Vocabulary V.001 Word Knowledge Contraction Bingo! Objective The student will identify contractions. Materials Bingo cards (Activity Master V.001.AM1a - V.001.AM1b) Each card has different contractions. Word cards (Activity Master V.001.AM2a - V.001.AM2d) Counters Activity Students identify contractions by playing a bingo-type game. 1. Place the word cards face down in a stack. Provide each student with a bingo card and counters. 2. Taking turns, students select the top card and read the words. 3. Look for the matching contraction on the bingo card. If there is a match, place a counter on that contraction. Return card to the bottom of the stack. 4. The game is finished when one card is covered with counters and a student says “Contraction Bingo!” 5. Peer evaluation “I am.” Extensions and Adaptations Use other contractions and bingo cards with different words (Activity Master P.004.AM3). 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) Vocabulary Contraction Bingo! V.001.AM1a Contraction Bingo! I’m you’re he’s I’d they’ve she’ll can’t don’t let’s we’re didn’t haven’t who’s who’ll shouldn’t what’s 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary VVooccaabbuullaarryy V.001.AM1b Contraction Bingo! Contraction Bingo! she’s you’d we’ve they’ll couldn’t isn’t they’re here’s weren’t that’s I’ll hasn’t there’s aren’t won’t I’ve 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) Vocabulary Contraction Bingo! V.001.AM2a I am you are he is I would they have she will can not do not 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary VVooccaabbuullaarryy V.001.AM2b Contraction Bingo! let us we are did not have not who is who will should not what is 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) Vocabulary Contraction Bingo! V.001.AM2c she is you would we have they will could not is not they are here is 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary VVooccaabbuullaarryy V.001.AM2d Contraction Bingo! were not that is I will has not there is are not will not I have 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) Vocabulary Word Knowledge V.002 Synonym Dominoes Objective The student will identify synonyms. Materials Synonym domino cards (Activity Master V.002.AM1a - V.002.AM1b) Activity Students identify synonyms by playing a domino game. 1. Scatter synonym domino cards face up on a flat surface. 2. Taking turns, student one places the START domino on the table, and reads the word on the other end of the domino (i.e., small). 3. Looks for a domino with a synonym (i.e., little). Connects it to the domino. 4. Student two reads the word on the other side of the domino (i.e., end) and finds the domino with a matching synonym and reads word. Connects it to the domino. 5. Continue until all the dominoes are connected. 6. Peer evaluation small Extensions and Adaptations Use antonym dominoes (Activity Master V.002.AM2a -V.002.AM2b). 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary VVooccaabbuullaarryy V.002.AM1a Synonym Dominoes l e l d a g n m r e a s l h T e R s l A i t n T t S li i f e h s o g o g i l h c e t g u v a i h b s e l START/small, little/end, finish/large, big/close, shut/go, leave/high 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) Vocabulary Synonym Dominoes V.002.AM1b w e y k r o e a l v e m e b d l l l l a i l u a t b P k t O s o a T o S f l r k e e c d e i u n s q u tall/make, build/every, all/below, under/fast, quick/look, see/STOP 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research (Revised July, 2007) 2-3 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary