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Spelling: ie and ei words
Fourth graders practice spelling "ie" and "ei" words. In this review of spelling, 4th graders discuss different "ie"/"ei" words and the old saying "i before e except after c" and it's accuracy. This activity includes a worksheet for...
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Homophone Practice
Fourth graders practice their spelling skills by completing a spelling homophone activity. For this homophone lesson, 4th graders discuss easily-confused word spellings. Students write sentences using homophones. Students complete the...
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Infectious Diseases
Seventh graders create a brochure for a fictional pharmaceutical company.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Learn a Word: Science Vocabulary Acquisition
In this lesson plan, students use multiple sources to learn the meanings of science words, collaborating to create useful resources for learning and retaining science vocabulary.
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Introduce Vocabulary: My School's a Zoo
A unique and flexible way to introduce vocabulary. The instructor introduces three new words to the class, then as the book My School's a Zoo by Stu Smith, is read, the students raise their hands when they hear the new words. The...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Use Context Clues
See models of different types of context clues, and practice finding meanings of words in context.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Vocabulary Charts
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides two reproducible charts for vocabulary acquisition. Students can complete these charts as they encounter new vocabulary words or as a means of reviewing before a vocabulary quiz or test.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: Understand Figurative Language
Explains what similes and metaphors are and how they are alike and different. Provides examples and practice sheets for each.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition: Shades of Meaning
This is a PDF learning exercise in which the students order synonyms according to the strength of the word and fill in the blanks in a reading passage with the most appropriate word.
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center
Wisconsin Rt I Center: Preview Vocabulary Words [Pdf]
Classroom teachers will learn about previewing vocabulary words, an important instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement the previewing of vocabulary, find research that supports the previewing of vocabulary, and find...
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Wisconsin Rt I Center: Language Resources [Pdf]
This site provides a collection of language teaching resources. Strategies are arranged in the "Vocabulary Acquisition and Use" standard and grade cluster of the ELA Common Core Curriculum Standard.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Building Meaning
In this tutorial, students will acquire tools from Handy Hal that will help them answer questions about unknown words in a text. Students will learn about word parts, picture clues, and context clues to help them with vocabulary...
Read Works
Read Works: A Scared Tiger
[Free Registration/Login Required] "A Scared Tiger" shares the story of a scared cat that will not come down from a tree. This literary text passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition: Shades of Meaning: Verbs [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by acting them out with classmates in this fun verb game.
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Mc Graw Hill: Vocabulary Acquisition: Use Context Clues
This learning module focuses on using context clues to understand unknown words including definitions, examples, restatements, cause and effect/relationships, and comparisons. It provides examples with explanations and a practice...
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Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 2: Treasures: Practice Book O [Pdf]
Help second graders reinforce their understanding of the reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, phonemic awareness, and sight words with the pages in this 260-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade...
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Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 3: Treasures: Practice Book O [Pdf]
Help third graders reinforce their understanding of reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, phonemic awareness, and sight words with the pages in this 230-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 3...
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Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 4: Treasures: Practice Book O [Pdf]
Help fourth graders reinforce their understanding of reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, fluency, and phonics with the exercises in this 230-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 4 Treasures.
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Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 5: Treasures: Practice Book O [Pdf]
Help fifth graders reinforce their understanding of reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, fluency, and phonics with the exercises in this 230-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 5 Treasures.
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Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 6: Treasures: Practice Book O [Pdf]
Help sixth graders reinforce their understanding of reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, fluency, and phonics with the exercises in this 230-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 6 Treasures.
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How to Study: Building Vocabulary: Using Context Clues to Learn Word Meaning
This resource explains six ways authors use context clues that might help readers understand unfamiliar words. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.4, 8.2.B
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Washington and Jefferson College: Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon
Images aid vocabulary acquisition and are essential to instruction. At the Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon (CAPL) project site, find a browsable and searchable collection of photographs arranged by language and context.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Lesson Plan: Learn New Words
Lesson plan uses Penquin Post by Debi Gliori to teach students how to use context clues to determine the meaning of new words and to build vocabulary acquisition skills.
Read Works
Read Works: American Symbols Passage & Question Set
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses American symbols. This passage can be used as a guided passage or to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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