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Planting Clues in Short Stories

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe. In this literature lesson, students review the placement of clues in short stories. Students plan and write their own short stories with clues for the reader to...
Lesson Plan
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Identifying Clues to Help Solve a Mystery

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Students investigate clues in mystery novels. In this genre study lesson, students read the book Sammy Keyes and The Hotel Thief and use the 5 W's to answer questions about the mystery. Students draw conclusions using the details from...
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K12 Reader

Using Antonyms for Context Clues

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Readers use the antonyms provided within a sentence to help them determine the meaning of underlined words in the sentence. The worksheet is the final resource in a series that provides opportunities to kids to demonstrate their...
Worksheet
Orange County Public Schools

Vocabulary #15 Worksheet – English 1

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Focus on synonyms, antonyms, and context clues with a vocabulary worksheet. Kids study ten words and match them to their definitions before putting the words in context.
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Mini-Lesson Planning for Inferences

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Making inferences and drawing conclusions is a key component to successful active reading. Encourage your class to use context clues and prior knowledge to infer different elements of a story, including the setting, plot, and character...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Multiplication Problems: Word Problems with Picture Clues

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this beginning multiplication problems worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which story examples with picture clues are solved with multiplication.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Crossword Puzzle With Picture Clues

For Students K - 1st
In this crossword puzzle instructional activity, students solve a crossword puzzle with 6 three-letter words. Students look at picture clues, find the word in the word box, and complete the puzzle.
Worksheet
Orange County Public Schools

Vocabulary #20 Worksheet – English 1

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Five vocabulary activities help kids to put words into context while reinforcing their definitions. They find synonyms and antonyms, finish analogies, and use context clues to study ten words on the list.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Multiple Meaning Words in Context

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Multiple meaning words is the focus of a lesson designed to reinforce the use of context clues. Scholars listen carefully to a variety of sentences using the words pool and cast to decide which definition best fits the...
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Prestwick House

Vocabulary in Context: Inside the World of Wizards

For Teachers 8th Standards
Enter the world of Harry Potter and learn new vocabulary at the same time. A high-interest reading passage provides insight into the history of Harry Potter. Follow-up activities incorporate key vocabulary strategies, such as using...
PPT
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History Detectives: Who Does the Bag Belong To?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Turn your kids into super sleuths! They use all eight clues to determine who owns the mystery bag. Each slide shows one clue to the famous person's identity, it's up to your class to find out who the bag belongs to! Tip: This idea could...
Interactive
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Word Roots CERN, JUR, and LEG Advanced True/False Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
An above-average vocabulary test: given a vocabulary word in the context of a sentence, pupils must decide, using their knowledge of the word's meaning along with context clues, if the word is used correctly or not. This learning...
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Teach-nology

Elves in My Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Perfect for springtime, Christmas, or any other unit in which elves play in the garden, a cloze activity is a great addition to your language arts curriculum. As kids read the story, they fill in the blanks with words from the word bank.
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McGraw Hill

Vocabulary Power

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Augment your language arts units with a set of vocabulary worksheets. The packet is an excellent support to your vocabulary instruction that covers a variety of skills, including context clues, Greek and Latin roots, reference materials,...
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Curriculum Corner

Informational Text Graphic Organizers

For Students 3rd Standards
Analyze informational text with a set of three worksheets that focus on the main idea and supporting details, and reinforces note taking skills, and the use of context clues to define new words. 
Activity
Scholastic

I Survived Being Bullied

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Listen, or read, to a first-hand account of how 15-year old Adama survived being bullied. Scholars gain insight into Adama's experience while reinforcing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills using context clues.   
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Predicting a Mystery's Solution

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Practice making informed predictions. Have your class create a paper fortune-teller and ask questions about the future. They compare the fortune-telling process to the more informed kind of predictions they make while reading. They...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Word Wrap

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Support young learners' acquisition of new vocabulary with this pair of graphic organizers. Using context clues and reference materials, children complete each section of the activity, including the definition, synonyms, examples and...
Lesson Plan
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Comic Strip Context Clues

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create dialogue for a comic strip using context clues to match the text to the pictures. They use comic blanks imbedded in this lesson. They write dialogue for each frame. Remind them to use the picture clues when writing...
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Implicit Setting

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students draw the setting of a story.  In this setting and context clues lesson, students learn how to use textual clues to determine and visualize the setting of stories.  Students discuss the context clues they use to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Clue and All About Me Problem Solving

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice solving word problems using highlighted strategies. In this word problem lesson, 5th graders brainstorm and  use words as clues that indicate the math operations that will be used to solve problems. They use...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kansas Clues

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the Kansas state quarter and the Buffalo nickel and look for clue to help them identify why the bison was so important to the Native American. They perform "freeze frames" depicting Native American use of the bison.
Worksheet
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary practice learning exercise, students use context clues to determine words to complete sentences. Students complete ten sentences.
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students use context clues to determine words or phrases to complete sentences. Students complete fifteen sentences.

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