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Fiction and Nonfiction Sort

Fiction and Nonfiction Sort

1. Cut out the fiction and non-fiction book icons. 2. Examine the book covers carefully and use what you know about fiction and non-fiction texts to make an educated guess about whether each book is fiction or non-fiction. 3. Glue the fiction books on the Fiction...

Fact or Opinion Coin Flip

Fact or Opinion Coin Flip

The objective is to be the first player to fill their Fact or Opinion Chart. 1. Flip a coin to decide who goes first. 2. Player 1: Flip the coin. If it lands on heads, write a fact in the “Fact” column of your chart. If it lands on tails, write an opinion in the...

Context Clue Puzzle Pieces

Context Clue Puzzle Pieces

1. Each puzzle piece with a sentence goes together with a puzzle piece with a single word on it. 2. Read the sentence and note the underlined word. 3. Use context clues to find the puzzle piece with the meaning of the underlined word. 4.These sentences can be read to...

Classic Literature Tournament

Classic Literature Tournament

The goal is to read these 8 classic books to decide which one is the BEST! This activity may take all year (or even more) to complete. 1. Read the books in order if possible. 2. After reading the first two books, decide which one is better. That book will go on in the...

Character Growth Chart

Character Growth Chart

1. With a book (or two) of your choice, analyze two of the characters and how they “grew” emotionally or mentally. 2. In the first box with the shortest figure, describe their character in the beginning of the text. In the second box with the mid-sized figure,...

Catch a Context Clue

Catch a Context Clue

1. Crumple up the task cards into balls and place them in a basket. 2. Have a family member launch the basket towards you all at once. 3. Catch as many of the balls as you can! 4. Open up and answer all the ones that you caught out loud. 5. Once you have finished...

Best Hyperbole Ever

Best Hyperbole Ever

1. This game is like Apples to Apples, but with hyperboles! 2. Sit in a circle with the 18 picture cards face down in the middle. 3. Player 1 starts as the judge. They will pick a card and show it to the group. 4. All other players must write their own hyperbole...

All About Alliterations

All About Alliterations

1. Choose one letter and one number at a time. 2.Make an alliteration using the number you chose as the amount of times you must use the letter you chose as the first letter of most of your words. For Example: I pulled the letter Y and the number 4. The young, yellow...

Layers of the Earth Foldable Model

Layers of the Earth Foldable Model

Our Earth is divided into layers beneath the very ground we walk on. The continental and oceanic crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, upper and lower mantle, outer and inner core. This activity grants an in-depth knowledge of the earth’s inner wonders!  Materials:...