STATION TASK CARD
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Challenge Station
Activity Name: “Dominym”
Standard: Conventions in Standard English
Skill/Objective: (COPY IN YOUR PASSPORT) Synonyms
Directions
1. Work with 2 to 4 partners. Choose the black (easier) or the
blue(harder) dominos.
2. Choose who will be the dealer, who will go first, and who will keep the
Answer Key.
3. The dealer will shuffle the dominos and deal 3 to each partner. Stack
the rest of the dominos facedown on the floor / table. Then turn over
the top domino to start the activity.
4. The first person looks at his/her dominos to see if he/she has a
matching synonym for either side of the starting domino. If there is a
match, place the domino against the correct end so that the
synonyms are touching.
5. If there isn’t a match, then draw one card from the stack. If this card
has a matching synonym, it can be used. If not, place it in your hand.
The CHILD domino can match any word.
6. Continue taking turns. The first partner to lay down all of his/her
dominos……WINS!
Challenge: Practice more synonym matches by visiting these websites.
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/synonyms/interactive/synonyms.htm
http://www.dositey.com/language/grammar/synonyms_antonyms/synonyms1.htm
Teachers save these sites under favorites so students can find them easily.
WHEN COMPLETED
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Primary Writing
sad
right
end
see
slim
unhappy
correct
finish
1
2
3
4
jump
house
less
pretty
look
leap
home
fewer
5
6
7
Teachers: print pages 1- 4 on (white) card stock, cut along dotted lines to make dominos
8
sick
big
small
angry
beautiful
ill
large
tiny
9
10
11
12
quiet
easy
shout
thin
upset
silent
simple
yell
13
14
15
16
smart
laugh
pull
run
stroll
clever
chuckle
tug
17
18
mend
walk
jog
repair
21
22
19
20
Answer Key for “Dominym” Black
1 sad
2 unhappy
12 angry
13 upset
2 right
3 correct
13 quiet
14 silent
3 end
4 finish
14 easy
15 simple
4 see
5 look
15 shout
16 yell
5 jump
6 leap
16 thin
1 slim
6 house
7 home
17 smart
18 clever
7 less
8 fewer
18 laugh
19 chuckle
8 pretty
9 beautiful
19 pull
20 tug
9 sick
10 ill
20 run
21 jog
10 big
11 large
21 mend
22 repair
11 small
12 tiny
22 walk
17 stroll
Primary Writing
task
beat
fire
pair
weird
job
defeat
blaze
1
3
5
7
old
tired
difficult
argue
couple
ancient
exhausted
hard
9
11
13
Teachers: print pages 5 - 8 on (blue /colored) card stock, cut along dotted lines to make dominos
15
evil
hot
squabble wicked
17
intelligent
sleep
scorching
clever
19
21
2
rude
award
cry
honest
dose
impolite
prize
weep
4
6
8
10
jolly
monster
bashful
afraid
truthful
cheerful
beast
shy
12
14
surprised
unusual
frightened
shocked
20
22
16
18
Answer Key for “Dominym” Blue
1 task
3 job
12 jolly
14 cheerful
2 sleep
4 dose
13 difficult
15 hard
3 beat
5 defeat
14 monster
16 beast
4 rude
6 impolite
15 argue
17 squabble
5 fire
7 blaze
16 bashful
18 shy
6 award
8 prize
17 evil
19 wicked
7 pair
9 couple
18 afraid
20 frightened
8 cry
10 weep
19 hot
21 scorching
9 old
11 ancient
20 surprised
22 shocked
10 honest
12 truthful
21 intelligent 2 clever
11 tired
13 exhausted
22 unusual
Primary Writing
1 weird