Homophone Hopscotch

Help your students learn about common homophones in a fun way!

Learning about homophones can be tricky for young students, but is an essential step towards creating strong, confident readers. Our Homophone Hopscotch is here to help with that by making learning common homophones a fun, movement-based activity. This colorful mat or sticker is suitable for 2nd and 3rd grade literacy activities and is a great way for students to learn about words that sound the same.

This floor mat or sticker features 8 sets of common homophones in a hopscotch format. At 32 inches wide and 181 inches long, this material has plenty of space for multiple students to play and learn. Whether using it for English class or during free time, this material encourages active learning and collaborative play.

After hopping on this material, young students will be able to read and write these homophones. Movement will help boost their word recognition and reading comprehension along the way.

Also available: Looking to expand your literacy toolbox? Check out our Parts of Speech Hop.

Product Details

Materials: Our floor mats are made from heavy-duty vinyl. They are easy to clean, durable, and long-lasting. Some teachers have used their mats for over 10 years! Each sticker is 6.4 mm thick and laminated for extra protection. Our stickers are made with the latest advancements in 3M adhesive technology so applications are easy, quick, and hassle-free. Each carpet sticker is 6.6 mm thick and laminated for extra protection. For best results, install stickers on short nap/low pile carpets.

Dimensions: 32 x 181 inches

Includes: 

• buy, by, bye
• cent, scent, sent
• or, ore, oar
• rain, reign, rein
• rode, rowed, road
• sew, so, sow
• there, they’re, their
• to, too, two

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Sample Activity: Crawl and Trace

• Have students crouch down on their knees on the floor mat.
• Starting with the word buy,’ 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. Make sure students understand that each grouping of three words is a homophone.