Word Study/Vocabulary
Studying how words are constructed, what they mean, and how they are related to other words can deepen students' understanding of words and increase vocabulary and comprehension.
Alliteration Alley: Small groups of students complete sentences by thinking of words with the same alliterations as the sentence starters. The first student to get through Alliteration Alley by saying correct sentences wins.
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Clue Cards Words: Individually or with a partner, students read clues about the number of letters, word shape, and more in order to determine a mystery word.
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Clue Cards Words b (Second Edition): Individually or with a partner, students read clues about the number of letters, word shape, and more in order to determine a mystery word.
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Collect 4 Blends: Small groups of students practice identifying blends by collecting 4 cards that have the same initial blend.
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Collect 4 Blends 2nd Edition: Small groups of students practice identifying blends by collecting 4 cards that have the same initial blend.
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Collect 4 Digraphs: Small groups of students practice identifying digraphs (2 or more consonants that together make 1 sound) by collecting 4 cards that have the same digraph.
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Collect 4 Long Vowels: Small groups of students practice identifying letter combinations that make long vowel sounds by collecting 4 cards that have the same long vowel sound and vowel spelling.
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Collect 4 Short Vowels: Small groups of students practice identifying short vowels by collecting 4 cards that have the same short vowel sounds and ending sounds.
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Fresh Out Plurals - Irregular: Small groups of students try to be the first one to find matching sets of singular and plural word cards. These are words that have irregular plurals, and not merely an s or es at the end. You can also use these cards as traditional matching cards, or to play a memory game.
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Fresh Out Plurals -s and -es: Small groups of students try to be the first one to find matching sets of singular and plural word cards. These are words that end in -s or -es. You can also use these cards as traditional matching cards, or to play a memory game.
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Giggles the Clown Antonyms: Small groups of students match antonyms while trying to avoid Giggles the Clown. Also, the Giggles card can be removed to use these cards as matching cards, or to play a traditional memory game.
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Giggles the Clown Multiple Meaning Words: Small groups of students match multiple meaning words with thier appropriate definitions while trying to avoid Giggles the Clown. Also, the Giggles card can be removed to use these cards as matching cards, or to play a traditional memory game.
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Giggles the Clown Prefixes and Suffixes: Small groups of students match words with prefixes or suffixes with their prefixes or suffixes while trying to avoid Giggles the Clown. Also, the Giggles card can be removed to use these cards as matching cards, or to play a traditional memory game.
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Giggles the Clown Synonyms: Small groups of students match synonyms while trying to avoid Giggles the Clown. Also, the Giggles card can be removed to use these cards as matching cards, or to play a traditional memory game.
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I Have Who Has Antonyms: Large groups of students listen to each other say words and respond in turn with antonyms, while trying to put the cards in order. Time your group to see how fast they can do it. Then do it again to see if the time improved. After you play the game, put these cards in a center for individuals or small groups to sequence on their own by stacking them on top of each other.
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I Have Who Has Synonyms: Large groups of students listen to each other say words and respond in turn with synonyms, while trying to put the cards in order. Time your group to see how fast they can do it. Then do it again to see if the time improved. After you play the game, put these cards in a center for individuals or small groups to sequence on their own by stacking them on top of each other.
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I Know! Bingo! Antonyms: Small groups of students match words with antonyms by covering spaces on a board. The first player to cover 4 in a row wins.
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I Know! Bingo! Synonyms: Small groups of students match words with synonyms by covering spaces on a board. The first player to cover 4 in a row wins.
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Matchin' Action Synonyms: In this fast-paced game, small groups of students take turns matching synonyms or pictures in order to get rid of all their cards. This is a student favorite! They will ask to play it over and over again.
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Slap It Synonyms and Antonyms: Pairs of students think fast to determine if word pairs are synonyms or antonyms. When cards match, the first player to slap them gets the cards. The player who gets all the cards first wins the game.
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Suit Up Homophones: Small groups of students collect the necessary gear to play baseball by identifying the homophone that correctly completes each sentence.
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Suit Up Multiple Meaning Words: Small groups of students collect the necessary gear to play
baseball by giving multiple definitions of words.
baseball by giving multiple definitions of words.
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Tow the Line Synonyms and Antonyms: Large groups of students divided into two teams try to "tow" their line by being the first person to repeatedly identify if two words are synonyms or antonyms.
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