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Join Mrs. McCormick's 2nd Grade class to learn about homophones - words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Enjoy activities, a song, and a poem while enhancing your understanding of common homophones. Explore more fun sites to practice homophones!
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Today you will learn about homophones –homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled different and have different meanings. • Homophone song
How many homophones can you name? There, Their, They’re Too TWO Mail Male
Fill in the missing blank with their, there or they’re: • _____ looking for the lost dog. • _____ are two houses for sale. • What did you see over ____? • They want to visit ____ aunt.
Two: a numberTo: a prepositionToo: also or more than is needed In groups of 4 make a paragraph using two, to and too
Make a Match Pear Sun Tow Toe Pair Son
A homophone poem While talking on the homophone After reading the poem in class- Discuss the homophones used
Review Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings Common homophones are two and too and there and their
More Fun Sites to learn about homophones: Learning games for kids Homophone car rally
REFERENCES • Dennis-Shaw, S. To, Too or Two: Developing and understanding of Homophones. Read Write Think. Accessed Sept 25- 0ct 3, 2009. http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=284 Nesbitt, K. While Talking on the Homophone. Poetry4kids. 2003. Accessed October 1, 2009. http://poetry4kids.com/poem-77.html#