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Whether you are a parent, teacher or a caregiver, here are some activities that are fun to do at home, in the classroom, or even in the car. These materials below are provided in the PDF format. To access these materials, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

These activities are designed to expose children to powerful and empowering words in an appealing way. Our goal is to get kids to use new words in their every day language and have a blast doing it!

Compliment Cards! Activity Download PDF

Make a card of compliments for a friend or family member using kind words like WordGirl might use.
Related Episode: “Miss Power, Parts 1-4”

"Learnerer", Word Cards! Activity Download PDF

Can you see things once and learn them immediately like the Learnerer? Use your memory to make matches in this card game for two players.
Related Episode: “The Learnerer”

Word Magic, Word Find! Activity Download PDF

Using words that are presented on WordGirl, you and your child will play a game in which concentration, flexibility, word recognition, and problem-solving are encouraged.
Related Episode: "Re-Re-Enter, The Butcher", "Driving Miss Granny", "Play Date", "Chucky and the Sandwich Factory"

Recipe for Making a "Hullabaloo" Activity Download PDF

In this activity, your child will create an original recipe. However, rather than
a recipe for food, this recipe will make a “hullabaloo.”
Related Episode: “Tobey or Not Tobey.”

Synonym Salad! Activity Download PDF

Enlisting the help of older siblings or friends, concoct a “salad” of as many synonyms as possible in a game for two or more players.
Related Episode: “The Wrath of Tobey”

Fishing for Names - Go Color! Activity Download PDF

A game for two that borrows from the children’s card game, “Go Fish,” and tests their knowledge of color names.
Related Episode: “Name That Dude”

Flashcard Art Game! Activity Download PDF

Expand and reinforce vocabulary presented on WordGirl by drawing a series of flashcards that are to be used in a game between two players.
Related Episode: “Enter, The Butcher”

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