Roll the dice and step into a world of words! In this interactive board game-style challenge, students move across vibrant mini-worlds from other Digi-Games. Each turn gives them the chance to answer vocabulary-based questions and collect coins; some big, some small, all adding to their final score!

This version of the game focuses on expanding vocabulary by exploring commonly used Greek and Latin roots. Students will learn how root words shape meaning and help create more precise, descriptive language. It’s the perfect way to deepen understanding of word origins and make vocabulary stick!

Let’s Roll – Precise Vocabulary builds both language knowledge and confidence as students decode and apply new vocabulary in context. With point-valued coins and the occasional special event, this word game keeps things fast-paced and full of fun.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and understand commonly used Greek and Latin root words
• ✅ Use root knowledge to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
• ✅ Strengthen vocabulary for more precise and descriptive language
• ✅ Apply knowledge in sentence-level and context-based questions
• ✅ Engage in interactive literacy practise through strategic gameplay

How to Play:

1. Students roll the dice and move across a themed game board.
2. Each space presents a question involving root words or vocabulary in context.
3. Correct answers earn coins of different sizes and values.
4. Special events may appear on certain spaces for bonus opportunities.
5. At the end of the game, the player with the highest point total wins!

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during your vocabulary or morphology lessons for root word practise.
• 💡 Great for Year 5–6 students expanding their descriptive language and word understanding.
• 💡 Add to literacy rotations or use as a fast-finisher task that still hits curriculum outcomes.
• 💡 Extend learning with a root word wall or student-made dictionary of discovered roots.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task.
• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins.
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play.

Let’s Roll – Precise Vocabulary turns word knowledge into a fast-paced adventure where every root leads to richer understanding!