Build-a-Skill Instant Books Synonyms and Antonyms

Build-a-Skill Instant Books

Synonyms and Antonyms

Written by
Kim Cernek and Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Editor: Stacey Faulkner
Illustrator: Jenny Campbell
Cover Illustrator: Rick Grayson
Designer: The Development Source
Art Director: Moonhee Pak
Project Director: Betsy Morris
© 2007 Creative Teaching Press Inc., Huntington Beach, CA 92649
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Table of Contents Introduction

Introduction ............................................................ 2 About the
Making and Using the Instant Books.............. 3 Build-a-Skill Instant Books Series

Synonym Flip Books ............................................. 5 The Build-a-Skill Instant Books series features a variety
Antonym Flip Books ............................................. 6 of reproducible instant books that focus on important
Read-and-Write Book ......................................... 7 reading and math skills covered in the primary classroom.
Synonym Word Cards......................................... 8 Each instant book is easy to make, and once children
Antonym Word Cards.......................................11 become familiar with the basic formats that appear
Make Your Own Word Cards ........................14 throughout the series, they will be able to make new
books with little help. Children will love the unique,
Synonym Instant Books manipulative quality of the books and will want to read
them over and over again as they gain mastery of basic
Words That Mean the Same Strip Book ......15 learning skills!
Synonym Word Wallet ....................................16
Wallet Words: Synonyms.................................17 About the Build-a-Skill Instant Books:
My Cat Tabbi Strip Book.................................. 18 Synonyms and Antonyms
Courageous Pirates Mini Book .......................19
Synonym Word Wallet .....................................20 This book features commonly used and easy-to-read
Wallet Words: Synonyms.................................21 synonyms and antonyms in fun and easy-to-make
Synonym Poem Strip Book...............................22 instant books. Children will develop fine motor skills and
The Big, Large, . . . Monster Mini Book.........23 practice following directions as they cut, fold, and staple
the reproducible pages together to make flip books,
Antonym Instant Books strip books, mini books, and more! As children read
and reread their instant books, they will improve their
Antonyms Are Opposites Strip Book............24 understanding of synonyms and antonyms, and increase
Hot or Cold? Strip Book....................................25 their vocabulary.
Noisy or Quiet? Mini Book ..............................26
Storybook Opposites Strip Book....................27 Refer to the Table of Contents to help with lesson
Above and Below Mini Book...........................28 planning. Choose instant book activities that fit with
Antonym Poem Strip Book ...............................29 current curriculum goals in your regular or ELL classroom.
The Race Mini Book............................................30 Use the instant books to practice skills or introduce new
Opposites Strip Book.........................................31 ones. Directions for making the instant books appear on
Best and Worst Mini Book ...............................32 pages 3 and 4. These should be copied and sent along
with the book patterns when assigning a bookmaking
activity as homework.

Synonym Flip Books 5

I can read Staple word cards here.
synonyms.

I can write Staple word cards here.
synonyms.
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6 Antonym Flip Books

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antonyms.

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antonyms.
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Build-a-Skill Instant Books ● Synonyms and Antonyms © 2007 Creative Teaching Press