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Many Uses of Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and discuss non-food plant products that are in common use, and mark on a world map the name of the country where the plant is grown.
Worksheet
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Using Irregular Verbs

For Students 5th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students read about using regular and irregular verbs in sentence writing. They then use what they learned to solve the 22 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
Worksheet
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Nouns Used Correctly

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar activity, students change any incorrect underlined words to their correct forms on the lines provided in twenty sentences. Students place a c in the blank if the underlined word or words are used correctly.
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Compounding the Problem

For Teachers K - 4th
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...
Lesson Plan
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Vivacious Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice looking up the definitions of words using a dictionary. They put the defintion of the word into their own words. They create a PowerPoint slideshow to show illustrations related to their vocabulary words. Using the...
Organizer
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The Great Gatsby: Gonnegtions

For Students 9th
Skip to the second page of this resource for the worksheet itself. Listed here are nine vocabulary words used in The Great Gatsby. Pupils use a dictionary to select a new word to pair with the vocabulary word provided from the novel....
Lesson Plan
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Mini Beasts and Dialect

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Discover the differences in dialect. Inquisitive minds read poems and discuss how words or phrases are different in standard English and other dialects. Using a dictionary, class members locate the definition of each word, find...
Worksheet
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 10th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words use Y as a vowel to build a fabulous vocabulary.
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Dictionary Dig

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice their alphabetizing through practice with a dictionary. They use alphabetizing skills to place words with proper guide words and to look up words in a dictionary.
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Dictionary Skills

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use resources such as dictionaries and glossaries correctly to build word meaning and to practice all uses of their references; students also practice alphabetical order while locating information.
Worksheet
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Dictionary Definitions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this dictionary definitions worksheet, students find the definition for the 6 words and then write the words into 6 original sentences.
PPT
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Alphabetical Order

For Teachers 2nd
Putting words is alphabetical order is a necessary skill. Use this resource to help your class learn how to put groups of words in order. This presentation could be augmented with more examples.
Interactive
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Using Colons and Semi-colons

For Students 8th - 10th
How do you know when to use a semicolon versus a colon? Middle and high schoolers choose between a colon and a semicolon to correctly punctuate sentences. They must complete 10 sentences, either electronically or on a printout.
Lesson Plan
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Let Me Be Your Guide - A Guided Tour of the Dictionary

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in teams, compete arranging vocabulary words into alphabetical order. They complete different worksheet activities to practice locating designated words in a dictionary.
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Defining Depictions

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
A picture is worth a thousand words! Young learners use the included templates to demonstrate their understanding of target vocabulary by creating pictures that depict their meaning.
Worksheet
Prestwick House

Vocabulary Activity Sheet

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
What does it mean to stream a program? How do you know if you're watching a mash-up? If you don't know these words, reach for your handy Merriam-Webster dictionary, because they're there! A series of fill-in-the-blank questions...
Printables
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Vocabulary Cards 2nd Grade M-Z

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Math vocabulary has never been easier to understand! Use vocabulary cards to bring word walls to your classroom, helping kids make the connection between important math terms and easy-to-understand illustrations.
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Morphemic Elements, Root-O!

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Young readers get to the root of unfamiliar vocabulary with a collaborative learning activity. Given a deck of root word cards and copies of a graphic organizer, pairs of students take turns flipping over cards and brainstorming...
Organizer
Lawrence Virtual School

Context Clues

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Considering a lesson on using context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words? This packet includes a brief reading passage about strategies readers can use and 12 very different graphic organizers, including a template for a...
Lesson Plan
Forest Foundation

Exploring Heat & Energy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How does fire keep itself going? Explore the ways that heat uses fuel and energy with a lesson plan about the fire triangle and combustion. Several activities demonstrate how heat moves from warmer objects to cooler objects, as well as...
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Hatchet: Vocabulary Strategy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Want your class to use critical thinking when discussing vocabulary? Go beyond the dictionary with a vocabulary activity based on Gary Paulsen's Hatchet. Kids write the word in the center of a graphic organizer that also provides...
Lesson Plan
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...
Handout
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Junior Certificate Latin: Defined Vocabulary List

For Students 8th - 12th
Support your Latin language learners with a collection of vocabulary words paired with definitions. Kind of like a small dictionary, this reference material contains about 600 Latin words with English definitions.
Lesson Plan
Prestwick House

Connotative vs. Denotative Meanings

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Besides the dictionary definition, words also carry the added weight of meanings that are inferred or implied, meanings conferred on words, or connotations. To gain an understanding the importance of connotation, class members...

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