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Silly Sentence Match-Ups

Reading review and LOTS of laughter…that’s what you’ll get with this fun activity for kids of all ages!

A snake on a pancake? An elephant in a tractor? In this game, your child will make silly sentences about animals in strange places. Get ready for some silly match-ups!

Prepare Your “Silly Sentence Match-Ups” Game

  1. Download the “Silly Sentence Match-Ups” game.
  2. Select the pages for the level(s) you wish to play and print the animal and place cards back to back on card stock.
  3. Cut out the cards along the dotted lines.

Silly Sentence Match-Ups game download

Playing “Silly Sentence Match-Ups”

Are you ready? This could get a bit silly!

Silly Match-Ups game cards scattered on table

Select the animal and place cards you want to review with your child. The animals cards are marked with a paw print on the back and the place cards are marked with a compass rose. You’ll notice that the paw print and compass rose symbols are color-coded for each level. Shuffle and place the cards face down in two piles, one for animals and one for places.

Stack of game cards in a pile

Have your child draw one card from each pile.

Child holding phonogram card and creating the sounds

Now let him read the resulting silly sentence.

A completed silly match-up sentence

Continue playing until your child has successfully read all the silly sentences. For more practice (and more fun!), shuffle the cards and play again!

Try “Silly Sentence Match-Ups” Game Options

  • To play with multiple children, create draw piles for each child.
  • To play with children who are in different levels, include animal and place cards from each child’s current level and lesson.

What’s your favorite way to review reading? Let me know in the comments below!

About the author

Marie Rippel

Marie Rippel, curriculum developer of the award-winning All About Reading and All About Spelling programs, is known for taking the struggle out of both teaching and learning. Marie is an Orton-Gillingham practitioner, sought-after speaker, and member of the International Dyslexia Association. When not writing or teaching, Marie can be found riding her Icelandic horses.

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