Keeping the library fun and educational can be a challenge. One way to do this is to have a good selection of center activities for students. One of my favorites to give students the opportunity to practice book genres is Go Fish! Book Genre Game. Most of the students already know how to play the classic game of Go Fish! so it is a familiar game that is easy to learn.
Go Fish! Book Genre Game is a great way for students to practice book genres in a fun way. Students get to see and say book genres over and over and as we know repeatedly exposing students to information or skills helps them retain it long term.
How to Play Go Fish!
- Each player gets 7 cards.
- First player will ask one other player if they have a book genre card to match one of theirs. (Do you have Nonfiction with a snake?)
- If the player has it they give it to them. This is a match and they lay the matched cards in front of them. The player gets to go again.
- If the player does not have it they say, “Go Fish” and the first person draws from the pile. If they do not get the card they asked for it is then the second players turn.
- The game continues until someone is out of cards. The person with the most matches wins the game.
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