Contraction Match-Up

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Contraction Match-Up
By Amanda K.

My favorite activity for contractions, which I do between the direct teaching portion of the lesson and the worksheet portion of the lesson, is my Contraction Match-up game.

I make up two sets of index cards... one with
the contractions written on them, and one with the original two words on them. I write the cards in different colors. For example, "what is" may be in green, while "what's" may be in purple. This way, I can tell the students that they are looking for a card of a different color from their own. Then, I pass the cards out to the students, and the students have to get up, walk around

the room, and find their matching card and partner. Once partners have found each other, they have to sit down together. Then, I go around the room and ask the partners to tell me their two words, the contraction that was made from those two words, and the letters from the two words that are missing in the contraction.

The kids love this game. We play it 2-3 times before the worksheet portion, and then I save the cards to we can play the game again for sponge activities. It also makes a great center.