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Dictionary Detective
Build your class's dictionary skills with this fun game. The activity allows learners to better understand dictionary usage, spelling, and vocabulary. By the end of this activity, they should be skilled word finders.
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Compounding the Problem
Pupils sharpen their dictionary skills and their understanding of compound words in this plan. Tailor it to the grade level you teach by honing in on specific skills. For older learners, the plan suggests providing a word and having them...
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Words-A-Buzz
Here's an art lesson for pre-schoolers which focuses on communicating through words and movement. Learners explore the traditions of the samurai grip enhancers and characteristics of wasps. Photographs, embedded in the plan, of these...
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President Abraham Lincoln Word Scramble
In this word scramble learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Abraham Lincoln. Students spell 20 words.
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Uses of Coal
An interesting series of puzzles and word games are available in this multi-page collection, which focuses on coal. Learners practice math and language arts skills as they solve the puzzles, and learn many facts about coal at the same time.
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Phonics Genius
Readers at any level who are practicing phonics will benefit from a highly customizable set of features designed for instruction and practice. The extensive library of phonemes and exemplar words covers sounds from the a in cat to the zh...
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Scrabble Fitness
Hop, skip, and jump your way to picking up letters for a word spelling scrabble game. Get a little aerobic conditioning in while having fun with words. Keep the game simple for the younger learners. You might try putting the letters face...
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Lesson 7 - Letter Combinations
Individually, letters have their own sounds, but when combined with other letters, those sounds completely change. Introduce letter combinations with a lesson that asks learners to search for combinations in familiar words and use oral...
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Building ELD Confidence Through Games
Fun ways to get your English Learner's involved in the classroom.
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Sparkle Spelling Game
Students participate in a game to help them with their spelling words. They rotate around the room with the first word, with each student giving the next letter. They continue if they get the letter right or sit down if the letter is wrong.
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Spark (A Variation on Sparkle Spelling Game)
Students participate in a game in which they practice their spelling words, in which each student adds another letter to the word. They are given the chance to rejoin the game if they miss a letter.
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Spelling Takes a Hit!
Learners actively practice spelling words. In this spelling lesson, students use a flyswatter to swat at letters that spell each of their spelling words.
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Spelling Tag
Students participate in a tag game to practice their weekly spelling words. Five students are chosen as "it" and run around chasing the other students. When a student is tagged, he/she must freeze until the teacher asks him/her a...
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Spelling Bee/Musical Chairs
Students spell and recognize vocabulary words and/or spelling words by playing musical chairs with spelling words.
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Rainbow Dice Spelling
Students participate in a spelling game to help them with their spelling words. They role a die and write the given word as many times as the die says too. They write the words in different colors to review them as well.
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President Barack Obama Word Jumble
In this word jumble learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to make words associated with President Barack Obama. Students spell 20 words.
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Pennsylvania Cities Word Jumble
In this Pennsylvania cities worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell Pennsylvanian cities. Students spell 10 cities and use the word box.
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Texas Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in the state of Texas. Students spell 10 Texas cities.
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Printable Super Bowl Sunday Word Jumble
In this online interactive Super Bowl worksheet, students examine 16 AFC nicknames in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 16 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed for...
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Beach Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this beach words worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 22 words to spell terms pertaining to fun at the beach. There is a word bank.
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Beach Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this beach vocabulary worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell 20 words pertaining to the beach. There is a word box.
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Michigan Vocabulary Word Jumble
For this Michigan worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell key cities, people, regions and resources about the state of Michigan. There is a word bank.
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Colorado Word Jumble Worksheet
In this Colorado word jumble activity, students examine 10 cities listed in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters to spell the names of 10 Colorado cities..
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Georgia Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this Georgia worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell important cities, regions, resources or people in the state of Georgia. There is a word bank.