Syllables

Ideas for teaching syllables:

• name sort
• sound hunt

Finish the Poem

Finish the Poem Below by circling the correct answers.

Winter Surprise
On a cold winter's day,
Three months before (April, May, June)
A groundhog wants to play.
"It's spring," she thinks,
She looks up and (blinks, says, hints)
Then she climbs out and winks.
She looks to the ground
It's her shadow she's (done, seen, found)!
For a six-week nap she's bound.

From Cracking the Second Grade Reading and Math by the Princeton Review

Contraction Concentration

Write contractions and their spelled-out counterparts on individual index cards. Play "Concentration" by trying to find pairs that go together.

Compound Word Concentration

Write words that can be made into compound words on individual index cards. Lay them face down and play "Concentration". Try to find pairs of words that go together to form compound words.

Rocket Launch

This is a politically-correct variation on hangman. Draw a rocket with 5-10 squares up the middle. Have students guess letters just as in hangman, but for every incorrect letter fill in a square. They need to try and guess the word before the rocket is "launched."