5 Fun & Effective Literacy Games for Middle School Students! Trust us, middle schoolers will LOVE practicing language arts with these 5 literacy games! 1. Do You Know Shakespeare? This fun game is a great way to introduce your students to Shakespeare with fun trivia that awards players with shillings for every correct answer. 2-4 players • 30 min • 12 & up. 2. Linkity Everyone plays at once to make connections between words in this laugh-out-loud word association card game. 3-8 players • 15 min