Have students learn vocabulary by matching antonyms.

The student will reinforce their knowledge of similies and metaphors.

In this Author's Purpose Game, students can compete against another student or computer.  Students will read a small passage and decide whether it was meant to inform, persuade, or entertain.  

In this reading game, students will jump a character as it runs through an obstacle course.  If the student misses a jump, a text structure reading question will appear.  If the student answers the question correctly he/she will be able to continue.  The question is missed, the character loses a try.  Three tries lost, ends the game. After every mile the speed increases.  The goal is to run 10 miles without missing three questions. Structures asked about are: Sequence, Compare and Contrast, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, Description, Chronology/Timeline.

In this game, students will practice understanding character traits based on short passages about characters.  They will also learn the difference between character traits and feelings and physical traits.  Students drive a tank to rescue survivors and get medals.

3rd Grade Main Idea Game.  Use lightning to strike a tree based on the Main Idea of a paragraph.  Students will also learn supporting details.  I use this as a reading group center.

3rd Grade Figurative Language Game.  Students will identify sentences and figurative language as using similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole by shooting a cat through burning hoops.

Third-grade reading game for students who need to practice understanding figurative language. Includes idioms, personification, literal, non-literal, metaphors, similes, and onomatopoieas. 

Third-Grade reading game reinforcing and reteaching prefixes and suffixes.  Students try to collect as many jewels as possible. Get hit by the alien and answer a reading question.

Third-grade reading game for students who need to practice and build vocabulary using context clues.  Multiplication fluency is also included.