Vocabulary Detectives Task Cards 6 Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, Contractions

Another Vocabulary Detective Task Card contest!

Run weekly contests using these common nouns, proper nouns and contraction cards! Kids find the words in books they read and fill out the cards. At the end of the week, they put their cards in the Detective Jar. They can't wait for the drawings! Instructions included! This is a valuable enrichment activity for word structure.


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