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ALPHA BUG SOUP®
WORD GAME
by Learning Resources®
Ages 5 to 10
2 - 4 Players
Game 1: Bug Bites (Ages 5+)
For beginning readers.
Required skills: letter recognition, identification of words that start
with specific letters.
OBJECT OF THE GAME:
To collect bug
letter disks for correctly naming words that begin with various letters.
GAME SET-UP:
Choose a color. Line up
four critters on the sandbar near the starting point for each color.
Scatter the bug letter disks letter-side-down in the letter pool (center
of board). This game requires one die.
DESIGNED FOR 2 TO 4 PLAYERS
HOW TO PLAY:
1.
For each turn, pick one
bug letter disk from the pool. Turn it letter-side-up. Correctly name a
word that starts with the letter shown. Add the bug letter disk to your
soup pot.
2.
Roll the die. Choose
one of your critters to move ahead. Jump over spaces where another
player’s critter sits, without counting them.
3.
Play continues with
another player choosing a letter disk.
4.
The game ends when one
player moves all of his or her critters into the correct soup pot.
5.
The player with the
most bug letter disks in his or her soup pot wins.
VARIATION A:
(For added
difficulty, try this version.)
For each turn, roll the
die. The number rolled is the number of bug letter disks to pick from
the pool. Correctly name one word beginning with each letter, and
add the disks to your soup pot.
VARIATION B:
(For added
difficulty, try this version. Requires the timer.)
For each turn, roll the
die. The number rolled indicates the number of bug letter disks to pick
from the pool and the number of words to name per letter. For example,
if a 3 is rolled, pick 3 bug letter disks, and name 3 words for each
letter shown.
There is a one-minute
time limit. Time each other. When time runs out, keep the bug letter
disks for which you completed naming words.
Required skills:
reading, writing and spelling words that begin with specific letters.
GAME
2: All-You-Can-Eat Bug Buffet (Ages 8+)
OBJECT OF THE GAME:
To earn points
for spelling words correctly.
GAME SET-UP:
Requires timer,
transparent chips, two dice a pencil, and a pad of paper for each
player. Choose a different colored critter and a recipe card. Place your
critter at the starting point for your color. Put one bug disk
letter-side-down on each vowel circle around the letter pool. Arrange
the remaining disks letter-side-down in 4 piles in the pool. Divide the
transparent chips among players. Pick someone to be “time keeper” and
someone to be “score keeper.”
HOW TO PLAY:
1.
For each turn, roll the
dice and move ahead. Jump over spaces where another player’s
critter sits, without counting that space. If you land on “Take Another
Turn,” complete your first turn and roll again.
Follow the directions
on the board.
2.
After moving ahead,
turn over the same number of bug disks from the vowel circles around the
pool. Turn each bug disk letter-side-up and place it next to the
vowel circle.
3.
Announce both the
vowels and the consonants as they are revealed. All players place
transparent chips over the letters on their recipe cards, as they are
announced. Once all players have covered the correct letters, a
spell-off starts. The “time keeper” turns over the minute timer.
Everyone participates.
3.
During the spell-off,
write as many words as possible using the letters marked on the recipe
card. You can use letters more than once in any word. When time runs
out, take turns reading and spelling the words on your lists.
4.
Add the points for each
round. Players get points based on the following rules:
Word appears on your list only = 2 points
Word appears on someone else’s list = 1 point
Word spelled incorrectly = 0 points
5.
At the end of each
turn, collect the bug disks in your soup pot, and place new disks on
vowel circles. Play continues with another player rolling the dice.
6.
The game ends when one
player’s critter returns to his or her soup pot. When the game ends, add
1 point for each bug disk in your soup pot to your total score. The
player with the most points is the winner.
• You do not have to
roll the exact number to move a critter into your soup pot. Just roll a
number high enough to land there.
• If you use all the
bug letter disks before you finish, each player tosses the same number
of disks from his or her soup pot to fill the pool again.
Bug Buffet bonus:
• If only vowels are
showing after you’ve turned up your bug letter disks, turn up the same
number of additional bug letter disks.
• If the letter “q” is
marked with a transparent chip, players may automatically use the letter
“u” as well.
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