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First Aid Booklet
Learners engage in a hands-on activity to create their own first aid booklet. In small groups, students define the terms, using their own words, then use the dictionary to complete definitions for any remaining words.
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Words in the News: Oscar Nominations Announced
Students examine the oscars and the nomination process. They practice using new vocabulary words associated with the event. In groups, they match the vocabulary with the definitions.
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Vocabulary Worksheet
In this vocabulary learning exercise, 3rd graders will match 15 words to the correct definition. The words cover a variety of subjects and include huge and caduceus.
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Vocabulary from The Outsiders
Young scholars listen to audio tape of segment of novel, The Outsiders, practice using online dictionary to look up and define vocabulary words, and create list of terms in Microsoft Word document.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
For this vocabulary worksheet, students write the new words as "definition clues" are given by the teacher, unscramble the new words, and use words in sentences that show meaning. Worksheet has 4 sets of 7 words each, same activities for...
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Vocabulary Building: 2 Consonant Rule
In this consonant rule vocabulary worksheet, students write the new words as "definition clues" are given by the teacher, unscramble the new words, and use words in sentences that show meaning. Worksheet has 4 sets of 7 words each, same...
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Vocabulary Building: ar
In this vocabulary "ar" worksheet, students write the new words as "definition clues" are given by the teacher, unscramble the new words, and use words in sentences that show meaning. Worksheet has 4 sets of 7 words each, same activities...
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3rd Grade Social Studies Core Skills (Reference Books)
In this reference materials activity, students complete the 20 multiple choice questions pertaining to the correct book needed to find the answer in each situation. Included are dictionary, atlas, encyclopedias, newspapers and maps.
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Learning New Words
Students, working in groups, make as many words as possible in a given time, using flash cards that contain prefixes, words, and definitions. They chose group roles and participate in a numbers of time rounds of this activities.
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Architecture
Students use the glossary/dictionary and a partner to make flashcards of the important architectural terms and their definitions. Study them, present them to the teacher, and answer 5 correctly. This activity is part of a layered...
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Columbus Day Vocabulary
In this Columbus Day worksheet, students write the 16 words from that relate to Columbus Day in alphabetical order and write a short definition for each.
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February and Other Words with Tricky Spellings
In this February and other words with tricky spellings instructional activity, students use scrambled letters, definitions and a dictionary to identify 65 words with tricky spellings, then write them. A list of more irregular words is...
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Landforms Slideshow
Students identify twelve different types of landforms, and create a slideshow about each landform that includes a title, pictures, definitions, conclusions and a reference page.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match definitions to words, solve riddles using given words and complete fill in the blank sentences. Students complete the same activities for 4 sets of 20 words.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words to definitions, solve riddles and complete fill in the blank sentences. Students do the same activities for 4 sets of 20 words.
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Vocabulary Activity
In this vocabulary activity, students match definitions to words, unscramble words and use words in sentences to show their meaning. Students then complete a timed reading exercise with the words, 4 sets of 7 words total.
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Vocabulary Activity: 2
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match definitions to words, unscramble words and use words in sentences to show their meaning. Students then complete a timed reading exercise with the words, 4 sets of 7 words total.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In these vocabulary building worksheets, students learn the vocabulary words by completing the four pages of activities that include definition clues, word scrambles, sentence writing, and timed readings.
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Learning Words
Young scholars listen to Jane Yolen's, All Those Secrets of the World. They engage in activities to find word meanings without using a dictionary. They practice using a vocabulary mapping handout.
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Selecting the Right Source and the Right Tool for Information Needs
Pupils review information sources and match tasks up with resources, i.e. definition with a dictionary. They decide on a research topic and find as many places or people or types of materials they can use to find information on that topic.
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Slang
Students examine the term 'slang' after reading two stories, "'Cool' is your favorite word!" and "Bling bling makes it into dictionary". Students work on composing their own rhyming words and phrases after studying slang.
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Homophones and Vivid Verbs
Students define and practice using synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and homophones in complete sentences, paragraphs and essays. They include "vivid verbs" in their writing with the aid of a dictionary or thesaurus.
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Which Witch is Which? (Elementary, Language)
Students define a set of common homonyms, such as mail and male. They use these definitions to write sentences with each word.
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Freckle Juice - Lesson 3
Learners complete activities with the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. In this literature instructional activity, students read Chapter two and find the definitions for new vocabulary words. They also complete an online activity for...