Classroom Activities: Homonyms
These classroom activities are designed to complement the Homonyms topic on BrainPOP Jr.
Rebus Poem
Remind students that a rebus is a picture that stands for a word. For example, a picture of an eye stands for the word I. Help students understand that rebuses can play off of homonyms. Then have students create a rebus poem. You may want to watch the Poems movie for review. Have students swap poems and decode or “translate” them using words. Remind them to check over spelling carefully.
Homonym Charades
On slips of paper, write different words with homonyms, such as bear, flower, peace, dough, or hair. Put the words in a box or hat and have a student volunteer pick one and act it out. Challenge other students to figure out the word and write it down on a piece of paper. Students can check each other’s work to make sure the correct word and spelling is used.
Extension Activities:
Homonym Charades
On slips of paper, write different words with homonyms, such as bear, flower, peace, dough, or hair. Put the words in a box or hat and have a student volunteer pick one and act it out. Challenge other students to figure out the word and write it down on a piece of paper. Students can check each other's work to make sure the correct word and spelling is used.
Family and Homeschool Activities for Teaching Homonyms
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Proofreader
Write a sentence with a homonym error, such as "Yesterday I red a book" or "I don’t no Mr. Rogers." Then have your child correct the sentence using the correct homonym. You may wish to incorporate other grammatical errors too, such as capitalization or punctuation. Then challenge your child to write a sentence with a homonym error for you to proofread. You may even want to make a “mistake" in your proofreading and have your child correct you.
