers apply critical-thinking skills to practice using context clues to unlock meaning. Perfect for building confidence and reading comprehension skills in young learners who struggle with decoding unfamiliar words.

Key Features:

• Interactive and Engaging: A simple game with simple animations, sound effects, and visuals designed to keep young learners focused and excited.
• Unlimited Replay: 15 riddles are selected randomly from a pool of 50+ passages, ensuring every session is fresh and fun. No need for extra purchases!
• Aligned to Standards: Fully aligned with TEKS ELA.2.3.B and CCSS standards, helping learners use context within and beyond a sentence to decode unfamiliar words.
• No Tech Barriers: Play on any device—no macros, no Google account, and no prep needed.
• Automatic Scoring: Save time with instant feedback and an included answer key.
• Personalized Learning: Learners are acknowledged by name for an extra touch of engagement.

Why Educators Love This Game

• Cost-Effective: With unlimited replayability, this game offers exceptional value. Students can play again and again without additional costs, making it a budget-friendly classroom solution.
• Versatile Usage: Use in-class, at home, or as part of a blended learning approach. Perfect for individual practice or group challenges.
• Fun Meets Learning: Transform reading comprehension into an exciting adventure for young readers, while meeting essential educational goals.

This simple game is designed to focus on reading comprehension and is fully aligned to TEKS ELA.2.3.B and CCSS standards, helping learners use context within and beyond a sentence to decode unfamiliar words.

Features include:

• Simple animations, sound effects, and simple visuals for maximum learner engagement.
• Automatic scoring and answer key—zero prep required.
• Replayability to keep learners practicing without extra cost.

Suggested Price: $4.99 - $6.99 (AI generated)

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Play on any device: No macros. Google account not required.

What to Expect:

You'll receive a PDF file that includes a link to the online game. This content requires the Internet and is not editable. Again, you are encouraged to test drive the functionality via the preview game, so that there are no surprises after purchase. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll be notified about any updates to this product.

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Want a fun way to reinforce your lessons? Want an easy way for your learners to prepare for and practice for tests?

In this game, learners use a drag-and-drop activity to alphabetize a list of five items to the third or fourth letter, resulting in a fun way to reinforce TEKS ELA.3.2.C, with exposure to ELA.3.2.B.ii (spelling homophones), ELA.3.2.B.iii (spelling compound words), ELA.3.2.B.vii (changing base words).

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Learners are presented with 10 exercises from a pool of over 50. With correct responses, learners are acknowledged by the name they entered upon launching the game. At the end of the game, learners will have the opportunity to replay.

No prep: Open/send the link and go! Automatic scoring and answer key.

Play on any device: Online Only. No macros. Google account not required.

What to Expect:

You'll receive a PDF file that includes a link to the online game. This content is not editable. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll will be notified about any updates to this product.

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If you encounter any issues, please reach out to me at zaneylaneylearning@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I have a lot of ideas, and I'm trying my best to present an error-free, high-quality product.

With this game, learners have less than 15 seconds to race against the clock to identify the part of speech represented by the highlighted word. Here's the twist: The possible responses start disappearing after time. Incorrect answers lose points and correct answers earn points. Not only that, the faster learners answer correctly, the more points they earn.

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Basic Features:

• A single-player game that can be played online or offline. Can also be used for classroom review.
• Automatic scoring and self-correcting answer key. Learners will earn points for correct answers.
• Replay option: Questions are randomly selected from a pool. Possible answer choices are shuffled. This combination makes it possible to produce a unique quiz with each replay attempt. In addition, new questions will be added to the pool periodically to keep the pool robust.
• Learners are presented with 10 questions out of a pool of over 100, ensuring it's never the same game twice!
• Learners are acknowledged by the name they entered when launching the game.
• No Prep: Automatic scoring and answer key. Open/send the link and go!
• Remediation for incorrect responses.
• Replay option: Questions are randomly selected from a pool. Possible answer choices are shuffled. This combination makes it possible to produce a unique quiz with each replay attempt.
• Copyright-friendly audio and images.
• No macros = play on any device.
• Google account not required!

