Compare & Contrast Movie & Popcorn Conversation Cards

The actual, historical account of Pocahontas is very different from the Disney version of the story. Use this activity to thoughtfully compare and contrast the two versions of the story. What you need: Disney’s Pocahontas movie  Scissors Popcorn (optional) How to...

Salt Subjects & Pepper Predicates

Season your sentences to make them “yummy”! This activity is a great way to practice subjects and predicates by constructing sentences. What you need: Scissors Laminator (optional) Pencil How to prep: Cut out the task cards. Add 5 subjects and 5 predicates...

Decoding Strategies Practice

Decoding is the process of translating print into speech by rapidly matching a letter or combination of letters (graphemes) to their sounds (phonemes) and recognizing the patterns that make syllables and words. (Reading Horizons, 2021). This word part matching game...

Flip the Script

Figures of speech are words or phrases that are used in a non-literal way to describe something or emphasize a thought/idea. An understatement is a type of figure of speech where a writer or speaker uses language that minimizes an issue to be either comedic, polite,...

Dry Erase Graphic Organizers

This activity will encourage your child to think critically after reading books, and best of all can be used over and over again! What you need: Dry erase marker Page protectors or laminator  How to prep: Laminate each graphic organizer (or slip it in a page...

Book Sort

This activity will help your child differentiate between fiction books and non-fiction books! What you need: Scissors Glue How to prep: Cut out the Book Cover Cards. Directions: Examine each book cover and sort them into the Narrative & Expository Book SPLAT! Glue...