Boggle

Materials: “Boggle” grid on PowerPoint, whiteboard or paper
You've probably played the word game Boggle before. You have to shake up the letters and then you have a certain amount of time to make some words with connecting letters. You can also play it with your students but you don't need the actual Boggle game. Simply make up a grid on the whiteboard, PowerPoint or on a piece of paper. I make a 6x6 one and put some obvious words in like colors or animals. Then, students go in pairs and have to make as many words as possible that are 4+ letters.

You can give a bonus for longer words if you like. At the end, students count up how many points they have, you can doublecheck for any errors and then award a small prize to the winning team.
Procedure:
1. Prepare a “Boggle” grid.
2. Students go in pairs and try to make as many words as possible with 4+ letters. You cannot use the same letter in a single square twice within a single word.
3. Students add up points. The teacher checks answers of the top 2 or 3 teams and declares a winner.

Some possible words from this board:
green, pink, rake, back, fire, fires, fast, road, rose

Now... it's your turn!