Post-Primary

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...

Ending Blends Board Game

Ending Blends Board Game

Objective: To be the first player to reach the end. 1. Each player chooses a game piece and places it on start. 2. Each person takes a turn rolling a die and moving the amount of spaces that they roll.. 3. If they land on an ending blend, they take one card from the...

Boo! Card Game

Boo! Card Game

Objective: To practice oo vowel team words; To be the player with the most cards at the end of the game. 1. Shuffle the cards and place them face down. 2. Each player takes a turn choosing a card from the top of the pile and reading it. If they read it right, they get...

Sound Tiles

Sound Tiles

Objective: These tiles can be used to make words, practice letter sounds, digraphs, blends, and vowel teams. 1. Each tile represents one sound. That means that more than one tile is needed to create a blend. However only one tile would be used to create a vowel team,...