Homonym Echoes Worked Well.....well...

When the students came in the other day I started speaking in echoes.  It definitely piqued their interest.  They looked on the board and noticed the information about homonyms,and Hairy Harry, and I could see their little brains working to see if they could make a connection.

 That is always fun to see!  They started speaking in echoes as well.  We discussed what homonyms were and played the +10 game.  They each started out with 10 points, I would say a word, if it was a homonym the students would have to repeat it.  If they didn't when they should have or did when they shouldn't have, they lose a point. Whoever ended up with the most points at the end was the winner. The winner was able to keep Hairy Harry's cousin, Herman at his/her desk.

My little girl was the first to get him and she really enjoyed his visit. :-)
Then I had a worksheet that I made up for them to review with. I revamped it a couple of times since I gave it to the students, so now I have a new sheet for them to work on. It's not as great as some of the other wonderful worksheets I have seen on other blogs, but I was inspired by you and excited about doing it! I finally finished it today as I was sitting at home trying to rest my back. It's getting better, slowly.
I also have no idea how to really put it on here, but looked at some other blogs for an idea. So, we'll see if this works.
Homonym Echoes Knight Story
Thanks to you all for your wonderful inspiration!

A New Idea...Another Great Giveaway!

I'm telling you, this teacher blogging is really getting my creative juices flowing, trying to think of some different ideas.  This week we will be learning homonyms, I am going to spend some time stalking blogs to see some of your ideas.  The idea that came to my mind to help my students a little is to think of homonyms as echoes.  I'll review what we learn about homonyms by saying certain words, if the students think that word is a homonym, they echo it after me.  Still thinking it all through, but I thought they could start with 10 points a piece, if they echo correctly they get to keep their points, but if they answer incorrectly they lose one point.  When I finish my list of words whoever has the most points left wins and will be the Homonym Whiz.  Also, thinking of making up a worksheet to go along with the idea.  Any other ideas or help, even help making up a worksheet would be greatly appreciated!
Then, Meg from Third Grade in the First State is having a giveaway!!  $25 to spend at TpT!  Go check it out!

Oh yes, and can I just say, I was so super excited to check out my blog yesterday and see that my followers increased by 50%!!  I went from 2 to 4!  I know, how pitiful am I??!?  Haha, hey...I just like to make new friends!  So, I know I don't have much going on here right now, but I would love to meet new teachers to share ideas with!  Thank you to my followers, I will try not to disappoint you!