Pennsylvania Department of Education
Storybooks and Games
Learners explore stories, games and coloring pages on an interactive website. In this pre-reading activity, students have free access to stories, coloring pages and simple games at the Lil' Fingers website.
Curated OER
Word Reference Materials
A class discussion on reference materials opens up a lesson on how to use these important resources. They discover that dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses are called word reference resources, and they practice using them. The...
Curated OER
Making Words
Third graders spell words and define homophone. In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words.
Curated OER
My Favorite Things
Students identify "masterpieces" and mass-produced objects. They explain why they value a given object and determine what physical materials were used to create the objects. They create a class book featuring objects that they value.
Curated OER
Laundry List of Idioms
Fifth graders think of idioms related to laundry as they create a laundry list of idioms.
Curated OER
Using Authentic Texts to Teach Vocabulary
Pupils read an article identifying any new vocabulary words they are unfamiliar with. Using the text, they discover antonyms, synonyms and word families. They answer comprehension questions and review the vocabulary to end the lesson.
Education.com
Education.com: L.4.5.c Worksheets: Show Understanding With Synonyms and Antonyms
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 24 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.4.5.C: Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites...
Big Learners
Biglearners.com: ccss.ela literacy.l.2.4.a : Second Grade English Language Arts
Here is a collection of our common core aligned worksheets for core standard L.2.4.A. A brief description of the worksheets is on each of the worksheet widgets. Click on the images to view, download, or print them. All worksheets are...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: The Longman Vocabulary Website: Synonyms
The focus of this site is to help students review and strengthen their knowledge of synonyms. This site has beginner, intermediate and advanced sections of exercises.
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: The Longman Vocabulary Website: Antonyms
This site features antonym exercises. These exercises are divided into beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will recognize the functions of dictionaries and the types of information available in dictionaries used in schools. They will learn the differences between dictionaries and thesauruses....
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Contextual Clues
Strategies to help students recognize the meaning of words through contextual clues provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as C(2)QU (See Two Cue You), PReP (Prereading Plan),...
Scholastic
Scholastic: What's Another Word For? What's the Opposite Of?
Check out these creative ways to teach students about synonyms and antonyms. Features a great list of ideas for teachers to include in their lesson plans.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is based on,"The Dog Who Saved Nome".. Its objectives contain word relationships, homophones, antonyms, synonyms, fact and opinion, common and proper nouns, and problem/solution.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Vocabulary: Topic Vocabulary Reference
Links to information and lists of English words and phrases by category. Includes information on the difference between a dictionary and thesaurus, synonyms and antonyms, confusing words, figures of speech, eponyms, euphemisms, sayings,...