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Better Your Vocabulary Instruction
Use the magic squares activity to develop vocabulary and make reviewing target words fun!
Novelinks
The Joy Luck Club: Vocabulary Strategy (Magic Squares)
As part of their study of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, readers engage in a magic squares vocabulary activity.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 1 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade K)
A set of 24 math vocabulary cards enhances any math lesson for beginning readers. Each sheet contains two vocabulary words. The top card has the vocabulary word printed in bold text. The bottom card has a picture representing the meaning...
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"What do you do With" Vocabulary
In this online interactive vocabulary worksheet, students determine which definition best answers 10 vocabulary words with multiple choice answers. Students click on each answer they think is correct online.
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Vocabulary Building Through Visualization of Word Meanings to Create Digital Art
Use online dictionaries to define vocabulary words and create a visualization of word meanings through digital art. Middle schoolers go online to define assigned vocabulary words. They visualize the meanings of the words in photo...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: ER/IR/UR/AR/OR
In this vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders list seven vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the words her, girl, turn, were, are, or and more.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: OU, OW, OY, OI
In this vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders write seven vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the words out, our, house, now, know, boy and coin.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary instructional activity, 2nd graders write seven words out as they are called out, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the words rain, three, read, road, say, day and play.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: OO
In this double vowel worksheet, 2nd graders write seven vocabulary words out as they are called out, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the words too, food, soon, foot, good, look and took.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 6 - Exercise 1a
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 8 - Exercise 6b
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 6 - Exercise 1c
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Building Vocabulary
Decode and acquire new vocabulary! Readers use new vocabulary in their writing and use synonyms to determine meanings. Visual learners label pictures and group words together to increase understanding.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 6 - Exercise 5c
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, high schoolers answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Word Up Project
Mini Games
You've got a few minutes left at the end of class to practice vocabulary, but what can you do other than call out a word and ask for definitions? Play one of these 12 quick games! Each game is explained in detail and easy to modify for...
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Vocabulary: Make Connections with New Vocabulary
Connecting meaning to a given word via image or sentence can really help learners build their vocabulary and in turn enhance their reading ability. The class constructs a chart where they define each new vocabulary word, come up with an...
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James and The Giant Peach Vocabulary Building Activities
Reading literature is one of the best ways for kids to build a strong vocabulary while honing in on their comprehension skills. These vocabulary activities go along with the wonderful book, James and the Giant Peach. The children will...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 9
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students will focus on vocabulary enhancement. Students will complete 10 multiple choice questions, by reading each sentence and choosing the best word to complete each.
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Mississippi Trial, 1955: Vocabulary Strategy (Acquisition)
Readers of Mississippi Trial, 1955 engage in a desktop teaching activity and teach other class members the meaning of a word from Christopher Crowe's novel using an embellished illustration of their word.
Novelinks
Words by Heart: Prefixes/Suffixes Activity
This lesson is so beneficial it makes any teacher's heart skip a beat! After readers identify words from Words by Heart, they break down unknown vocabulary with a handout detailing various prefixes and suffixes. Once they finish...
British Council
Snack Facts - Recording Vocabulary
What's in a word? Scholars look at a sentence written on the board about snacks. They discuss unfamiliar terms and then record the new words by drawing a picture, writing a synonym, writing a translation, or creating a mind map. Pupils...
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Learning Vocabulary by Using Reference Materials
Finding engaging ways to help your middle schoolers build their vocabulary is not easy to do. The lesson presented here offers a great way to motivate them to build vocabulary by making it into a game. Teams of pupils use a dictionary...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 8 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)
Enhance fourth graders' math vocabulary with 17 word cards and their definitions. Learners focus on terms that deal with graphing, such as y-axis, coordinates, plot, and ordered pair in the last set of math vocabulary cards.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 5 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)
A set of 49 cards can enhance fourth graders' math vocabulary. It provides a pair of cards on each sheet, one with the word printed in bold text, and the other with the definition of the word. Topics of the cards include mostly...