Compare Books Activity
A first-grade level activity that has students compare two books on the same topic across illustrations, descriptions, and procedures using task cards.
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A first-grade level activity that has students compare two books on the same topic across illustrations, descriptions, and procedures using task cards.
A Kindergarten-level activity that has students compare two books on the same topic across illustrations, descriptions, and procedures using task cards, with teacher prompting and support.
Reading comprehension activity for comparing and contrasting characters' adventures and experiences across familiar picture books.
This activity is great for helping students compare and contrast two texts on the same topic. It's a great way to get them to think critically about what they're reading, and it will help them better understand both texts.
This activity is perfect for helping students compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.
Teach students to distinguish complete sentences from incomplete sentences (fragments) using an acorn/fall theme, plus sentence-building practice.
Students match subjects such as the astronaut or the hockey team with predicates to create complete sentences. Cut apart and shuffle the cards for a hands-on sort, then read each pairing aloud and identify who or what the sentence is about and what it says about them. As students move beyond matching whole subject and predicate halves, simple subject and predicate worksheets narrow the skill to pinpointing the core subject and verb within a full sentence.
Grasping compound words and contractions are key milestones for early reading and writing fluency. These engaging jigsaw sets provide hands-on practice recognizing, reading, and manipulating these two complex word forms.
This resource is a Compound Word Match Up. They can be printed in color or black and white. This is a great pair game that can be placed in a literacy center for students to enjoy!
This activity is perfect for students who are struggling to read compound words. By matching pictures to compound words, they will build their reading fluency and be able to read more complex words.
Compound Words Card Sort A hands-on learning resource, the Compound Words Card Sort is designed to enhance the linguistic skills of students in Grade 1 to Grade 4.
This activity is a great way for students to practice putting letters in alphabetical order while also playing a fun game .
A set of fold-and-play 'cootie catcher' (fortune teller) games that give students practice reading, writing, and spelling VCC, CVCC, and CCVC consonant-blend words.
A set of fold-and-play 'cootie catcher' (fortune teller) games that give students practice reading, writing, and spelling more complex consonant-blend words (CVCCC, CCVCC, CCCVC, and longer blends).
A cut-and-match card game for practicing reading of consonant-blend (mostly final-blend CVCC) words, presented as part of a larger phonics reading scheme.
Here are five phonic games to help in the teaching of consonant blends. Many children struggle with consonant blends, but these games can help take the stress out of learning!
This activity is perfect for helping students understand consonant digraphs. With this activity, students will match word cards to the beginning digraph category to build their understanding of digraph sounds.
This activity is great for helping students to identify beginning consonant sounds of words. The ice cream cone letters and scoop picture cards make it fun and engaging for students.
Delight in the celebration of Constitution Day with this delightful and educational lapbook! Perfectly suited for 4th to 6th grade primary classrooms, ESL/EFL learners, and homeschoolers, this Constitution Day Lapbook with Reading…
This is a Construct A Sentence Printable. Students will cut out all the cards. They will match three cards together to make a complete sentence. There is a blank page for them to write the sentences they built.
A construction-themed sensory table set that integrates language arts and math learning (reading, vocabulary, writing, numbers) into hands-on sensory play about construction vehicles.
A set of 4 hands-on contraction-review activities (matching, sentence building, sentence substitution, memory game) for practicing contractions and their expanded word pairs.
This activity is great for helping students to understand and use contractions in their writing. The activity includes matching two word phrase cards to contraction cards.
Valentine's Day writing/grammar activity where students write a dialogue between two people using real candy conversation hearts as vocabulary props.