Quia
Quia: Synonyms
In this game, students draw a line between synonyms in each column. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Literary Devices
This word search asks students to locate quoted examples of literary devices using the word bank provided. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Subject and Verbs: Identifying Verbs 2
This is an interactive, online quiz. Choose all the correct definitions for these words. Immediate feedback and explanations are provided.
Other
How to Study: A Word Identification Strategy
Learn eight steps to help you identify unfamiliar words.
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 3rd Grade Unit: Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students learn to use a dictionary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of a Beetle by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian and includes...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: The Longman Vocabulary Website: Dictionary Skills
How are your dictionary skills? Check out this site to learn how to improve your dictionary skills. This site features exercises grouped into three different levels.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Figurative Language Awards Ceremony
Contains plans for five to seven lessons that teach about figurative language like similes, metaphors, and personification by asking students to write award acceptance speeches that incorporate them. In addition to objectives and...
Other
Tutorial World: Primary 1 English
This site provides worksheet resources for teachers of grades 1 to 3 on vocabulary, grammar, sentence construction, revision, and comprehension.
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: Longman Vocabulary Website: Using Context Clues: Word Clues
This site offers a review of using context clues, along with three progressively more difficult practice exercises. Students match the highlighted word in the sentence with its meaning using a pull down box. In the third exercise, the...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Simile Worksheets
This site contains figurative language worksheets that assess students' understanding of similes in the context of sentence. After seeing an example, students will fill in the words that are compared in each simile. In addition, students...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Idiom Worksheets
This site provides seven worksheets to help students understand idioms and their figurative meanings better. In each exercise, students will explain the meaning of idioms that are embedded into sentences.
Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: English Idioms
This interactive site focuses on English idioms; it defines idioms, offers an extensive glossary of idioms, and provides practice understanding idioms.
TES Global
Blendspace: Multiple Meaning Words Pt.2
A six-part learning module with links to texts, and image, and videos about multiple meaning words.
TES Global
Tes: Obtaining and Presenting Evidence Glossary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reproducible glossary contains 27 terms associated with scientific investigation that are suitable for intermediate elementary and middle grade students.
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Big Cheese and Other Idioms
Find out more about idioms through this informative resource. This site provides activities and ideas revolving around sharpening your knowledge of idioms.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Test Taking Strategies for Three Subject Areas
This instructional activity offers test-taking strategies that develop vocabulary, reading comprehension, and language arts mechanics.
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: Vocabulary in Context 3rd Grade Unit: Contrasting Statements
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students learn to use contrasting statements within a sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson includes directions for direct teaching, guided practice, and...
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website provides a lesson in which learners learn to use a dictionary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson utilizes the book The Mitten by Jan Brett and includes directions for...
Read Works
Read Works: Grade 2: Four Lesson Unit: Vocabulary in Context
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of four lesson plans designed to develop students' vocabulary skills including understanding prefixes, using context clues, and using a glossary and a dictionary. Lessons are based on the books...
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 4th Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore various strategies for using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. With free login, users have access to the passage and other teaching materials used in this lesson.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Acquiring New Vocabulary
This lesson plan 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.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Informational Text: Craft and Structure: Figurative Language
Explains what figurative language is and how to determine its meaning. Also provides a practice exercise.
Read Works
Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 2nd Grade Unit: Context Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson plan in which students learn to use context clues in surrounding sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson plan utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor...