Over 13,000 kids across Australia have generated more than 500,000 minutes of literacy fun since September 17, and the official competition hasn’t even begun!
The National Word Mania Challenge is a product of collaboration between Literacy Planet and Nickelodeon:
21% of all Aussie Schools are currently represented in the challenge, with students across the nation poised to compete. The objective is to see who can build the most words in three minutes, and the creators of the challenge couldn’t be more delighted with the results so far.
“We’ve set a target of One Million minutes of literacy. Thanks to all the teachers, parents and kids involved, we are well on our way!”
How to get involved:
Registration is FREE and open now at www.wordmania.com.au. Students can now play practice games which contribute to the target of one million minutes. The competition begins October 22. Winners will receive cool prizes like iPads, iPods and Nickelodeon prize packs
Fun to play, not just to win!
Mr Roberts said, “In developing the challenge, it was important to us that students were rewarded and recognised for their efforts, even if they didn’t win. After all, everybody benefits from spending more time engaged in educational activities!”
To help kids keep motivated, the Literacy Planet team has included two cool features that are proving to be a big hit. Kids can:
• create custom leaderboards featuring ten of their own friends.
• collect and display a range of virtual badges to reward and recognise their effort and achievement.
The National Word Mania Challenge is just one of many fun and exciting literacy games created by Literacy Planet. Visit www.literacyplanet.com to access over 15,000 English literacy exercises! Parents can sign up for a free trial here http://try.literacyplanet.com/
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