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Introduce Vocabulary: Curious George Rides a Bike (Rey)
Are your learners curious about new words? Take them on an adventure with Curious George as they learn vocabulary in the context of H.A. Rey's book, Curious George Rides a Bike. Prepare budding readers by introducing the terms before...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Dinosaur Bones (Barner)
Dig into some prehistoric vocabulary in Bob Barner's informative book Dinosaur Bones. This works best if you introduce the primitive words before reading the story. These are the focus terms in the text: ancient, climate, extinct,...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Have You Seen Bugs? (Oppenheim)
Are your scholars interested in bugs? Get future entomologists excited about vocabulary through Joanne Oppenheim's colorful book Have You Seen Bugs? They use the informational text (although this strategy is useful for any book) to learn...
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Introduce Vocabulary: My School's a Zoo (Smith)
Your classroom may feel like a zoo sometimes, but it's nothing like this! Stu Smith's book My School's a Zoo is an excellent way to introduce some fun vocabulary words in context, and it's available on YouTube in case you don't have it....
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Building Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 1
Using the Jigsaw protocol, scholars study chunks of text from a speech given by former US presidents following a devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. As they read the speech in small groups, they build background knowledge and share...
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Skill Building: Alphabet Poem
Amateur poets explore alphabetical poetry. They choose a topic and brainstorm vocabulary that relates to the topic using each letter of the alphabet. The class then generates ideas for a group alphabet poem. After creating one as a whole...
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Vocabulary: Categorize Important Vocabulary Words and Describe Their Features
Just like sports, different words have different features that help us understand or spell them. Learners categorize various sports based on their similarities and differences, then they use that strategy to categorize various words....
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Categorize Important Vocabulary Words and Describe their Features
Second graders read a short passage along with the teacher to pull out various transportation related words. They analyze each of the chosen words by creating a chart which helps them think about the similarities and differences of each...
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Words in the News Smoking Ban- 15 February 2006
Students complete vocabulary building exercises before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They focus on relaltive clauses on the final worksheet. They write a letter about second hand smoke in a...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this word meanings worksheet, learners expand their vocabulary knowledge by learning new words. Students write, unscramble, and write sentences with each of the vocabulary words.
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Vocabulary Building III
For this recognizing and using vocabulary words worksheet, students use the words bacon, hotel, frozen, sizes, equal, equally, and business to spell from dictation, unscramble letters, and write complete sentences. Students write 21...
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Vocabulary Building Cards
Students select vocabulary words from their reading each week then complete a card for each word which includes definition, source and a sample sentence. They share their cards with the class and complete vocabulary building cards...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short o
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words off, top, stop, long, and come. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Tricky Words
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words by, I, of, to, and goes. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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English: Vocabulary Development
In these vocabulary acquisition worksheets, students use the definitions to help them spell the words. Students spell 50 words and write the letters on the lines.
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Vocabulary Building Activity- Final-e Rule
In this final-e rule vocabulary building activity, 2nd graders write 6 vocabulary words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write 7 sentences using each of the words and a review word.
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Vocabulary Building Activities- ar Words
In this "ar" words vocabulary building activity worksheet, 2nd graders write down the 6 "ar" words as they are dictated by the teacher. They unscramble letters to make the words, and write each in a sentence.
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Short e- Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this short "e" vocabulary building instructional activity, 2nd graders write each of 6 words as they are dictated by the teacher. They unscramble the words, and write each one in a sentence. They also write a sentence using a review...
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Vocabulary Building Activities- "or" Words
In this "or" words vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write down 6 words as they are dictated by the teacher, they unscramble the words, and write each one in a sentence. They write a sentence using a review word.
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Vocabulary Building Activities- "er" Words
In this "er" word vocabulary building activity worksheet, 2nd graders write each of 6 words as they are dictated by the teacher, unscramble the words, and use each one in a sentence. They write a sentence using a review word.
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Short a Vocabulary Building Activities
In this short a vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write down 6 words as the teacher dictates them, unscramble the words, and write sentences with the words. They write a sentence with 1 review word.
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Vocabulary Building - Declaration of Independence
Young scholars read the first part of the Declaration of Independence and mark the words they don't know. First, they try to guess what the words mean by looking at the them in context, and then they look up the words in a dictionary.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
Give your emerging readers practice with the -igh ending. This resource provides three different approaches to cement the rule. First they take dictation from you to form a word bank. Then they unscramble the words. Finally, they write...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
Practice using and spelling the -ful ending. Learners take dictation from you to create a word bank of six words with the -ful suffix. Then they unscramble the words. Finally, they write an original sentence for each word that must be...