Stop the Plastic Easter Egg Insanity With This Literacy-Based Idea

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I pulled out my plastic tub of Easter decorations over the weekend, and I've been staring at a plastic shopping bag overflowing with ... you guessed it ... plastic Easter eggs. I swear those things have quadrupled in number since this time last year. How does that happen?

But FamilyFun magazine came to my rescue (again!). In the Create section of the March 2013 issue, a fellow reader shared her idea for turning those pesky plastic eggs into a reading game! On one half of each egg, write various common word endings (think: -at, -it, -ed, -op). On the other half of each egg, write different consonants and/or consonant blends. Have your children or students connect the different halves to create new words. I could see this working as a centers activity, or if you have enough eggs (and who doesn't?) a team-based relay race. The game could be modified for any grade level or reading level.

Speaking of reading, are you following my Project 2013 progress? If you are looking for some YA reading recs, be sure to check out my Project 2013 page!