TEKS:

• ELA.2.11.D.ii ELA.3.11.D.ii ELA.4.11.D.ii ELA.5.11.D.ii: Past, present, and future verb tense
• ELA.1.11.D.iii ELA.2.11.D.iii ELA.3.11.D.iii: Singular, plural, common, and proper nouns
• ELA.1.11.D. iv ELA.2.11.D.iv ELA.3.11.D.iv: Adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms
• ELA.1,11.D.v ELA.2.11.D.v ELA.3.11.D.v: Adverbs that convey time and adverbs that convey manner
• ELA.4.11.D.v: Adverbs that convey frequency and adverbs that convey degree
• ELA.1.11.D.vi ELA.2.11.D.vi ELA.3.11.D.vi ELA.4.11.D.vi: Prepositions and prepositional phrases
• ELA.1.11.D.vii ELA.2.11.D.vii ELA.3.11.D.vii: Pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases
• ELA.4.11.D.vii: Pronouns, including reflexive
• ELA.1.3.D: Identify and use words that name actions, directions, sequences, categories, and locations

What to Expect:

You'll receive a zip file that includes a link to the online game and instructions on how to download the game to play offline. This content is not editable. While I'll update the game periodically, I will do my best to retain the same link. After purchasing, you'll be notified about any updates to this product.

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If you encounter any issues, please reach out to me at zaneylaneylearning@gmail.com before posting a negative review. I have a lot of ideas, and I'm trying my best to present an error-free, high-quality product.

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Uppercase Lowercase English Alphabet Memory Game with Cognates
Introducing the Uppercase Lowercase English Alphabet Memory Game, an innovative and engaging educational tool tailored for young learners from kindergarten to 3rd grade. This game combines fun with learning, making it an ideal resource for enhancing letter recognition and understanding through interactive play.

Key Features
- Interactive Learning with Cognates:
- This game is designed to improve students' memorization and recognition of letters by incorporating cognates—words that have similar meanings and forms in English and other languages. This feature not only helps in learning the alphabet but also introduces students to basic vocabulary.
- Fun and Engaging Gameplay:
- Students are challenged to find matching pairs of uppercase and lowercase letters, adding a thrilling element to the learning process. The use of colorful and visually appealing cards keeps students interested and motivated.
- Letters Recognition:
- The game focuses on reinforcing the recognition of both uppercase and lowercase letters, a foundational literacy skill crucial for early education.
- Pair Work and Team Work:
- Encouraging students to play in pairs or small teams fosters communication, cooperation, and social interaction, promoting a collaborative learning environment.
- Versatile Educational Tool:
- Perfect for use in classroom centers or as an activity during free time, this memory game provides constant engagement and learning opportunities. It's an excellent addition to any educational setting, ensuring that learning the alphabet is both enjoyable and effective.
This memory game not only aids in boosting letter recognition skills but also creates an interactive and social learning atmosphere. It's a delightful way for young students to learn the alphabet, making it a valuable resource for teachers and parents alike.

It's Christmas time in the city! Let's celebrate Christmas with so much fun.

This freebie will allow you to play charades with your students, your kiddos, or even your family. Have fun revisiting this classic game with a twist.

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Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet

You will get a pdf file that contains the word search and the solution

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Fun and educational Halloween vocabulary bingo game. Riddles to play in speech therapy or at your holiday classroom Halloween party.

You'll get a PDF file of 31 pages ( 30 bingo riddle cards + list of words used )

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With this self-correcting Winter Boots Alphabet Game, kids will enjoy practicing letter recognition, this ABC printable is ideal for students in preschool, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten.

Are you looking for a creative way to practice matching lowercase and uppercase alphabet letters? With the help of these puzzle cards, children can practice letters A to Z identification and matching lowercase to uppercase or identical. Because the puzzles self-correct, children can practice on their own and use them as a great way to pass the time in the morning.

