2. Ha Ha Shop (all grade levels): Students are introduced to homonyms and polysemy and use what they learn to pick the best punchline for a joke.
Example of Grade 2 Ha Ha Shop activity in the theme, “It’s My Job: Teach Me!”
3. Zap! Pow! Blast! (all grade levels): Students see vocabulary words in one sentence and identify the word’s synonym or antonym to create a new sentence. In so doing, they learn that synonyms generally do not change the meaning of a sentence, while antonyms can make a sentence false or nonsensical. As students correctly identify the synonym or antonym, it is blasted apart and the new sentence is formed.
Example of Grade 2 Zap! Pow! Blast! activity in the theme, “It’s My Job: Teach Me!”
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