Category Brainstorm! Fun Scattergories™ Type Game - Print & Google Digital

This is a set of 20 different Category Brainstorm (similar to Scattergories™) game cards.

Each card is numbered for easy organization, containing four categories and spaces for four letters at the top. The letter spaces are blank so that a different game can be created each time. This activity is a fun way to practice fluent and flexible thinking skills.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

✍️ PRINT:

• 20 Category Brainstorm Game Boards
  • Color
  • Black & While
• Blank Category Brainstorm Game Board
  • Color
  • Black & White
• Word Lists

DIGITAL:

• Google Slides Activity

DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:

• Digital or Print
• 80 Fun Categories!
• Blank Board for Even More Fun!

Great for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! 

CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE!

NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. 

To play, simply select a four-letter word to place in the top of the grid (a list of 84 words, all of which contain only one vowel, is provided). Then students fill in the categories for each letter. For example, if the letter is "C" and the category is "Fictional Characters" two possible answers are: Charlie Bucket or Charlotte. Games can be timed (3 to 10 minutes, depending on the age of your students) or untimed. You can also encourage students to come up with more than one answer for each box. In addition, there is also one blank grid that you or your students can use to come up with your own categories.

Suggestions for use:

• Laminate the same Game Card 4-8 times for Group Play along with the Word List. Use at a center with dry erase markers and a timer. Students can score their games by taking turns sharing their answers and crossing off answers that other players have also gotten. Count only original answers to get a score for the game. Of course, students could also play alone or in pairs.
• Use on a document camera with the whole class.
• Extend the activity by using a completed game as a writing prompt. Require students to choose 2-4 of their answers to use in a story.
• Use the blank grid to create a game to go with a particular unit or holiday.

Here’s what teachers are saying:

✏️ "These were fun activities for my class. Thank you." -Amy K.

✏️ "My students loved playing this game. It helps their vocab skills." -Kristin M.

✏️ "Brainstorming is so difficult for language impaired students, this activity makes practice in this area fun and competitive with peers." -Debra F.

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About the Author

Rachel Lynette is a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. She has written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Children’s Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. This resource reflects more than a decade of professional writing experience.

Terms of Use

This resource was created by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded. 

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