Children are typically excited to stay inside and learn when it’s cold outside. With this interactive, educational activity that emphasizes visual discrimination, you can make learning more delightful and interesting. To finish the boots, kids will match capital and lowercase letters.

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These adorable word family spinners with a snowman theme will make practicing word families enjoyable for kids in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. With the help of these snowman printables, beginning readers can have fun while practicing their listening skills for similar word endings and rhymes. Prepare to have fun while learning this December, January, and February by printing the kindergarten winter activity from the attached pdf file.

By reading words from the same family, students can enhance their reading skills with the help of these enjoyable winter literacy activities. Acquiring knowledge of word patterns and the rhyme scheme is one of the best predictors of future reading success. Several word family spinners with a festive winter theme are available for download. Students can read word families by spinning the spinner around the snowman’s body in the winter printables. The cheerful snowman can assist emerging readers by providing images for every word family. After that, students can complete the word family worksheet pages for the snowman and practice writing words and letters.

The printable includes 3 word family snowman for each vowel ending: an, ap, ad, op, et, en, ed, ip, in, it, ot, og, ug, un, and ub.

This engaging literacy exercise for kindergarteners, first graders and second graders will delight all educators, parents, and homeschoolers. Use this as an additional exercise, a literacy center in your classroom, or an addition to your reading or phonics curriculum if you homeschool.

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Engage your young learners in a festive and educational activity with this engaging New Year's Eve Bingo game! This resource includes 50 unique bingo boards featuring 3x3 grids filled with vibrant images of classic New Year's Eve symbols like fireworks, party hats, balloons, and more. Perfect for preschool and early elementary classrooms, this game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce vocabulary related to the New Year's holiday. Aligned with early learning standards for language arts and social studies, this resource is a valuable addition to your winter holiday lesson plans.

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This bundle includes 5 fun themes: Bakery, Hot Cocoa Stand, Pumpkin Patch, Ice Cream Shop, and Flower Shop. Each theme is carefully crafted to infuse math, literacy, and fine motor skills into playtime, making learning fun and interactive.

With this bundle, you'll find everything you need to bring each theme to life in your classroom or home. From labels and signs to role play name tags and props, each theme includes TONS of dramatic play sets in action. Plus, you'll get bunting banners and SO MUCH MORE to enhance the immersive experience.

Ideal for preschool and PreK, these pretend play printables are perfect for the early childhood classroom. Spark imagination and creativity with this bundle of dramatic play centers, providing endless opportunities for learning and fun!

Themes included in this printable Bundle:

- Bakery Dramatic Play

- Hot Cocoa Stand Dramatic Play

- Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play

- Ice Cream Shop Pretend Play

- Flower Shop Dramatic Play

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This adorable Fall Pumpkin Patch Pretend Play Kit by “The Fun Sheep” is the ideal addition to your child's playroom, playdate, or birthday party, providing endless hours of creative fun and imaginative play to celebrate the pumpkin season

A Fun Printable to encourage little ones to learn new vocabulary expressive language and practice social skills

What comes in the product:

- Pumpkin Patch Banner

- Welcome We Are Open / Sorry We Are Closed Signs

- Pay Here / Pick Up Here Signs

- Pumpkin Pretend Money

- Prices Sign / Order Form

- Labels

- Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pie, Sunflowers and Hayride Signs

- Hayride Tickets

- Opening Times Sign

- Role Name Tags

- Receipts

- Coupons

- Cutouts for Play

- 27 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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These Autumn-themed Action Cards by “The Fun Sheep” are a set of kids' fitness and action cards designed to keep your little learners active and engaged during the Autumn season. Inside this resource, you'll find 12 Spring-inspired movement cards that are ideal for toddlers, preschoolers, pre-k, and kindergarten students. A fantastic tool for parents and teachers to encourage gross motor skill development, coordination, and balance.

