January 2009

 

SKILL BUSTERS! ~ FLASH CARD FUN!

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Place flash cards face down in a pocket chart or on the chalk tray. Pretend to knock on one card at a time as you say, “Knock! Knock!” Children say, “Who’s there?" Turn over the card as children say, “It’s….” and identify the information

TISKET TASKET

Children sit or stand in a circle. Place flash cards in a basket and choose one child to be “it.” “It” skips around the room as everyone sings:

     A tisket a tasket, there are words in the basket.
     I’ll place a word behind a friend
     And see if they can read it.


“It” drops a word behind a friend. The friend reads the word and then trades places and becomes “it.”

SHINE ON

Have children take a flashlight and shine on words as you sing this song to the tune of “This Little Light of Mine”:

     This little light of mine,
     I’m going to let it shine.
     Shine on (word), (word), (word).

SWAT IT

Children take a fly swatter and swat the word (letter, numeral, etc.) as it is said in this rhyme:

     There’s a word I see.
     Swat the word ____.
     One, two, three!

• A variation of this game can be played by dividing the class into two teams. Give one person from each team a fly swatter. Call out a word. The first person to “swat” the word wins a point for her team.

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