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Spin and Spell
This interactive spelling PowerPoint enables students to obtain extra practice in spelling words. The PowerPoint slides include an interactive spinner and an interactive board game. This spelling game is an effective way for a whole...
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Popcorn Spelling (Elementary, Language)
Third graders stand with letter cards to spell words given by the teacher. A quick time-filler game to practice spelling words.
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The Alphabet Game
Learners participate in a game that promotes group unity while spelling words with letter cards. In this teamwork lesson, students have to work together to win the game, but may find it hard to do so without making a lot of...
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Spelling Free Throw (Elementary, Games)
Students run to the chalk board to spell a given word, pick up a basketball, dribble to the hoop and make one shot, run the basketball back to their starting place to score points for their team.
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Coral And Kelp Game Direction- Beginning C Or K
In this initial c or k spelling game, students color and cut out 12 game cards. Each has a picture, with a c or k word with the first letter missing. Detailed instructions and a game board are included.
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Word Family Memory Match
In this word families matching worksheet, students cut out 24 word cards. Students place beginning sound cards face down in one group and word family ending sound cards face down in a separate group. Students turn over cards to make...
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Soccer Game Meeting
In this letter writing worksheet, students write a note to a friend explaining when and where to meet for an upcoming soccer game.
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Comprehension: "The Great Ball Game"
In this reading comprehension activity, students cut out 5 bookmarks. Each has a skill- focused question about The Great Ball Game by Joseph Bruchac. Students answer the question on each bookmark.
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Word Search
In this finding words written across, backward, up, and horizontally instructional activity, learners use words and phrases defining the words and shaded letters showing the first letters of the words to find the words in the crossword....
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Robin Hood Rap: Matching Words and Definitions
In this Robin Hood vocabulary worksheet, students match 15 words with their meanings. Students put rhyming words into pairs and use those words to fill in blanks in a rap about Robin Hood.
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Windowsill Gardening: Find the Vegetable Game
In this word search activity, students locate names of vegetables that are hidden in sentences and match their names with their pictures. Students answer 14 questions.
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Which Word Doesn't Belong?
In this recognizing categories worksheet, students read groups of four words and identify the one that does not belong in each group. Students choose 10 answers.
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Spell, Shoot, Score!
Games are great ways to motivate. The class is split into two teams; each team earns points by correctly spelling given words. To score bonus points, teams get to shoot baskets with a small ball. Tip: This game could be used to reinforce...
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Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation
Elementary schoolers explore writing conventions. First they play a ball toss game to practice spelling high frequency words. (A link to a 2nd grade list is attached.) The class works together to correct spelling, punctuation, and...
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Compounding the Problem
Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...
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Phonics Monster Game Suggestion: Change It
Students play the game "Change It" and practice making words from phonic monster cards. In this "Change It" lesson, students read words and phrases that are used as functional print with visual cues. Students respond to icons, pictures,...
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Words In Sentences
Students participate in activities to review vocabulary words. They complete worksheets, play games, discuss the correctness of particular sentences. Students check spelling and sentence structure. They read corrected sentences to the...
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Long I Words Matching Game
In this long I worksheet, students cut out a set of long I words and pictures to play a matching game. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Lesson Exchange: Is This A Real Word? (Elementary, Reading/Writing)
Young readers practice looking words up in the dictionary. This lesson describes a simple, yet engaging, game that can be played as a whole-class activity.
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Rhyming Words
In this rhyming worksheet, students read groups of rhyming words. The first list included words with the sound you hear in by. A second list has rhyming words with the sound you hear in cow.
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Let's Play: Word Scramble
In this language arts activity, students analyze 10 scrambled words; all pertain to playing indoors or outdoors. Students unscramble each word and write it on the line.
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Power Words
Using words can create a power struggle! Using antonyms and synonyms can create a Power Words game! Check out this lesson that teachers your class the difference between the two and how to use a thesaurus.
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Rhyming Pairs Game
In this rhyming words game worksheet, students cut out 36 rhyming cards and place them face down. Students take turns to turn over 2 cards. If they rhyme, the player keeps the cards and has another turn. The player with the most pairs wins.
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The Olympics Word Search Puzzle
In this Olympic word search puzzle worksheet, students look for words from an Olympic themed word list. Students are given 20 words to find in the puzzle.