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Imaginary Words
Oh, what fun! Young logophiles and neologists create a dictionary-sounding definition for imaginary words and try to fool their classmates.
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Common Roots and Affixes
Who said studying roots and affixes can't be fun? The tone of this presentation will entertain as well as engage your class as they examine the roots circ, cycl, pend, and equ. Opportunities for guided and independent practice, as well...
Novelinks
Words by Heart: Guided Imagery
Sad, depressed, miserable, inconsolable, forlorn: so many synonyms have a lot of variety with their connotations. Through the guided imagery activity, writers explore the use of connotation and its influence on imagery and description by...
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Vocabulary and Concept Development
After introducing your class to root words and affixes, present them with this short review and practice opportunity. To start, they share definitions of root words and affixes with their partners. Then, after looking at some affixes and...
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Odd Word Out
In this word association worksheet, young scholars view a large list of words and choose which ones are different as well as why they are different.
Perkins School for the Blind
Wheel of Fortune Game
Games are great for practicing any number of basic skills. Here is a set of wonderful instructions for making a braille version of a spinning game, where children win points by correctly reading/identifying the high-frequency words the...
Denver Art Museum
Words as Art
Elementary schoolers look at images of the art installation, Wheel -which is found at the Denver Art Museum. After a class discussion about how the words and symbols on the artwork make it more meaningful, the discussion turns toward how...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Wheels Go Around: Challenge Activities (Theme 7)
Wheels go around is the theme of this series of challenge activities. Extend learning of making predictions and the reading comprehension skill, cause and effect, through grand conversations, poster designing, and writing books.
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"Wheels, Wings and Other Things"
Students participate in various reading and writing activities related to the book "Wheels, Wings and Other Things" by Monica Hughes and Barbara Hunter. They participate in a shared reading activity, and write a new page for a book...
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 2
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
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School-Home Links: Spelling Familiar words
For this common words worksheet, students review a list of words they should know how to spell. Students fold a piece of paper into thirds and create an organizer to help them study the words. Parents or students must sign the worksheet.
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Roots
Young scholars are introduced to Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes. They are given a lesson on ten root words that students identify the correct meaning of the words. Young scholars design cards that are divided into four parts.
Chomp Chomp
Word Choice - Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two
A twenty-question worksheet provides practice using the commonly confused to, too, and two. Meet Common Core standards with the help of this resource in your fourth grade classroom. Use as homework or an assessment.
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The Wheels on the Bus
In this early childhood song lyrics and images worksheet, students practice reading and singing the words of "The Wheels on the Bus".
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Second Grade Vocabulary Wheel
In this vocabulary wheel worksheet, 2nd graders read second grade vocabulary words in a wheel. Students read 8 words that are between 3 and 5 letters.
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Bringing a Scene to Life With Sound Words
For this sound words worksheet, students read a scene from Megamind and add sound words to it to make it come to life. Students read a scene called "Megamind's Hideout".
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Finding the Main Idea
The carnival is in town! After reading a short excerpt about a day at the carnival, learners use details to determine the story's main idea. They must differentiate the details from the big picture, as there are multiple options they can...
K12 Reader
Geometric Shape Names
Combine math and language arts in the same lesson with a reading passage about number prefixes in geometric shapes. After reading several short paragraphs about the different prefixes used in shape names, kids answer five comprehension...
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Word Definitions
An ELD definitions list, this resource covers travel-related vocabulary in English. However, it does not offer any opportunities for practice. Based on British English.
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English Skills: Vocabulary and Spelling Practice
Learners complete various activities using their spelling words, which are not provided on the worksheet. Activities include using spelling words alliteratively, finding synonyms, using words in sentences with specified parts of speech,...
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Alphabet Wheels
In this alphabet/beginning sounds worksheet, students read 8 short words inside a tractor shape. In each of 8 wheels labeled with a letter, students write the words in the wheel with the correct first letter.
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Machinery In Society
Students explore technology by completing a worksheet in class. In this common machinery lesson, students define the different designs that make simple machines work such as wheels, pulleys and gears. Students utilize verbs to describe...
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Go Far in a Car
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus. They are shown the book, This is the Way We Go to School. Afterward, they learn the phonetic principle of rhyming words.
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Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
In this Drowsy Driver Awareness Day instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, correct word choosing, multiple choice, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write...