Double Jeopardy-Homophones

An affix plus a base word equals what? A new word! Invite your class members to discover words using affixes and base words. Learners then write sentences using the real words that they put together.

Take the first steps to reading fluency with a set of language arts activities. Kids work on the sight words pretty, ran, so, and out with tracing worksheets and matching games.

Which is plural: fox or foxes? Invite your youngsters to choose the plural words out of six different pairs of words, which are placed by images that represent the nouns visually. Learners practice identifying and writing the plural...

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 context. Then,...

Young learners develop a deeper understanding of target vocabulary. Working in pairs, students independently complete a series of word clue cards asking them to find various information about key terms including their definition,...

Engage young learners in expanding their vocabulary with these fun games and activities. Children learn how compound words, root words, and affixes provide clues about the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. These six activities get...

Put the fun back in reading fundamentals with an interactive set of lessons about homophones. Learners of all ages explore the relationships between words that sound the same but have different meanings, and complete a variety of fun and...

Just because words sound alike doesn't mean they have the same definition. After viewing a short video about homophones, learners come up with their own list of homophones.

Solve the mystery of the missing word with a instructional activity on context clues. Elementary readers apply their knowledge of word meanings to informational text with unfamiliar words. They determine definitions using context clues...

To raise your glass, or receive a raise... which would you prefer? Learners practice identifying words with multiple meanings through a think-aloud and eight multiple-choice questions.