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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Picture the Homophones
Words that sound alike but mean different things, like bear and bare. Draw both meanings to remember them.
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- homophones, spelling, vocabulary
What kids do
“They sound the same but mean something different. Draw both!”
- Draw both meanings
- A silly sentence that uses both words in a pair:
How to run it
- Say each pair aloud so kids hear they match.
- Quick sketches are fine: the goal is a memory picture.
- Add new pairs to a class word wall.
Talk about it
- Which pair mixes you up most?
- How does the picture help you spell it?
- Do you know a word with three homophones?
Take it further
Find a homophone in a book and draw both meanings.
Pairs well with
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