Puzzle Play Learning FUN Activity

Build vocabulary with word play! Piece together compound words and boost vocabulary skills with colorful puzzles.

Supplies

• Puzzle Pieces Classic Accents® Variety Pack  T10906
• Markers

Directions

• Write compound words on the Puzzle Pieces accents (half of each word per piece). Choose words kids are familiar with, like baseball or firefighter. Puzzles can be color-coded to give early learners helpful clues too!
• Make a Word Bank with the compound words in it and display on the whiteboard for reference later.
• Shuffle the accents into one large draw pile.

Activity

• Students choose one accent each from the draw pile, and then spread out in the room with the piece.
• Puzzle-solving time! Students search the room to find the classmate holding the other half of their compound word. They use the Word Bank to check their words.
• When all children have pieced together their puzzles, they each use the compound word in a sentence.
• Challenge boost! Time the class with a stopwatch to see how fast they can get all of the puzzles completed. Can they beat their best time?

Kids will love vocabulary practice with an upbeat pace!

BONUS: Give each child a compound word accent pair. Students use each of the words in separate sentences. Then, arrange the puzzle pieces together and say a third sentence using the compound word that is formed. Can anyone say a single sentence that correctly uses all three words? 

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