A mnemonic is an instructional strategy designed to help students improve their memory of important information. This technique connects new learning to prior knowledge through the use of visual and/or acoustic cues. The basic types of...

This printable -dge worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. While using picture cues, students will unscramble words that end in -y to form the long /e/. An answer key and lesson...

This printable "oo" worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will write "oo" words to complete a crossword. Picture cues are provided. An answer key and lesson extension are...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the meaning of the word "community" is explained in an informational text. Visual cues are provided to support the passage and...

These interactive flashcards provide definitions for different story elements. Engaging picture cues are provided for each flashcard, and students can play the audio to hear the words and definitions read aloud.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses All About Cats and Kittens by Emily Neye to teach students how to identify facts from photographs and pictures in informational text. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...

This blog post from shares several activities that will help students understand how to interpret voice tone and body language.

A student's quick-reference guide to using context clues while reading.

Great practice with interrogatives! Get a complete list of interrogative words and choose the correct one to complete each question. The answer to each question provides the cue to the student for making the selection. Many of these...