READING and WRITING OPTIONS
Writing Options: Word Work
Parking Lot Words, Names, or Rimes
Objective:
A game where students practice LETTER identification, NUMBER identification, WORD identification, or any other skill that you are trying to reinforce. Simply print the board game and program it to fit your class' needs. Students take turns parking cards (or some other type of marker). When they park their car, they must read the parking space correctly in order to stay there. Game ends when all parking spots are full. Winner is the player that has the most cars parked.
Materials:
Recording Sheet: Board Game
Game Pieces (cars or some other type of marker)
When to Introduce:
After student names have been added to the WORD WALL, Name Bottles have been made for each student, and a NAME GRAPH is created, I then introduce this activity.
How to Introduce:
Divide students into partnerships.
Be sure each team has a "Parking Lot" game board.
Be sure each team has two different sets of "cars" [counters may be used for cars if toy cars aren't available].
Model for students how to set up the game board between both partners.
Model for students how to create a pile of cars for player "1" and a pile of cars for player "2" [cars should be placed near the players and not on the game board].
Model for students how to take turns driving one of their cars onto the "parking lot" and parking it after correctly reading the name.
Allow time for students to practice the activity in a small cooperative group.
Add the activity to the NAMES center.
Differentiating:
Have students write a sentence for each name correctly read.
Storage Ideas:
"Parking Lot Name" game boards are laminated (or put into a sheet protectors).
The game boards and cars are then put into a poly/plastic document envelope that is labeled with the activity picture and title.
The poly/plastic/vinyl envelope can be purchased at Wal-Mart, Target, or any other office supply store.
The envelope is stored in a NAMES Corner (center) "laundry" basket.