A fun way to get your child up and moving while using their imagination. Perfect for use as a break between tasks, morning basket addition, or brain break transition activity, these fall Imitating Cards are a great addition to your Autumn lesson plans. Help your kids stay active and energized while having a blast with these fall-themed action cards

What comes in the product:

- 2 pages for a total of 12 Fall Themed flashcards

- 2 pages to print

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Enhance your child's alphabet recognition skills with our Alphabet Symmetry Cards. This ABC Matching Game Craft Activity Symmetry Puzzles set is perfect for preschool learning and homeschooling, It includes 26 flashcards to cut out and match, covering all letters from A to Z

What comes in the product:

- Set of 26 flashcards to cut out and match (letters A-Z)

- 7 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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These Summer -themed Action Cards by “The Fun Sheep” are a set of kids' fitness and action cards designed to keep your little learners active and engaged during the Summer season. Inside this resource, you'll find 12 Spring-inspired movement cards that are ideal for toddlers, preschoolers, pre-k, and kindergarten students. A fantastic tool for parents and teachers to encourage gross motor skill development, coordination, and balance.

A fun way to get your child up and moving while using their imagination. Perfect for use as a break between tasks, morning basket addition, or brain break transition activity, these Summer movement cards are a great addition to your Summer lesson plans. Help your kids stay active and energized while having a blast with these Summer-themed action cards

What comes in the product:

- 2 pages for a total of 12 Summer Themed flashcards

- 2 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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This educational game is a great addition to your preschool curriculum and helps in Alphabet Recognition, Letter Matching, and Fine Motor Skills Development. That's perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! This engaging Parking Alphabet Printable Activity is designed for Homeschool, Kindergarten, and Pre-K learners.

With all the letters of the alphabet in both uppercase and lowercase, this car-themed activity invites young children to match the letters on the cars to those on the parking worksheet. It's a fantastic way for car-loving kids to learn their letters while having fun.

What comes in the product:

- 3 Pages of Parking Worksheets

- 3 Pages of cut out cars

- 6 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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These play doh mats not only enhance fine motor skills but also teach children about colors, shapes, and numbers. With 10 visual cards included, the learning process becomes fun and engaging for toddlers and preschoolers. Use these activities to increase interaction in homeschool learning and watch your little one enjoy counting to 10 while playing with play dough. A tracing guide is also included for additional practice. aging for toddlers and preschoolers.

What comes in the product:

- 10 Numbers play dough mats 1-10

- 20 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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Make learning the alphabet fun and interactive with the Alphabet Sorting Game! This engaging ABC learning game includes picture cards that attach to panels with Velcro dots, allowing kids to match the cards to the right letters and strengthen early reading skills. With 26 picture cards featuring colorful illustrations, this game transforms a traditionally tedious task into an exciting hands-on activity. Help your little one master letter recognition and alphabet order with this must-have learning tool!

What comes in the product:

- 13 pages with 26 panels to cut out letters A-Z (2 panels per page)

- 7 pages with 52 cards to cut out

- 20 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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This engaging activity will keep your kids entertained for hours. Whether at home or in the classroom, children will love sorting and matching the different colored items on each page. This game is a fantastic addition to your busy book, promoting cognitive development and color identification.

Color Matching Worksheets and Sorting Colors for Toddlers feature vibrant images and objects in various colors, encouraging children to match and sort them accordingly. It's a fun and interactive way to keep kiddos engaged while helping them learn essential skills.

What comes in the product:

- Includes 11 Colored Mats (grey, red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black, and brown)

- 11 Colors Sorting Mats

- 6 pages of vibrant images and objects in different colors for kids to sort by colors

- 17 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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Whether you need a brain break, a transition activity, or just a fun way to occupy your class, these cards will keep your students attentive, engaged, and moving! Designed for preschoolers, toddlers, Pre-K, and kindergarteners, this activity helps burn off excess energy while enhancing listening skills and introducing Thanksgiving vocabulary. With 12 exciting movement cards and 2 dice templates, your little ones will stay active while practicing their gross motor skills.

Perfect for classroom use or homeschooling, this Thanksgiving-themed activity will ensure your learners are active and learning all while having fun!

What comes in the product:

- 12 Movement Cards

- 2 Dice Templates

- 4 pages to print

- A4 paper Size

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