Put the fun back in reading fundamentals with an interactive set of lessons about homophones. Learners of all ages explore the relationships between words that sound the same but have different meanings, and complete a variety of fun and educational activities.

Concepts

homophones, Vocabulary, word relationships

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the worksheets that are most relevant to your curriculum, or use the packet as a whole lesson
• Send some of the activities home for learners to practice with parents
• Project the worksheets onto the whiteboard with a document viewer, particularly the crossword puzzles and list of homophones

Classroom Considerations

• The packet is the sample version of the unit, but the materials included are valuable, nonetheless

Pros

• Includes collaborative activities, such as card games and tongue twisters
• Provides an array of worksheets and graphic organizers for use in your language arts class
• Comes with teaching tips, fun facts about homophones, helpful pointers about teaching homophones with books, and appendices with additional resources
• Packet includes an answer key for straightforward assessment

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.1.5.a L.2.3.a L.2.5.a L.3.3.a L.3.5.a L.4.3.a L.5.3.a L.5.5.a L.6.3.a L.6.5.a L.7.3.a L.7.5.a L.8.3.a L.8.5.a