How to play “Spell Chomp Spell” Game with ABC Chompers

Step 1

Once each player has prepared an ABC Chomper and their word discs, place all the word discs face-down on a table and scramble them. (If the word discs are identifiable from the back, put all the discs in a bag or box to draw from.)

Step 2

Play rock-paper-scissors or any other other game to decide who will be the first player and the player order.

Step 3

The first player rolls the die and picks up the same number of discs as on the die. For example, if a player rolls a 4, he or she can pick up (or draw) 4 discs at random.

Step 4

After picking up the discs, the player looks at the word and tries to spell it. If the word starts with the same letter as the players own character, then the player can feed it to the character for 1 point. However, if the word doesn’t start with the same letter, the player must return the word. At this point, feel free to scramble the words again.

Since the correct spellings are taped to the back of each character, other players can say if the spelling is right or wrong. If spelling the words is too challenging, the teacher can hold up flashcards to help practice the letters. On the other hand, if spelling the words is too easy, have students use each word in a sentence. e.g. I like ants./I don’t like ants. You can use any structure suitable for your students!

Step 5

The game continues and all the players go around in turn. The first player to get 5 points is the winner!