09/09/2026
Welcome back to school! 🎉📚
To celebrate, we've added a new free resource to our website – Hide and Seek!
This partner game is a fun, low-prep way to build word recognition and review concepts your students have already learned.
How to play:
▪️ Grab a free copy of the editable Hide and Seek game board from our Teacher Resources page (syllasense.com/teacher-resources).
▪️ Edit the board by adding words that include concepts you have already taught that you want your students to practise reading. Use your own words, or use those from the Words & Phrases documents available for each of our series (also available at syllasense.com/teacher-resources).
▪️Print 2 copies of the game board for each pair of students playing. Students will need chips to mark hiding spots and guesses, or you can put the game boards in plastic sleeves so they can use whiteboard markers instead.
▪️Before playing, students each “hide” a predetermined number of words (e.g., 5 or 6) by marking them on the “hide” side of their own game board without showing their opponent.
▪️Partners then “seek” each other's hiding spots by taking turns guessing a word their opponent might be hiding on. To do this, players read a word from the “seek” side of their own game board and wait for confirmation of a find.
▪️Players should mark each guessed word on the “seek” side of their own board. A smiley or checkmark can represent a found hiding spot, and a frown or X can represent each unsuccessful guess.
This game is perfect for word work stations, early finishers, or a quick partner review!
