Boggle is a classic multi-player word game that will help students work on their spelling and word recognition skills. One player shakes the cube to have 16 random letters fall in a four by four configuration. Although the shaking is the fun part, sometimes students may grow frustrated when the cubes do not fall properly into place. There is no limit to the number of players, and the goal is to write as many 3+ letter words as possible before the three minute timer expires. The game is a great way to have younger children practice spelling short words and offers a challenge to older students to make longer words and in greater quantities. When time is up, players compare the words on their lists and players receive points for finding words no one else spotted. The game is competitive and fun, but opportunity arises for arguments about someone writing after time was out and whether or not a word is legitimate. Younger players may find it to be too much writing and will grow discouraged if they compete against experienced spellers.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Anxiety
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Attention
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Requires a disproportionate amount of writing
• Fine Motor Skills
• Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation
• Requires a disproportionate amount of writing
• Processing Speed
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Reading Fluency
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Self-regulation
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Social Awareness
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• Visual Discrimination
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Visual Motor Speed
• Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Requires a disproportionate amount of writing
• Working Memory
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps

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