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Going to the Movies (Basic Code Sentences) ActivityGoing to the Movies (Basic Code Sentences) Activity
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Reading Resource
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Grade
1st - 3rd
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English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Activity

Going to the Movies (Basic Code Sentences)

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Take a pretend trip to the movies with a series of basic code sentences. Images of movie tickets, popcorn buckets, and movie cameras award learners varying amounts of points for each sentence that they can successfully read.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

decoding words, beginning reading, phonics, simple sentences

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide popcorn as a treat after the game
  • Send home a copy of the strips for extra practice with parents
  • Have kids work on the sentences in a learning lab or reading center

Classroom Considerations

  • Specifically designed for students with dyslexia, the activity is appropriate for all leaners

Pros

  • Comes with a variety of words and sentence sounds for kids to work on
  • Sentences progress in difficulty, making the resource ideal for a differentiated classroom

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.1.3.a RF.2.3.a RF.3.3.a

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