Homograph Books

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

• Give each student a piece of paper and show them him how to fold the mini-book (hot dog style, unfold, hamburger style, hamburger style again, then unfold once).
• Go around the room and cut on the folded side, along the hot dog crease to the second hamburger fold.
• Open the paper and refold along the hot dog fold.
• Hold the paper at each end, hot dog crease up and push the ends together to get a cross shape.
• Fold the pages onto themselves and then in half on the hamburger fold to finish each book.

Guided Practice

• Once students have folded their books, have them write "[Their Name]'s Homograph Book" on the front.
• Walk around the room to check the first page of each student to ensure they understand what they are being asked to do: On each page, write a pair of homographs and draw a picture next to each one.

Independent working time

• Have students complete their homograph books.
• Let them know their remaining time at regular intervals.