Instruct students to create cards for a memory game. Provide them with lists of homophones and inform them that each game must have several different matches of homophones. Once the cards are finished, let students choose a partner with which to play the game. Give each pair a game and a set amount of time to finish. The partner with the most matches at the end of the time wins. Once they have found all the matches, tell them to trade games with a nearby team and play again.
Divide the class into two teams and have them line up near the board. Write a list of word stems on the board in front of each team. To play, one player from each team will approach the board and add a prefix or suffix to one word. They will hand the chalk off to the next player who will add a prefix or suffix to another one of the stems. The first team to correctly complete their entire list of stems wins.
Play a ball game while reading to ensure student comprehension. After every few sentences, toss a small plush ball to one of the students and ask a question that requires clarification, summary or prediction. Instruct the student to toss the ball to another student, who will answer the next question. To increase difficulty, require students to ask each other the questions.
Familiarize students with story elements by assigning them to create the setting, characters and plot of a story. Create a game by dividing the class into two teams and requiring each team to create a story and present it to the class. Give students creative independence by allowing them to create story boards, illustrations or comic strips to accompany their presentation.