'Spaceship Synonyms' requires students to read words and then think of a synonym for that word.
Understand how texts are made cohesive by using personal and possessive pronouns and by omitting words that can be inferred
Understand how texts are made cohesive through language features, including word associations, synonyms, and antonyms
Uses basic grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary appropriate to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
Comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
Consider using this game in conjunction with our board game, 'Alligator Antonyms'. Link this learning to an understanding of how texts are made cohesive through language features, such as word associations, synonyms and antonyms. You might like to select a character and create a bank of synonyms that can be used to create vivid descriptions of that character.