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Family Word Search
English language learners look for eleven words hidden in a tree-shaped word search. All the nouns refer to family members.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story (Peters)
Lisa Peters presents macroevolution as a large-scale family tree in her book Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story. She suggests the process from single-celled organisms to modern-day humans, and learners explore new vocabulary through the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Clifford's Family (Bridwell)
Do you know Clifford, the big, red dog? Clifford takes an adventure to see his family, and young readers join him to learn some new vocabulary in context! Before reading, introduce the four new words: city, county,...
Nosapo
Family Titles, Pronouns, Writing about a Person
How is your grandmother related to you? How is your cousin related to your grandmother? Learn about family relationships and pronouns with an activity that guides pupils to write two short narratives about members of their families.
PBS
Family History: On Your Honor
What is your history? Scholars work with their own families to create a unique story of the courage and bravery of their ancestors. The third and final part of the series culminates in a creation of not just a family history, but a...
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Word Meanings from Context
Here is a vocabulary learning exercise in which your scholars determine the meaning of 10 words using context clues from short readings. They choose from among four words and write their answers on the blank lines at the bottom of the...
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Word Pair Analogies 2
Analogies deepen the understanding of words. Help your English language learners (or native speakers studying vocabulary) develop their understanding of words like agoraphobia, brevity, and hieroglyphics. A bridge sentence is provided...
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Rhyming Words: The -et Family
Practice reading, spelling, and rhyming skills with this presentation. Learners read a series of words ending in -en, -eg, and -et. Then, they identify words ending in these sounds. Afterwards, learners could engage in activities to come...
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Rhyming Words: The -at Family
Explore rhyming words with your kindergarten or first grade class. Learners review words that end in at, an, ar, aw, and more. This is a comprehensive review of the topic. It is visually-appealing and bound to get your class rhyming.
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The Color of My Words
Explore the story The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph using this resource. Learners answer comprehension questions, fill in graphic organizers, and write a poem.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Family and Friends: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)
Family and Friends is the theme of a unit consisting of English language development lessons. Reinforce language proficiency, particularly in family vocabulary, basic needs, feelings, short vowel sounds, blending, reading high frequency...
J. Paul Getty Trust
Narrating a Family Tradition
After examining a piece of art, scholars discuss what they see, paying close attention to details and space. A read-aloud introduces the topic of family traditions. Pupils interview their family members about a tradition in preparation...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Dictionary Cube
Scholars work together to define words and answer questions using a dictionary cube.
K12 Reader
Possessive Pronouns
It's mine! No, wait, it's yours! Have your class members practice possessive pronouns so they can properly name who an item belongs to. For this exercise, pupils choose the correct possessive pronouns to complete 12 sentences.
Rosetta Stone
Absolute Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns are meant to replace nouns in a sentence, but don't replace this resource so easily! A collection of worksheets challenges young grammarians with fill-in-the-blanks, word searches, and sentence diagramming.
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My Family Tree
Encourage your language learners to draw and write about their families. Depending on their skill level, pupils can illustrate or describe family members on a colorful tree template.
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Latin roots cern, jur, leg: Definition Matching
Vocabulary sleuths pair words from Latin roots cern, jur, and leg with their definitions in this interactive online matching exercise. Site has other activities for these and more Latin roots as well as word lists at beginner,...
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Latin Roots cern, jur, and leg: Beginner Synonym and Antonym Word Puzzle
Pupils are provided with six vocabulary words containing the word roots cern, jur, and leg as well as a word bank of six corresponding synonyms and antonyms. To complete this word puzzle, they must fill in the appropriate synonym and...
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Word Roots 1: DICT, VENT, DUCT Beginner Synonym or Antonym Word Puzzle
Acquaint your class with synonyms, antonyms, and word roots with this vocabulary exercise. For this activity, learners choose one synonym and one antonym for each vocabulary word, using a word bank. Although the connection to word roots...
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Word Roots
Learners attempt puzzles using different Latin roots. This is an interactive, online tool, but you could use the same idea in your classroom by writing each letter on an index card and having pupils manipulate the cards until they are in...
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Latin Roots Dict, Vent, Duct: Beginning Quiz
Learners fill in the blanks for 12 sentences with words derived from the Latin roots dict, vent, and duct in an interactive online quiz. A word bank provides choices from the beginning level at MyVocabulary.com. Alert quiz takers that...
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Latin Roots dict, duct, vent: Vocabulary Matching
A 12-item matching exercise builds recognition of intermediate-level words derived from the Latin roots dict, duct, and vent. This is one of several activities on the website MyVocabulary.com associated with these three roots, including...
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Word Roots 1: DICT, VENT, DUCT Intermediate Level Synonym or Antonym Word Puzzle
Is your class struggling with synonyms and antonyms? This resource asks learners to identify a synonym and an antonym for six given words. There are various scaffolds in place for pupils including: a word bank, information on word roots,...
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Word Roots 1: Dict, Vent, Duct Advanced Fill-in-the-Blank
Choosing words from a provided list, learners use context clues to fill in each blank on this online, interactive vocabulary activity. Class members receive immediate feedback when they click submit. Consider this list as part of a unit...