Interactive
Curated OER

Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this verbs activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about completing sentences with phrasal verbs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Suitable words

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this suitable words worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to a paragraph about photocopies with suitable words. Students fill in 10 blanks.
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Curated OER

Which One Doesn't Belong?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify words that are related with 80% accuracy. Given a list of four vocabulary words, 3rd graders identify specific relationships between three of the four words. They also identify which of the four words are not...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Third Grade Language Practice

For Teachers 3rd
In this grade 3 language practice worksheet, 3rd graders complete a total of 24 multiple choice questions based on a variety of grade 3 language concepts. An answer key is included.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Class President

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders develop vocabulary to aid in comprehension as they read the novel, Class President.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts Quiz B-Grade 4

For Students 4th
In this grade 4 language arts quiz worksheet, 4th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 4 concepts. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Adjectives Cloze Exercise

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts activity, students insert appropriate adjectives in 14 sentences with missing words. A picture clue at the end of each sentence will help students choose an adjective to put in the blank.
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Curated OER

Which reference book helps most?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders utilize various reference materials to find specific types of information. In this library research lesson, 4th graders choose the best source of information from the library's reference collection to answer questions.
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Curated OER

Mother Goose Poetry

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students practice technology skills such as open, save, print, type, font size, font type. They also do graphics, importing,text wrapping.Critical thinking,graphic design, presenting are other skills practiced.
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Curated OER

Animalopedia Poetry

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students reseach animals while working in groups. They write poems to be included in a class Animalopedia book.
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Other

Visuwords: Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary and Thesaurus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Visuwords is an online graphical dictionary which you must see to believe! It is highly interactive and allows you to create diagrams, to drag and drop, pass over words to see their meanings, and much much more. It can be as easy or as...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Read Strategically: Retain New Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity focuses on strategies to retain new words such as reading voraciously, use a good dictionary and thesaurus, use new words, and learn a new word every day. It also provides an annotated biography of resource material.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: English: Reading: Dictionaries and Indexes Quiz: Level One [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Quiz testing basic alphabetization and dictionary skills required for real-world application. Three levels of difficulty with answers provided.
Activity
Learning Farm

Learning Farm: Common Core Standards: Dictionaries, Glossaries, Thesaurus

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn about different reference materials such as dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri to help you learn meanings of words, pronunciation, or parts of speech. View a short lesson then practice using Game Mode or Test Mode.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will recognize the functions of dictionaries and the types of information available in dictionaries used in schools. They will learn the differences between dictionaries and thesauruses....
Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: How to Use a Thesaurus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good overview of what a thesaurus is and how best to use one. Also includes the difference between the two forms of thesauri and explains how to choose the correct synonym to use. L.9-10.4c References
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Little Explorers Picture Dictionary

For Students K - 1st Standards
Delve into this wonderfully illustrated and comprehensive picture dictionary. Research up to 1,905 illustrated entries. Each word is used in a meaningful sentence.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: How to Use a Thesaurus

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will review how to use a thesaurus. Uses links to an online web thesaurus to look up various words. Great starting point.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find out how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials: Printed and Electronic (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on using resources such as dictionaries, thesauruses (or thesauri), and glossaries to find and use words that will improve not only your reading skills but also your writing skills. L.11-12.4c References
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Other

Alpha Dictionary: Most Often Misspelled Words in English

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Listed alphabetically, these commonly misspelled words often find their way into our writing! Here are the correct spellings, with brief tips for remembering how to write these words correctly. In addition, use the links of the left to...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: Rather Unlikely Dictionary Entries

For Teachers 4th - 8th
After studying dictionary entries including structure and writing style, create unlikely dictionary entries for things in your life. If you really can't think of any, press the button on the generator to get a few ideas. Do your best to...
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Other

The Phrase Finder: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"A professional writers' resource from The Phrase Finder for generating ideas for headlines, advertising copy, song lyrics, etc." Just type your word and the phrase finder will find a phrase to match it. L.9-10.4c References, L.9-10.4d...