LEARNING CENTERS/LANGUAGE ARTS
Give
Me a Double-Scoop of Contractions!
Submitted
by:
I
Love That Teaching Idea! Staff
From:
SLC, Utah
Date
Submitted: November 24, 2001
Download
the ice cream reproducibles and student instruction sheet"
to place in the learning center. Copy, color and laminate. For
easy storage, keep all the scoops and cones in an empty ice cream
bucket.
Beforehand,
write 2 words that make up a contraction on each scoop (1 word
per scoop). Write the finished "contraction" on the
cone. (See examples below) This can be done with a dry-erase marker
so that they can be periodically changed.
Two
students divide the cones between them and lay the cones on the
table. One at a time a student pulls an "ice cream scoop"
from the bucket. If the word on the bucket matches up with one
of his cones, then he keeps the scoop and places it on the cone.
If it does not, he puts the ice cream back in the bucket while
the other student takes a turn. The first student to fill his
cones, wins!
Variation:
One student can play alone. He simply lays out the cones in front
of him and matches the 2 words to its appropriate contaction (or
cone!)
Ex
of Words for the Scoops:
can
- not
should - not
she - is
they - have
Ex
of Corresponding Contractions on the Cones:
can't
shouldn't
she's
they've
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