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Internet Adventures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore where words come from. Every word had a beginning--- a birth. They use the internet and go to a web site given by the teacher to take a quiz on word origins, students are allowed to use dictionaries.
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Foreign Language Dictionary Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a Spanish or French language dictionary using online resources. They decide on a theme for their dictionary. They complete the template sheet by adding a word for each letter of the alphabet and inserting graphics...
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Dictionary Definitions

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students write 20 words from the dictionary and their definition. Students also draw a picture of each word.
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Picture Dictionary

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this picture dictionary worksheet, pupils match a picture to its initial letter. The pictures represent a duck, an elephant, a cat, and a butterfly.
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Making an Illustrated Dictionary with Geographic Terms

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils, in groups, explore geographic terms using left and right brain activities.
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Primary Grades Vocabulary Instruction With Word Wizard Dictionary

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Elementary schoolers discover that the world is at their fingertips as they acquire new vocabulary. Several suggested activities and strategies are provided here, building new reading and oral vocabulary. 
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Forget The Dictionary!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Accessing Web sites and playing interactive word games enliven the study of Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots and affixes. Alas, the link to resources appears broken. Take some time to find game links.  
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Idiom Dictionary

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Clear up some common idioms for your English learners (or any other class) with this presentation. Expressions such as "Go fly a kite" and "He kicked the bucket" are coupled with pictures, some of which are unclear and could be confusing...
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Our Picture and Word Book

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Create a fun song for your young learners! It should include each of their names and use rhyme to make it memorable. Then show the class a picture dictionary, and have learners make their own class dictionary! If you have time, consider...
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American Studies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Entitled American Studies, this small unit covers various topics related to the study of the United States. Learners warm up by creating a dictionary of democracy, then dive into three different lessons focused on government, famous...
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Learning Vocabulary by Using Reference Materials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Finding engaging ways to help your middle schoolers build their vocabulary is not easy to do. The lesson presented here offers a great way to motivate them to build vocabulary by making it into a game. Teams of pupils use a dictionary...
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Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read a chapter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and define new words for their dictionaries. For this vocabulary lesson students choose two or three assignment from a list of projects and complete it using...
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Using Your Dictionary 1

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students write the definition and part of speech of 10 words. Students also think of a noun to follow each adjective and use it to form a sentence.
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Word for the Dazed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Meant as a short review of five vocabulary words, this series of slides could be used as a way to go over the appropriate way to read a dictionary entry. The words featured include jaundice, corpulent, ostentatious, bourgeois, auspicious.
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Pirate Words and Phrases

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Avast, ye mateys! A full dictionary of pirate phrases and words is sure to get your little pirates in a mood for sailing, reading, or writing. It features a basic list of terms as well as a more extensive dictionary for your class to be...
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Dictionary Guide Words

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this guide words worksheet, students select the correct group of guide words for 10 listed terms. Students then are asked to determine the correct definition for the 10 words listed.
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Spanish in English

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do the words alligator, armadillo, and cockroach all have in common? Each one is an English word with Spanish origins. Introduce young etymologists to the joys of discovering word origins with a instructional activity that asks them...
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Dictionary Skills Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 6th
This is a one-page worksheet in which a student uses a worksheet to find the meanings of more difficult English words which have been used in a contextual sentence.
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Using Your Dictionary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this dictionary usage worksheet, students use a dictionary to find the definitions for the 10 adjectives. Students think of a noun for each adjective and write a sentence for each.
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What is the Setting of a Story?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the concepts of what setting is and how it's determined in a story. They play the KidWorks program to help facilitate the setting in a story. They use resources such as a picture dictionary or word wall to find and...
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Spelling Unit- School Theme

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this school themed spelling unit, young scholars study 12 more difficult words relating to school . Students complete a variety of activities with these words: dictionary work, definitions, scrambled words, and a word hunt.
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Preparing for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 5th - 6th
Here's a worksheet to help your class envision the Lewis and Clark expedition. Your young historians read a one-page article on the expedition, use context clues and a dictionary to define eight terms from the article and write a...
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Colossal Squid Caught in Antarctic

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners define the word colossal, then read a news article about an enormous squid caught off Antarctica. In this animal studies and current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with dictionary and vocabulary...
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-AR Verb Table 1

For Students 6th - 7th
You've taught -ir and -er verbs; now it's time for the -ar verbs! The word and it's meaning are listed, but consider whiting out a handful of the definitions and having learners look them up in the dictionary. Then, encourage your class...

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