Halloween Hangman (for Thanksgiving, too!)

Here's a fun way for students to practice October or November spelling words - play Halloween Hangman. This is a fun game for any holiday, Thanksgiving included!

Students will need their current spelling list,a piece of lined writing paper, and one set of "scarecrow parts" for each pair of students. Play as in regular hangman.

One student chooses a spelling word and draws a number of blanks to represent the number of letters in the word he has chosen on the writing paper. The other student guesses letters in an attempt to guess the spelling word. If the guess is correct, the first student writes the letter in the correct place.

For each incorrect guess,the first student builds the scarecrow on the desk in front of him, adding one scarecrow part until the whole scarecrow has been built.  If the student guesses the word before the scarecrow is complete, he gets to give the next word. If the scarecrow is completed first, he must try to guess another word.

Have students reuse their "scarecrow parts" throughout the game.

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