My cousins and I used to see each other only in the summers - - when we would all happily gather at my grandmothers house for a couple weeks and just enjoy being in each other’s company.  Mostly we hung from trees and built forts and created clubhouses, but on the inevitable rainy days, we […]

Children who have a grade-appropriate vocabulary can succeed not only in the classroom, but also on statewide standardized tests.  Students who lack these vocabulary milestones in the early grades find it more and more difficult to catch up as they progress through their school years.  This is especially important for English language learners, as they […]

A big welcome to those of you who have recently joined the Vocabulary.co.il mailing list!  For the sake of you “newbies”, as well as all of you who have not yet learned to make the most of the site, we thought we would go through an overview of the terrific games that are available on […]

Most of us probably use the word “hangman” without ever picturing a noose, gallows, or even an executioner.  That is probably because from the time we were children, we have played a very non-threatening, non-violent word game by the same name.  According to Wikipedia, the game hangman seems to have arisen in Victorian times, although […]

HangMouse is a kid-friendly version of the ever popular Hangman vocabulary game.  Your child chooses one of the hundreds of vocabulary lists available, then fills in the blanks, letter-by-letter.  Each mistaken guess prods a sleepy feline until he awakes and catches the mouse.  Correct answers bring a congratulations message and a grateful mouse! 
Games such as HangMouse build […]