Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

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

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which young scholars look for new vocabulary words and context clues to define them while reading an independent reading book. Materials are included.
Lesson Plan
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 learners work with a partner to choose the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Materials are included.
Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Understand Content Words

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A reference page that shows you how to use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown content words.
Website
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.