Draw a treasure island map on a piece of paper then draw a grid (e.g. 4×4) on top of it. Reading and writing version: Hand out copies of the maps to each of the students, then dictate words or sentences that they must write in each of the squares. Reading version: Hand out copies of the map with the words or sentences already on the map. The teacher has a copy of the map that the children must not see. Write or draw gold, diamonds, sharks, and monsters in some of the squares. The sharks can only be in the sea squares, but the others can be anywhere. Taking turns, the students say a number and read what is written in a square. If a child reads correctly, she gets any positive or negative points that are in the square. For example, gold = +10 points, diamonds = +5, sharks = -3, monsters = -5. It is also possible to give 1 point for all the other squares. Points are awarded either to individuals or teams.