Make Building Compound Word Knowledge A Team Effort!
If you've been following me for a while, you know that I made a major career shift last fall. Even though I had retired from my district elementary teaching position after 33 years of service, I started working in a part-time middle school academic tutor position. Three days a week I did my best to help at-risk 7th and 8th grade readers improve their skills and confidence. At first, I was at a loss as to how to earn their trust and convince them to use our time together wisely, but using learning games to grab their interest and "make it fun" proved to be the key!
A few of my learning groups really loved all things sports related, so I created this vocabulary game to help them master the concept of building compound word skills. It can be played between two partners or as a small group activity. A word bank is also provided so that students can use notebook paper or dry erase boards to write sentences with the new words they make.
Most times we played without keeping score, but sometimes we would create a chart paper scoreboard to keep track of team points to make it a friendly competition.
This FREE RESOURCE includes the following materials:
- Word Bank
- Instruction Sheet
- Game Cards for 18 Football-Related Compound Words
I hope you find this learning game useful and that your students enjoy the different ways to play! They can play it "Match It" style with the cards spread out and face up or "Memory" style with the cards face down.
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