Swat it!

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What do you do with bugs?  Swat them, right?  Here's a fun activity to use with my "Buggy for Reading" packets.  You can also use this with other lessons, too.

When you meet with your reading group, give each student a copy of this:
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This is from my primer packet.

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First, give your students time to read these sentences silently by themselves.  Then you  let each student read a sentence or have partners read a sentence together.  

Ahead of time, write the sentences on sentence strips.  Choose two volunteers to play "swat it".  You give the volunteers a swatter (fly swatter with a square cut out of the middle).  You give them a clue such as "I'm looking for a word that rhymes with fan."  The first volunteer who covers the word with their swatter wins a bug.  Bugs are my incentive program.  You can get a free copy here:  B.U.G.S.  Sometimes you will give them clues that may work for more than one word such as "I'm looking for a word with a long vowel." 

There is also a writing extension for this lesson that can be given as homework, used as a center or given as a handwriting lesson.  

You may get a free preview of this packet by clicking on the bug:
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This packet is available at my TPT for $5.

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This packet is on the Primer level.
It is aligned with Kindergarten and 1st grade Common Core Standards.

These packet have the same type of activities, but at a different level:

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This packet is on the Pre-Primer level.
It is aligned with Kindergarten and 1st grade Common Core Standards.
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This packet is on the First level.
It is aligned with 1st grade and 2nd grade Common Core Standards.











5 comments

Lisa R. said...

These packets look great for beginning readers!!!

Lisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure

Lori said...

I know the kids will love swatting the words! Cute!
Lori
Conversations in Literacy

Lori said...

I know the kids will love swatting the words! Cute!
Lori
Conversations in Literacy

Jenn Ayers said...

Too cute! This comes from an exterminator's wife!!! My kindergarten godson was VERY interested in this. I think you will have a great market for this!


Jenn
Best Practices 4 Teaching

Cecilia said...

Look great!