Wappingers Junior High School

Variety of crossword

"Giraffe Carts" - correctly match subject to verb to mave ahead in the game.

"Pick a topic" very similar to mad libs.  Provide a word to match a particular part of speech, read the silly story you create. 

A fun way to practice basic spelling matched with specific parts of speech.

"Beach Jeep" - listed as upper elementary, but a good refresher for basic grammar skills that may have been forgotten.

Flashcards, matching concentrayion and word search for 20 common and less common prefixes.

"Rags to Riches" - practice with prefixes

Formulate words using the suffixes: -ly, -dom, -less, -ful, -er, -est, -ness, -ward

Identify the best conjunction to complete the sentence.

"Rags to Riches" - choose the appropriate conjunction to combine 2 sentences.

"Rags to Riches" game for choosing the correct answer to a problem.

"Rags to Riches" - game for practicing idiomatic expressions

Jeopardy game for identifying figurative language as similes, metaphors or personification.

Formulate the main idea from short paragraphs.

"Rags to Riches" game for practicing identifying the main idea with short paragraphs