4-5 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary ©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research and Florida Department of Education (Revised, 2022)

Objective

e student will identify meaning in word play.

Materials

▶ Hink Pink triangles

Hink Pinks are riddles with answers that are a pair of rhyming words with the same number of

syllables. A Hink Pink has one syllable (e.g., fat cat), a Hinky Pinky has two syllables (e.g., lazy

Students nd Hink Pinks that correspond to meanings by playing a matching game.

1. Place meanings cards face down in a stack. Provide each student with a dierent Hink Pink

triangle and game pieces.

2. Taking turns, students select the top meaning card from the stack and read it (e.g., Hink Pink

for clean road).

3. Look for Hink Pink on triangle that ts meaning (i.e., neat street). Read Hink Pink and place

game piece on that spot. Place meaning card in a discard pile.

4. If no Hink Pink is found which matches meanings, place card at the bottom of the stack.

5. Continue activity until all matches are made.

6. Peer evaluation

4-5 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary

©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research and Florida Department of Education (Revised, 2022)

4-5 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary

©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research and Florida Department of Education (Revised, 2022)

4-5 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary

©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research and Florida Department of Education (Revised, 2022)

percussion discussion

store door

legal eagle

big rig

Answer Key B

tired flower

body of water that is not real

boiling pan

hot pot

fake lake

lazy daisy

cellar dweller

neat street

unhappy father

sad dad

rich people’s dishes

4-5 Student Center Activities: Vocabulary

©2005 The Florida Center for Reading Research and Florida Department of Education (Revised, 2022)