Fishing for plurals

Fishing plurals center; s,es,ies,ves

Teacher directions:  On an envelope give an example of when students add s, es, ies or ves.  Next, write words that students will make into plurals on strips of paper and put the answers on the back.  Next, purchase a fishing pole with 4 fish. Write the following with permanent marker on each fish; s, es, ies and ves.  
Student directions:  All of the students in the group write the plural for the word on the paper strip on a white board or paper.  Next, one student uses the fishing pole and picks up the fish with the correct answer.  That same student turns over the word strip to check the answer.  Students make corrections if they need to on the white boards or paper.  Students take turns with the fishing pole. 
Accountability:  The teacher checks the white boards or papers to make sure they are correct.  If the students are using white boards, they put all of their answers on the board and don't erase it until it is checked by the teacher.