Andrews McMeel Publishing
POW! A Peanuts Collection
Make a study of Charles M. Scultz's famous comic strip Peanuts in your language arts class. Class members read and discuss the baseball-themed book POW! A Peanuts Collection. After talking about themes and vocabulary, they complete...
GrammarSongs by Melissa
Context Clues Song (Context Clues by Melissa)
Remind scholars to use context clues when they come across unknown words with the help of a music video that describes what context clues are, and how to use them to come up with a definition.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Vocab Tip: Memory Devices
A screencast lesson explaining how to create and use the mnemonic devices rhyme and acronyms to help remember vocabulary words and their meaning. [4:23]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Unknown Words by Using a Glossary
In this lesson, you will learn how to figure out the meaning of unknown words by using a glossary while you read. [4:31]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Use Clue Words to Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words
In this lesson, you will understand the meaning of unknown words in the text by using clue words. [4:45]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Words to Understand Contrast
In this lesson, you will learn how an author creates a contrast by determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text. [7:22]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words in a Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to find the meaning of unknown words by thinking of another word that would make sense. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [4:02]
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: What Is a Synonym?
This is a video about synonyms including a definition, examples, and how to use them in your writing.
Education Development Center
Education Development Center: Tv411: Vocabulary
Fifteen short videos that help students learn about vocabulary building skills such as using a dictionary, using a thesaurus, multiple meaning words, synonyms, antonym, homonyms, prefixes, suffixes, and more.