Contractions Bingo Game Freebie!

Contractions are great for writing words shorter to save some time. But there is some confusion when students shorten the words. Contract means to make smaller. Students contract two words into one small word. This is what students need to remember about contractions: 
  • The first words always stays the same (except for the word; will not, won't).
  • The apostrophe goes where the letters come out.  
I have a Free Contractions Bingo game to practice reading and writing contractions. This 2-Player game has students matching the two words that make a contraction to the contraction word on their bingo board. The first player to make a bingo is the winner! All you need to play are the Bingo Boards and Contraction Cards. Click the picture for your free download! 

Place the Contractions Bingo Game in you center rotations or use during small group time. Play after teaching or reviewing contractions. Feel free to send home for homework to play with a family member.

Contractions Bingo for 2 Players
Place the Contraction Cards and some writing paper at a Writing Center. Students use the cards to write sentences using the contraction word. Check students for understanding. It helps to remember the first word stays the same and the apostrophe replaces the letters that come out. The only time this rule doesn't apply is for the contraction word, will not - won't.

Try this pack of Contraction Task Cards. It includes 3 centers.
The first center has 40 task cards that students choose from multiple choice answers to find the correct contraction.
The second center has 36 task cards. Each task card has a contraction. The students write the two words that make up the contraction.
The third center has 36 task cards. Each task card the two words that make up the contraction. Students write the contraction that make up the the two words.
This pack will keep your students sharp on reading and writing contractions all year long.

Here are some resources you may need when teaching contractions. I linked them to Amazon to make it easy for you:
Contraction Puzzles
Contraction Chart
If You Were a Contraction - book

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What Makes 10? - Free Game


This fun game board along with the number cards 0-10 will help students learn the combinations of 10. Players pick a number card and match the combination of 10 on the game board. Players keep advancing along the game board until the first player can make the combination of 2 and 8 for the last circle on the game board.

Get your FREE What Makes 10? right here! Along with 0-10 number cards and What Makes 10?- Answer Sheet.

For the most updated version of What Makes 10, try here:
 What Makes 10? Combinations of 10
 For more ideas, games, centers, and activities making the combinations of 10, try this pack. It is loaded with ideas to keep busy all year long.






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Earth Day Coordinate Grid Game Boards Freebie!


 Free Earth Day Coordinate Grid
FREEBIE! I made 3 fun coordinate grid boards to use for Earth Day. Students learn to take ordered pairs and find them on the grids. They also learn to go, "over" and then, "up" when finding the ordered pairs. The coordinate grid comes with 3 boards; Full Board, Blank Board, and Semi-Filled Board. All you need are 2 dice, a few game pieces, and a game board.

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Challenge Math Freebie

How many of you love a math challenge? This math challenge has 2 games to play with a partner. These two fun Challenging Math game boards will keep your students engaged and practicing their math facts! I made these 2 game boards to keep the challenge going. All you need to play are game pieces and 2 players.
Objective:
• To be the 1st player to land on the target number, 23. The target number is located at the top of the game board. 

How to Play:
• Decide which player will go first.
• Player One places one of their game pieces on any number on the game board and announces the number out loud. Player Two places one of his game pieces on another number and adding it to Player One’s number and announces the sum out loud.
o For example: Player One places a game piece on number 3 and says, “3”. Player Two places his game piece on number 1 and says, “4”. Player One places a game piece on number 2 and says, “6”.
• Play continues as players keep adding the number until the 1st player reaches the exact number, 23.

Variety:
• Start at 23 and subtract the numbers until a player reaches the number 1.

Play on this game boards the same way but with a different target number of 31.
Many students love a challenge! Once they start thinking outside the box, they will be exercising the brain to think in different ways and learn to solve problems. I have  another fun math challenge for younger students. Keep reading below to read more about Super Power Thinking Games.

Super Power Thinking Math Games will have students adding numbers, then adding 10 more to that number, and then subtracting numbers to find the answer on the game board. These games are wild with strategy. Not only do you need to win, but you must prevent your opponent from winning too. Students will be able to do all the math in their head with practicing to add and subtract by using number sense. Check out this blog post to pick up a FREE game of Super Power Thinking game! Click the pictures above to learn more about the games above. Both sets are the same, they just come in 2 different themes; superhero kids or superhero zebras.  

I found some cool challenging math games on Amazon that you may be interested in learning more about and giving your students more of a challenge. Click below to check them out:

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