WORD HUNTER! 100+ Slides for Morning Work, Brain Break Activity, Bell Ringers

Who can find the most words?! Have a settled and focused start to the lesson with 100+ ‘Word Hunter’ prompts. Perfect to hook students in as a bell ringer, warm them up for the lesson, give them a quick brain break, settle them after break time, or just to fill in the 5 minutes of dead-air time that can often be the cause of classroom management chaos! 

This highly visual and ready-to-use PowerPoint is packed with 100+ word strings, suitable for all ages, grades, and ability levels. 

What’s Included:

✓ 100+ letter strings, each on individual slides.

✓ Blank slides for you to add your own (great for embedding keywords, concepts, or anything else relevant to the lesson!)
✓ Blank instructions slide for you to change up how you use this resource!

✓ A printable template you can give to your students for them to write their answers, turning this into a fantastic no-prep activity to settle students at the start of a lesson!

How to play:

Find as many words as you can using the letters given! Most words win!
Students will be given 10 letters. The goal is to create as many words as they can before time runs out! They can only use each letter as many times as it appears.

How you can use these questions:

✏️ Embed literacy and key words: Embed literacy and subject-specific language into each lesson without it feeling forced.
✏️ Settling Activity: A fantastic activity that will engage students and settle them back into the lesson after break time.
✏️ Brain Breaks: Quick, fun, and engaging 5-minute brain breaks to use during transitions, re-engaging students in their learning.
✏️ Ongoing Community Building: Develop those important relationships by using one (or a few) slides a day as attendance questions or as a part of your morning meeting. The challenge is always a hit!
✏️ Starter Activities: Use as bell-ringer tasks or morning work to get students warmed up and ready for the lesson or day.
✏️ Engaging and appropriate game for class parties: Need a student-friendly game for a class party or the end of the year? Here it is!
✏️ Filling in a little bit of time: Use to fill in those 5 minutes of ‘dead-air’ time in a structured way, reducing disruptions and chaos (in a way that still gets students thinking)

Why you’ll love ‘Word Hunter’!

♡ A great way to embed literacy and subject-specific language into each lesson without it feeling forced.

♡ With 100+ done-for-you word strings, you’ll have a bank that you can draw from for weeks and weeks. That’s a lot of heavy lifting in that first 5 minutes of the lesson (or the final 5!!)

♡ Encourages small daily interactions that foster a sense of belonging, community, and felt safety.