READING and WRITING OPTIONS
Writing Options: Word Work
Opposites Picture Match
Objective:
Students match cards into pairs of opposites. Students use pointers when finished matching the pairs and "read" the pairs of opposites.
Materials:
Pocket Chart
Pointers
Opposite Cards (flashcard sets, puzzle sets, game cards - - I bought mine at a Thrift Store for 75 cents
Opposites Word Cards
When to Introduce:
As soon as we begin working on the concept of opposites, I bring out our opposites card match game(s). We sit in front of the pocket chart and work together to match the cards and then use a pointer to read them.
How to Introduce:
To introduce sequencing to the children, I model . . .
- how to select a sequencing box [set of cards],
- how to lay the cards face up on the table,
- how to match the cards,
- how to sequence matching cards (first, second, third, ....),
- how to read the "story" for each set of cards (first, second, third, ....) - using a pointer, and
- how to return the cards to the box appropriately.
Have students write the list of opposite pairs.
Have students write a sentence for each opposite pair.
Have students alphabetize the words.
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