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Word Search
In this finding words written across, backward, up, and horizontally worksheet, students use words and phrases defining the words and shaded letters showing the first letters of the words to find the words in the crossword. Students...
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Word Wizard
In this word wizard instructional activity, students add to the beginning or end of fifteen groups of words listed to make a new word or common phrase.
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Lesson One: Word Choice
In this word choice worksheet, students complete information relating to "The Witches" by Roald Dahl. Students practice using different adjectives, verbs, adverbs and descriptive words through writing activities. Students answer...
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Make Words
For this making words worksheet, students make as many English words as they can from the letters found only in the word Ichthyosaurus.
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Make Words
For this making words worksheet, young scholars make as many English words as they can from the letters found in the word Tyrannosaurus only.
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Make Words
In this making words worksheet, students make as many English words as they can from the letters found in the word salamander only.
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Make Words
For this making words worksheet, middle schoolers make as many English words as they can from the letters found in the words Gila monster only.
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Robin Hood Rap: Matching Words and Definitions
In this Robin Hood vocabulary worksheet, students match 15 words with their meanings. Students put rhyming words into pairs and use those words to fill in blanks in a rap about Robin Hood.
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Windowsill Gardening: Find the Vegetable Game
In this word search worksheet, students locate names of vegetables that are hidden in sentences and match their names with their pictures. Students answer 14 questions.
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The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Words--Set 2
In this The Scarlet Letter worksheet, learners match 35 vocabulary words with their definitions from the novel. Students participate in an interactive online worksheet.
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Which Word Doesn't Belong?
In this recognizing categories activity, students read groups of four words and identify the one that does not belong in each group. Students choose 10 answers.
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Word Scramble: School Supplies
In this word scramble worksheet, students identify items used in a classroom. Students unscramble the names of 6 objects.
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Dictionary Detective
Build your class's dictionary skills with this fun game. The activity allows learners to better understand dictionary usage, spelling, and vocabulary. By the end of this activity, they should be skilled word finders.
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Spell, Shoot, Score!
Games are great ways to motivate. The class is split into two teams; each team earns points by correctly spelling given words. To score bonus points, teams get to shoot baskets with a small ball. Tip: This game could be used to reinforce...
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Packing Nouns
Play a noun game with your class. Put a suitcase in the middle of the room and have each class member, in turn, name a noun that begins with a specified letter of the alphabet. To ramp up the challenge, assign concrete, abstract, proper,...
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"Knot" the Whole Truth: Writing a Modern-Day Story with a Tall Tale's Voice
Beyond Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, tall tales can be a great way to teach young writers about word choice and voice in their writing. Using Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee and the Six-Trait Writing process, they begin to write...
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Context Clues
Work on context clues with your ninth graders in this lesson, which focuses on identifying and analyzing clues to define unfamiliar words. They identify context clues in a passage to recognize words they haven't seen before, and then...
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Using Imagery
Show, don't tell! Pairs work together to change a list of telling sentences into showing sentences using picture words that create vivid pictures in the readers’ minds.
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Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation
Elementary schoolers explore writing conventions. First they play a ball toss game to practice spelling high frequency words. (A link to a 2nd grade list is attached.) The class works together to correct spelling, punctuation, and...
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Compounding the Problem
Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...
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Phonics Monster Game Suggestion: Change It
Students play the game "Change It" and practice making words from phonic monster cards. In this "Change It" lesson, students read words and phrases that are used as functional print with visual cues. Students respond to icons, pictures,...
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Words In Sentences
Students participate in activities to review vocabulary words. They complete worksheets, play games, discuss the correctness of particular sentences. Students check spelling and sentence structure. They read corrected sentences to the...
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Long I Words Matching Game
In this long I activity, students cut out a set of long I words and pictures to play a matching game. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Create a Word
What a great way to have learners explore spelling, word usage, and vocabulary. They play a game in which they uncover and rearrange letters to make words. This is a great independent activity.