Crawl and Trace
Have students crouch down on their knees on the floor mat. Starting with the word ‘who,’ have a student trace each letter of the word with two fingers while spelling the word out loud. Continue through the rest of the mat.
What’s the Meaning?
Have students start at the beginning of the mat. As they jump on each word, have them give the meaning of each question word.
Storytime
Use this mat with a story you have just read with your class. Have a student jump on the word, ‘who.’ Ask the student, “Who is the main character of the story?” The student will answer, “The main character is…” Continue through the mat asking questions about the story.
Blindfolded Questions
Have one student close their eyes or use a blindfold. Have another student guide the first student as they carefully jump or walk up and down the mat. After a few moments, the student on the mat will stop and look down at the question word they landed on. Using that word, the student will […]
Bean Bag Decides
A student will toss a bean bag onto the mat. Using the question word the bean bag landed on, the student should create a sentence. Example: Bean bag lands on “why.” Student asks, “I wonder why the clouds are white.”
Ask Me a Question
As the student jumps on the mat, they will be asked a question using that word by a spectating student or the teacher.
Punctuation Jump
Have students familiarize themselves with the mat by jumping around on it and reading whatever they land on. Do this once while just reading the name of the mark, then just the definitions, and then the sample sentences.
Jeopardy
A student should jump around the mat from block to block until they are told to stop. When they are told to stop by a spectator but not look at what they have stopped on. The spectator tells them either the sample sentence on the mat, the definition of an original sentence using the mark […]
Speaking The Mark Hop
Students take turns tossing a bean bag onto the mat. Then have them make a sentence using that punctuation in it.
PIck my Mark
Have students write sentences on cards leaving out the punctuation marks. Have the class trade sentences and take turns putting their cards on the mat on the punctuation that would correctly complete their sentence.
