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Quia

Quia: Context Clues Jeopardy 1

For Students 5th Standards
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined words in this Jeopardy style learning game.
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Quia

Quia: Context Clues

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Read each sentence and use context clues to choose the meaning of the bolded word in this ten-question quiz.
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Quia

Quia: Context Clues Millionaire Game

For Students 3rd Standards
Read each sentence and use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word in this Rags to Riches style game.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Acquiring New Vocabulary

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson teaches elementary students new vocabulary terms through book discussion groups. Students use context clues, prior knowledge, and print and online resources for vocabulary understanding in their discussion.
Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Activities for Teaching Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article focuses on the importance of teaching vocabulary and how to teach it effectively. It lists concepts that need to be considered when preparing to teach vocabulary such as prior knowledge, dictionary use, context clues, and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 1st Grade Unit

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website provides a series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to use visual, meaning, and structure clues separately and together to determine the meaning of unknown words. Lessons are...
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Tom Richey

Slide Share: Understanding Context Clues

For Students 6th Standards
A slide show with forty-two slides with explanations and examples on how to use context clued to determine the meanings of unknown words.
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading Informational Text: Understand Precise Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Learn how to use context clues to help you define precise vocabulary words that you may not know.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Context to Determine Meaning of a Word [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This learning module contains three nonfiction reading lessons that will assist student understand how to apply context clues when they encounter new vocabulary words.
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Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Glossary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which learners learn to use a glossary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by Robin Johnson and Bobbie Kalman...
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Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 3rd Grade Unit: Contrasting Statements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A instructional activity in which young scholars learn to use contrasting statements within a sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson includes directions for direct teaching,...
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Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 3rd Grade Unit: Appositives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which learners learn to use information within appositives to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of a Beetle by Bobbie Kalman and Molly...
Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Probable Passage

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Site provides extensive assistance in preparing 4th grade students for Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. This section provides help in using the "probable passage" technique to aid comprehension. In addition, links are available to...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Learn New Words

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
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.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Words in Context: If the Word Fits

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
A lesson plan in which students work with a partner to choose the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Words in Context: Looking for Meaning [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which students look for the meanings of unknown words in a text. Materials are included.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Can Infer Meaning of a Word in Context [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity contains two graphic organizers that will help students infer the meaning of words in context. Students can use these graphic organizers as they read nonfiction texts, particularly while reading in the content area.
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Other

Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Understand Precise Vocabulary

For Students 4th Standards
A short explanation of the importance of using precise word choice in writing and using context clues to help you understand the meaning of precise words when reading. Click on Model to for an example with explanation and then click on...
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Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Which Word Sentences 2

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Fill in the blank for each sentence by using context clues. A score is tallied and displayed after ten sentences have been completed.
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Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Which Word Sentences 3

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Fill in the blank for each sentence by using context clues. A score is tallied and displayed after ten sentences have been completed.
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Craft and Structure: Determine the Meaning of Words and Phrases

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Learn how to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a Social Studies passage.
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Other

Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Understand Content Words

For Students 4th Standards
A short example of using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar content words. Click on Practice to practice using context clues.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Making Inferences, Context Clues, &The Outsiders Vocabulary

For Students 6th - 8th
A six-part learning module with links to videos to use while reading S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Reading Around an Unknown Vocabulary Word: Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this slideshow tutorial lesson, students are encouraged to never completely skip an unknown word. The strategies of using context around the word, sounding out the word, looking for familiar words parts, and getting a dictionary are...