Using Children's Names to Link Oral Language and Print
Pique your students' interest with this resource that gives them ownership of the text that is central to each lesson – their names! Rich in phonics and oral language practice, each of the ten complete lesson cycles culminates in a unique bookmaking activity for the whole class or individual children. Name Games keeps teacher preparation time to a minimum by providing over 35 fully reproducible, child-friendly pages.
Name Games helps develop early literacy skills through phonics-based activities and provides phonemic awareness extensions that promote internalization of basic skills and concepts. From acting like spies in Letter Detective to creating their own rhyming Name Games book, children will participate actively in large-group, small-group, and independent work. Each of the ten sections includes a circle time and a center activity and culminates with bookmaking activity in which children contribute to a class book or create a mini book to take home and share with their families. Name Games keeps teacher preparation time to a minimum by providing over 35 fully reproducible, child-friendly pages.
Introduce these fun activities to your class and watch even the most hesitant children participate with enthusiasm because they have ownership of the text that is central to each lesson-their names!
