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Spaceship Synonyms Boardgame

Spaceship Synonyms Boardgame
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Description

'Spaceship Synonyms' requires students to read words and then think of a synonym for that word.

Suitable for
  • Fast Finishers
  • Relief Teachers
  • Parents
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
Curriculum Codes

AC9E2LA04 9

Understand how texts are made cohesive by using personal and possessive pronouns and by omitting words that can be inferred

ACELA1464 8.4

Understand how texts are made cohesive through language features, including word associations, synonyms, and antonyms

EN1-9B old

Uses basic grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary appropriate to the type of text when responding to and composing texts

EN1-RECOM-01 new

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

EN1-UARL-01 new

Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose

VCELA224

Understand how texts are made cohesive by the use of resources, including word associations, synonyms, and antonyms

VCELY223

Analyse how different texts use nouns to represent people, places, things and ideas in particular ways

Differentiation

EXTENSIONS

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. 

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