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What's Your Reference

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this reference material worksheet, pupils choose the correct reference for each question given. Students discover the differences in the materials found in the dictionary, the almanac, the atlas, the newspaper, and the thesaurus.
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Dictionary Disorder: #3

For Students 6th - 12th
In this dictionary skills worksheet, students examine 10 matching questions regarding words and their meanings. Students are asked to assign each term to the correct definition.
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The Practical English Dictionary

For Students 1st - 4th
In this English dictionary worksheet, learners look up words a to z. Students have 49 pages of words to be able to look up the spelling to.
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School-Home Links: Dictionary Usage

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this dictionary usage worksheet students discover the meaning to a difficult word - consternation - by first guessing at the meaning and then looking up the word in a dictionary and answering several questions about the word. Parents...
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The Practical English Dictionary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students examine and use in writing and conversation this 47 page dictionary of common words. This is a word list with no meanings arranged in alphabetical order.
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Monster Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore several retrieval strategies to find information in a variety of sources. They organize the information they find and create a Monster Dictionary that includes imaginary monsters and their definitions.
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Foreign Language Dictionary Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a Spanish or French language dictionary using online resources. They decide on a theme for their dictionary. They complete the template sheet by adding a word for each letter of the alphabet and inserting graphics...
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The Alphabet

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students assemble different items onto large poster boards containing each letter of the alphabet. They use either pictures or words for each object. They also play the banana game where they complete a grid for each letter while...
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Dinosaur Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students utilize a web site to search for a dinosaur related word that begins with a specific letter. The words and their definitions are placed into a dictionary page which is then compiled into a class book.
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What is Green?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students utilize an Internet web site to locate items that are green. A green word bank is created and used to complete sentences. Pictures are drawn to accompany the sentences which are then placed into a book.
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Dialect Dictionaries

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students list non-standard English words they use in their community dialect. They create dictionary definitions for 15 of the words they come up with including: pronunciation, part of speech, definition and example of usage. They create...
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Where to Look for the USA?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, explore the the type of reference sources are needed to answer a question. Each group identifies where the material was located, and the teacher records the guess.