FREE Heart Homophones {Matching Game}
Homophones are a great way to help kids understand that the meaning of words influences the spelling of words. Pick up a FREE Heart Homophones Pack, too! By thisreadingmama4 Comments Homophones are words that SOUND the same, yet look different. The first homophones young readers and spellers typically encounter are to/too/two. Why are these words spelled differently? To confuse kids? Not at all! Back up just a second with me to the purpose of teaching spelling. Spelling is two fold: 1- teaching phonics and the “rules”/generalizations that govern words and 2- teaching that meaning can influence the spelling of words. Homophones are a GREAT place to start when teaching the second purpose of spelling: that meaning can influence the spelling of words. So why are tale and tail spelled differently? Because they have two distinct meanings.
Heart Homophones {Matching Game}
Just this week, my 3rd grader had some fun with heart homophones. In this activity, he matched, drew, and spelled homophone pairs {not pears…sorry, that was bad.}
First, I printed the hearts on cardstock and cut out the homophone pairs. I mixed all the hearts up. He read each word, then match the homophones back together. After he had matched them all, we briefly talked about the spellings and the meanings of these words.
Then I asked him to pick just four homophone pairs and draw pictures to show the different meanings of them. {He LOVED this part, as my son really likes to draw.} On another day, I plan on asking him to rematch the homophones, then pick four more to draw and spell. Note: If you don’t find a certain homophone pair in our pack, the last page has blank hearts that you can make and color yourself.
So, there you have it! Homophones. And that’s your grammar lesson for today. 🙂
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~Becky
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Join thousands of other subscribers to get hands-on activities and printables delivered right to your inbox! Join thousands of other subscribers to get hands-on activities and printables delivered right to your inbox! 23. Lucille Pittardsays January 28, 2021 at 8:14 pm I always appreciate all the wonderful activities you provide for free. Thank you so very much. Your worksheets, games, etc, help to augment my lessons in a fun way. Reply 24. Tanya Tolentinosays January 30, 2022 at 8:18 am These are wonderful (as are all of your posts)! We are beginning homophones in my third grade this week and with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s like you read my mind. Thank you for all your freebies, from us teachers who struggle to give our kids that little extra. Reply
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