Up, Up and Away!

I can't believe it's getting so close to the end of the school year already!  This week's speech room theme was "kites"!

Here is an activity that we did this week with kites, colors, requesting, syntax, and attributes!  

First, I made kites in different colors and created pictures in Boardmaker of things that were that color.  Then, I hot glued the object pictures to clothespins.

Each student received a full "set" of kites (all colors). Then, they took turns drawing picture clothespins and putting them on whichever kite matched their color.  (Targets here included colors, requesting, and syntax.)  In addition to stating the color, students who are working on attributes also had to state 1-3 more attributes of the item.  The person who "won" was the first to put a clothes pin on each kite.  This activity is really useful because it can be used for so many goal areas!

If you're looking for additional activities to complete your spring or kite themed unit, I have a few additional items available at my TpT store.

Kite Synonyms and Antonyms

Target synonym and antonym pairs with this packet that includes 18 synonym pair sentence cards and 18 antonym pair sentence cards.  Students must select the correct word to replace the underlined word in each set of cards.

Here's a sample of the synonym cards.

Here's a sample of the antonym cards.

You can grab this activity here!

"Let's Fly A Kite" by Stuart Murphy Companion Pack

I love book companions because they allow for so many goal areas to be targeted at once!

This pack includes: 

48 antonym pair cards (24 pairs total)
Students take turns selecting a card with a boy flying a kite and matching it with a purple kite card in order to create an antonym pair.

30 synonym pair cards (15 pairs total)
Students take turns selecting a card with a girl flying a kite and matching it with a yellow kite card in order to create an synonym pair.

18 regular past tense verb sentences
Students take turns selecting a sentence card and determining how to change the verb into a regular past tense verb to complete the sentence.

12 irregular past tense verb sentences
Students take turns selecting a sentence card and determining how to change the verb into an irregular past tense verb to complete the sentence.

18 find the adjective cards
The adult starts by explaining that adjectives are words that modify or tell more about a noun (e.g. “spicy food”, “red shirt”, etc). Students take turns selecting a sentence card and determining which word in the sentence is the adjective.

18 vocabulary word and definition cards (9 pairs total)
Students take turns selecting a card with a boy flying a kite (vocabulary word) and matching it with a purple kite card (definition).

18 basic yes/no question cards and 1 yes/no cue card
Students take turns selecting a card with a question about the story. Then, the child uses the cue cards to respond ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the question.

12 multiple choice listening comprehension cards and 12 open ended listening comprehension cards
Students take turns selecting a card with a question about the story. Then, the child answers the question independently or answers the question following the multiple choice options.

18 “I Spy” attribute cards
Students take turns selecting a card with an “I Spy” statement on it. Then, the students can use the book to find an item that matches the description on the card.

You can grab this activity here!

I will also be doing a giveaway of "Kite Synonyms and Antonyms".  Comment with your favorite "beach activity" and I'll choose a winner for this item tomorrow!

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Happy Spring!