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Utah Education Network

Uen: Vocabulary Words in Context

For Teachers 5th Standards
In this lesson, 5th graders will use context clues as they learn new science vocabulary words through listening, reading and discussing the new content. The terms are associated with the reshaping of the earth's surface.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Vivid Verbs W.5.3.d

For Teachers 5th Standards
This lesson engages students in analyzing word choices. Students will write descriptive paragraphs about interesting magazine pictures and ensure that they are using vivid words in their writings.
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Lesson Plan
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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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Vocabulary in Context 4th Grade Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[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...
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Other

Santa Monica College: J. Cheney: Affect and Effect

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Definitions, parts of speech, and sentence examples of "affect" and "effect," followed by five sentences where students choose the correct word to complete each sentence. When finished, students can submit answers to have their work...
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

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

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a instructional activity in which learners learn to use context clues in surrounding sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The instructional activity utilizes the book The...
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Savvas Learning

Pearson Education: The Longman Vocabulary Website: Using Context Clues

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how to use context clues to improve your reading skills. This resource features exercises for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. L.9-10.4a, L.8.2.B Context/Meaning
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Extraordinary Elephants

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Determine which word is the synonym of the given word then choose it to feed the elephant.
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Graphic
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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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: How to Use "Alike" and "Same" Correctly

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation with examples of using the words "alike" and "same" correctly in sentences.
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Unit Plan
Learning Farm

Learning Farm: Word Relationships

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Learn how word relationships affect the meaning of text, and then practice this skill.
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Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Reading Activities and Games for Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This article focuses on developing vocabulary through reading activities and games. The more a person reads, the better their vocabulary; this article provides ideas for teachers and parents to promote more reading for fun.
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Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 1: Their, There, and They're

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Complete these 20 sentences by choosing the correct form of their, there, and they're.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Grammar Gorillas

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Click on the noun or verb in each sentence and check out your score! With definitions of parts of sentences for reference. With a link to other fun games for students.
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TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students/ Homographs F Same Spelling Different Meaning

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
This online activity gives two definitions and asks what word, that begins with "F," fits both. Clicking the box gives the answer. There are twenty-three questions.
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Interactive
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Homophones

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Engage in this fun activity to learn all about homophones, which are words that sound alike but that are spelled differently and have different meanings.
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Professional Doc
Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Cause and Effect

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Simple and effective method for introducing primary students to the concept of cause and effect in literature.
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Unit Plan
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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Handout
Indiana University

Indiana University East: Writing Center: Transitions: Understanding Signal Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource page provides nine lists of signal words and what they mean. Covers words that show time, addition, contrast, comparison, illustration, location, cause and effect, conclusion or summary, and emphasis or clarification.
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Handout
Other

English Channel: Subject Verb Agreement With Correlative Conjunctions

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A brief explanation of the subject-verb agreement rules when using correlative conjunctions is followed by a practice exercise.
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Professional Doc
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Use Context Clues to Decipher Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This reading resource discusses the strategy of using context clues to decipher new words. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they use context clues to understand new words.
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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 learners look for new vocabulary words and context clues to define them while reading an independent reading book. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
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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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How to Recognize a Phrase

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
A phrase is a group of related words that does not include both a subject and a verb. It only has one or the other! [0:39]