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Dictionary Cube ActivityDictionary Cube Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2007
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Dictionary Cube

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Young scholars investigate new vocabulary words with a fun, collaborative activity. Given a deck of word cards, pairs of students flip over one at a time and independently look up the term in a dictionary. They then take turns rolling a paper cube with different questions printed on it and use a dictionary to answer the question that comes up. Add this activity as a center during language arts rotations and develop the vocabulary and dictionary skills of elementary students in any grade level.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dictionary skills, Vocabulary

Additional Tags

vocabulary activity, dictionary skills, english language arts

Pros

  • A blank cube template is included so teachers can create their own questions
  • Suggestions for extending and adapting the activity are provided
  • Activity can be used with any vocabulary words

Cons

  • Assumes students have prior knowledge about using dictionaries to learn about words

Common Core

L.2.4.a L.2.4.e

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