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Worksheet
Curated OER

Synonym Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine the 9 underlined words in 9 sentences and list synonyms for each of them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 20 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vocabulary Practice Week 2

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 10 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Analogies to Improve Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze the relationships for pairs of words in analogical statements to infer word meanings. In this word meanings lesson, 9th graders complete an analogy pre-assessment, study a chart for using analogies to improve...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prepare to Read Nonfiction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore the components of a KWL chart as they examine the facts of a story about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Vocabulary from additional stories is utilized to form antonyms and synonyms.
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Organizer
Lawrence Virtual School

Context Clues

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Considering a lesson on using context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words? This packet includes a brief reading passage about strategies readers can use and 12 very different graphic organizers, including a template for a...
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Dictionary Cube

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Scholars work together to define words and answer questions using a dictionary cube.
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Writing
Perfection Learning

In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson - Activity Book

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Moving to a new country isn't easy, as Shirley Temple Wong learns in In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord. A series of language arts activities carry readers through the novel, addressing the story's themes,...
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Organizer
Freeology

Vocabulary Organizer

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
A color-coded vocabulary template asks learners to list synonyms, associations, and antonyms for three new words. Although there is no designated space for the definition, the meaning could be recorded on the back, the strips can be cut...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using a Dictionary - Comparing Words

For Students 6th - 9th
Equipped with a dictionary and a purpose, students test the meanings of four word pairs, determining if they are synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, or several other word relationships. Students can practice their dictionary skills and their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spelling with /ou/ Sound

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize spelling words with ou and ow sounds. For this spelling lesson, 4th graders begin with ground and town and build lists of words with similar spelling. Students complete a worksheet with antonyms and synonyms for...
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Dating Game III: Guide to Grammar and Writing

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive vocabulary activity, students examine 20 pairs of words. Students identify the words as synonyms, antonyms, or neither.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Word Knowledge

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Turn skills practice into a game of Bingo! Scholars listen to words and locate their synonyms on their Bingo cards. The first play to fill their card wins.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger" Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students use a word bank from Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger to complete a set of 10 questions/activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Muggie Maggie- Lesson 1

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students predict and read a chapter in a book.  In this vocabulary and comprehension lesson, students learn new vocabulary words, make predictions of the story and then read and discuss chapter one of Muggie Maggie.  Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Muggie Maggie - Lesson 6

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read chapter 6 of Beverly Cleary's, Muggie Maggie, and complete associated activities. In this Muggie Maggie activity, 3rd graders complete vocabulary work. They examine punctuation marks used in the chapter, and make a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Maggie, Maggie

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read Maggie, Maggie by Beverly Cleary.  In this Maggie, Maggie lesson students develop strategies for understanding vocabulary in the story.  Students survey the number of left and right handed students.  Students...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Test-Taking Strategies for Three Subject Areas

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Sometimes a test page loaded with text can make a student's face go blank. Help them decipher what a text question is asking with a series of tips focused on reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language arts mechanics.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Practice Book O

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Whether you need resources for reading comprehension, literary analysis, phonics, vocabulary, or text features, an extensive packet of worksheets is sure to fit your needs. Based on a fifth-grade curriculum but applicable to any level of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write an essay during this 14 week series of ESL writing lessons. For this series of 14 lessons, advanced ESL writing students complete an essay. They focus on prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, and vocabulary...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analogies In Action

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students practice skills to determine the relationship of words. In groups of two, classmates complete a chart to match vocabulary words into specific groups such as synonyms, antonyms, or familial relationship. To reinforce word...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Synonyms and Antonyms

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore and respond to poetry. They define and identify synonyms and anotnyns. They create antonym pairs in English. They create synonym pairs in English and Spanish.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

CTBS Vocabulary Study Sheet Five

For Students 7th - 10th
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students provide the definition of 22 words. They also generate 4 synonyms and 2 antonyms for each word listed. Words include acquiesce, apathetic, expressive and more.
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Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

The One and Only Ivan: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
A new friend, a new perspective, and a new light are all found in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan. Ivan, a gorilla, was content with his life until a baby elephant befriended him. Readers find synonyms, answer...