#Letter connect games for words series#

Demonstrating Self-Discipline & Self-Motivation.Demonstrating Self-Confidence, Honesty & Integrity.Identifying Personal, Cultural & Linguistic Assets.Specifically, this activity offers opportunities to explore and practice the following social & interpersonal skills: You could integrate Letter Connection as part of a well-designed SEL program to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse people. Even if only half of your group is actually focused on the topic you announced, if everyone else is at least engaged in a conversation, this collective energy will ably generate the energy and enthusiasm you need to propel the group forward. Your primary goal should be to generate sharing, of any type. That’s fine, simply invite those who are still seeking a partner to pair up.Īs with most sharing, don’t be too-concerned that every single person/pair/small group is responding to the task at hand. Ordinarily, not everyone will find their perfect partner. If necessary, invite them to swap out these letters from the pile. Inevitably, some people will get stuck with J, Q, X and Z which can sometimes be difficult to use depending on the group-splitting or sharing category. They are plastic-coated for durability, large enough to see at a distance and come in four different colours to enable another useful group-splitting strategy. Recently, I have been blessed with a set of Crosswords cards which feature multiples of all of the 26 letters. If your group is engaged, take a look at the Variations tab for more group-splitting and sharing options. In each case, once people find their partner(s) invite them to respond to one or more questions to stimulate some useful sharing. Phonic Sound – like meets like, eg D may pair with a P, or an A with a J.Colour – like meets like (if your set of letters come in different colours or backgrounds.).Starts With – share something about yourself that starts with the letter(s) you are holding, a person holding an H could share that they have a Happy disposition.Vowels/Consonants – like meets like, eg A pairs with E, or L with an X.Here are three options to get you started: There are no limits to the number of categories you can announce to invite people to find a partner or small group.

#Letter connect games for words series#

The essence of this activity is to invite each person in your group to use one or both of their letters to locate a series of partners for the purposes of sharing. Otherwise, one letter will normally suffice. If you have a small group (up to 15 or 20 people,) randomly distribute two letters to each person in your group. Either way, have many more than you think you’ll need. That’s your first task – either procure a large bunch of alphabet cards (download from the Resources tab) or make your own. Letter Connection is an ideal stand-alone activity or can be used as part of a series of activities which involve a set of alphabet cards.