Third through sixth graders have enjoyed the game using appropriate grade level words. This exercise may be incorporated into spelling lessons, geography, social studies, any lesson that would be helped through spelling of words. It also may stand alone as a fun exercise.
Many children tend to see learning as a chore.
This exercise is designed to encourage children to see words as a challenge. In the game, being a good speller is a definite advantage. Being a good leader helps and working as a team wins the game. To be successful as a team, children learn to cooperate, be responsible for the letters they hold and help others. The normal classroom will work if the desks can be pushed to face each other but need some room to work and still be somewhat separated.