1. VMG Literacy
Spelling Snooker

2. Objective
The main aim of Spelling Snooker is to improve your literacy through playing a game. In addition, you will improve your numeracy skills through the scoring process.

3. Scoring
The game requires two or more players and scoring is based on the principals set out in a game of snooker. 1 - Red 2 - Yellow 3 - Green 4 - Brown 5 - Blue 6 - Pink 7 - Black

4. How to Play
Player 1 (P1) is the first to attempt spelling. P1 must spell a red (easy) word. If spelled correctly, P1 must choose a colour. The higher the score, the harder the spelling! If P1 spells a black (difficult) word correctly, 7 points are gained. After correctly spelling a colour word, P1 must then spell a red word again. So, spelling is carried out red/colour/red/colour, until P1 fails to spell a word correctly.

5. Passing Play
When P1 fails to spell a word, the play then goes to Player 2 (P2). The same rules apply. The game can be ended at any time but the final turn lies with P2 and must finish when failing to spell a word. The winner is the player with the highest score!

6. Demo-Game
One of you must challenge the teacher to a demo-game of Spelling Snooker. A colour-coded list of the Dirty Thirty will be used to demonstrate the game. P1 (student) must stand with their back to the board so they cannot see the spellings. P2 (teacher) is to begin testing from the red choices.

7. Tally the Total
A simple way to log your score is to use a tally chart. This is also a simple way to calculate the total, as tallying is organised in groups of five.

8. Tally Chart Example

9. Dirty Thirty
1. accommodation 2. beautiful 3. because 4. beginning 5. believe 6. business 7. ceiling 8. decided 9. definitely 10. disappear
11. disappointed
12. embarrass
13. extremely
14. friend
15. immediately
16. minute
17. necessary
18. neighbour
19. nervous
20. opportunity
21. persuade
22. queue
23. queueing
24. quiet
25. quite
26. receive
27. separate
28. sincerely
29. surprised
30. until

10. Test-Match
Choose a Spelling Snooker partner. To make the match balanced, select someone who is of a similar spelling ability to you. For this first match, use the Dirty Thirty colour-coded list. P1 must sit with their back to the board so they cannot see the spellings. P2 is to begin testing from the red choices.