Curated OER
Dictionaries
Students understand the way the dictionary is laid out as well as the purpose for why people use dictionaries. In this language arts lesson, students recognize the need for alphabetical order and are able to find words using a...
Curated OER
Dictionary Practice
In this dictionary practice worksheet, students report information they found about a word in the dictionary. Students write the word, page number, guide words, and definition. Students also use the word in a sentence and draw an...
Curated OER
Dictionary Skills 1
In this dictionary usage worksheet, students put each set of words in the table in alphabetical order. The objective is to enhance students' dictionary skills.
Curated OER
Wrong Dictionary Words Worksheet Creator
In this language arts activity creator, students examine a dictionary page of words and indicate which words should not be there. They work on pages which are teacher created and controlled as to the number of errors and presentation.
Curated OER
Mixed Up Dictionary
In this language arts worksheet, students locate inaccuracies in a sorted list. Students study a dictionary page with 40 words and the guide words, and identify the words which do not belong.
Curated OER
Placing Words in a Dictionary
In this language arts worksheet, students will strengthen alphabetizing skills. Students analyze a list of 24 words that all begin with the same letter. Students place the words correctly in one of 6 dictionary pages with guide words...
Curated OER
Picture Dictionary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students test their vocabulary skills by answering the questions using a picture dictionary. Students answer 20 questions.
Curated OER
Dictionary Practice 2- Test Your Vocabulary Skills
In this dictionary vocabulary learning exercise, learners locate the 9 listed words in the dictionary. They write a definition for the word, and write a notation of the page number where the word was found. Words include help, honesty,...
Curated OER
Making an Illustrated Dictionary with Geographic Terms
Learners construct a geography dictionary. In this geography lesson, students work in small groups to construct a dictionary of geographic terms. Learners use illustrations and descriptions to develop their geographic dictionaries.
Curated OER
Picture Dictionary
Students write and contribute one page for a class picture dictionary. They discuss how to alphabetize words, and examine both regular and picture dictionaries and how they are organized. Next they create a page for the class dictionary...
Curated OER
A Dictionary of Democracy
Middle schoolers create dictionary of terms for citizens of a democracy, using events and biographies from both their state's history and U.S. history.
Curated OER
April 14, 1828 - The Webster's Dictionary
In this writing prompt activity, students learn that on April 14, 1828, the Webster's Dictionary was published. Students think about one of the new words that may be added to the dictionary this year and why.
Curated OER
Dictionary Work
In this language arts worksheet, students investigate using a dictionary to determine the meanings of 8 words. Students find the words, write the page number and the definition and answer a yes/no question which shows their understanding...
Curated OER
Dictionary Guide Words: How Do They Guide Us?
Fourth graders, after brainstorming what the word "guide" means, examine how to use guide words in a dictionary to locate words. They define "guide," identify guide words in a variety of dictionaries and locate words using guide words....
Curated OER
Dictionaries
For this dictionary usage worksheet, 5th graders use a dictionary to look up the following words: cavalcade, suffuse, venerable, abyss, qualm, an intercede. Students then write a sentence using each of the 6 words.
Scholastic
Frindle Lesson Plan
"Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle?" Inspired by this quote from the award-winning novel written by Andrew Celements, this lesson allows children to invent their own terms for common classroom objects,...
Curated OER
My Spelling Dictionary
Develop study skills and improve spelling at the same time. Every time I teach this mnemonic device, the kids thank me. It makes memorizing more manageable, and fun. To remember how to spell difficult words, make up a sentence using the...
Curated OER
Vocabulary Dictionary Drill
Investigate vocabulary terms related to communities. First your class generates a list of vocabulary terms related to the study of communities. Working in small groups, they compete in a dictionary drill to discover the meaning of the...
Curated OER
What is a Dictionary?
Second graders explore the purpose of a dictionary. In this library media lesson, 2nd graders explore My First Dictionary and identify guidewords, entry words, and captions. Students list ways they can use the dictionary.
Curated OER
Meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance/ Dictionary Practice
Third graders determine the meaning of the words in the Pledge of Allegiance. In this dictionary usage lesson, 3rd graders, working in pairs, look up specific words from the Pledge. They make posters of the definitions they obtain by...
Curated OER
Student Dictionary
Third graders examine the concept of alphabetizing. They develop a class dictionary, creating definitions of themselves, and typing in their names, pronunciation, and the definitions, and inserting their picture into their document.
Curated OER
Learning About The Dictionary
Students explore how to use the dictionary. They practice finding words in the dictionary. Students find the word that is between two listed words and they find the word that does not belong in between the two listed words.
Curated OER
Using a Dictionary - Prefixes
Help your learners add variety to their vocabulary with this dictionary activity, which includes five questions about prefixes (ir, pre, re, sub, post). Students will not only work with their dictionary reference skills, but learn the...
Curated OER
Using a Dictionary- Definitions - Volume 5, #25
In this dictionary learning exercise, students use a dictionary to help answer 5 multiple choice questions about the meanings of words. Students are asked the meaning, synonym or antonym of a word in bold type.
Other popular searches
- Language Dictionaries
- Computer Dictionaries
- Biography Dictionaries
- Picture Dictionaries
- Acronym Dictionaries
- Using Dictionaries
- Art Dictionaries
- Dictionaries Encyclopedias
- Bilingual Dictionaries
- Online Dictionaries
- Grants for Dictionaries
- Glossaries Dictionaries