Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unlocking the Mystery

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this word scramble worksheet, students unscramble the words and then look them up in the dictionary. Students write the words next to their definition.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Daffy Definitions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this definition worksheet, students choose the correct definition from a choice of three definitions. The students are prompted to guess the definition before using their dictionaries to look it up.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dashing Definitions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this wordsearch puzzle worksheet, young scholars supply the missing letters to form a word and match it with the definition from the dictionary. Students then find the words in a word search puzzle.
Lesson Plan
Education World

Democratic to Detail: Guide Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this dictionary skills practice worksheet, students examine 20 words and use the guide words to determine whether each word would be on the same page, before the page, or after the page. Students also put the words in alphabetical order.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Monster Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore several retrieval strategies to find information in a variety of sources. They organize the information they find and create a Monster Dictionary that includes imaginary monsters and their definitions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dig Into the Dictionary

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore their vocabulary by participating in a dictionary word find activity.  In this vocabulary instructional activity, 2nd graders locate words in a dictionary based on the beginning letter which must match the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bryant Creek Watershed Project - Making a Karst Dictionary

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore the definitions relevant to Karst topography. They develop a Bryant Watershed Dictionary of the special words and terms that are used to talk about the topography and hydrology of the area they live in.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dialect Dictionaries

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars list non-standard English words they use in their community dialect. They create dictionary definitions for 15 of the words they come up with including: pronunciation, part of speech, definition and example of usage. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Dictionary Game

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students play The Dictionary Game--also called Balderdash as a way to learn new vocabulary words.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Dictionary of Independence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use events and biographies from their state's history and U.S. history, to create a dictionary of terms for citizens of a democracy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dinosaur Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students utilize a web site to search for a dinosaur related word that begins with a specific letter. The words and their definitions are placed into a dictionary page which is then compiled into a class book.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Dictionary Disorder: #3

For Students 6th - 12th
In this dictionary skills worksheet, students examine 10 matching questions regarding words and their meanings. Students are asked to assign each term to the correct definition.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling: Words From Other Languages

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 20 words from other languages. Parents are given suggestions to help student study and learn the words.
Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Multiple Meaning Words in Context

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Multiple meaning words is the focus of a lesson designed to reinforce the use of context clues. Scholars listen carefully to a variety of sentences using the words pool and cast to decide which definition best fits the...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Change the Verbs to Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Come one, come all to the grammar magic show—where you can transform verbs into nouns! A practice worksheet lists 10 verbs that require suffixes in order to become nouns.
Worksheet
LearnEnglishFeelGood.com

English Prefixes and Suffixes

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Match prefixes and suffixes to their definition in a 10-problem grammar worksheet. Prefixes and suffixes in focus include muta-, pre-, aud-, post-, psych-, fid-, -ize, -dox, -urb, and anti-.
Worksheet
Worksheet Web

Where do Bears go in Winter?

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Do bears really sleep for an entire season? Six multiple choice questions and a drawing activity make up a worksheet that tests scholars' comprehension skills after reading about bears during winter. 
Lesson Plan
Macmillan Education

The Tell-Tale Heart

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Rather than who done it, the mystery literary detectives have to solve as they examine the evidence found in Edgar Allan Poe's famous "The Tell-Tale Heart" is why did he do it?
Activity
Curated OER

The Old Man and the Sea: Vocabulary Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Readers read more closely when they think critically about a text. Discuss the words and concepts from Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea with a class activity that asks readers to not only record...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Christmas Tree Add an Adjective

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
The star on the top of a Christmas tree can be beautiful, or it can be gold, or it can be shiny—or, in fact, it can be all three! A picture of a decorated Christmas tree encourages pupils to choose from a list of 18 adjectives to...
Activity
Poetry4kids

Rhythm in Poetry: More Than Two Feet

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Want to put some feet in your head? Check out an online lesson about spondees, dactyls, and anapests to bring new structure to your poetic forms.
Activity
Poetry4kids

Rhythm in Poetry: Okie Dokie, Here’s the Trochee

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Iambs and trochees may seem intimidating to some learners, but after reading a straightforward online lesson, they'll be masters of poetic feet! The lesson includes examples of trochaic poems from Edgar Allen Poe and William...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Word Analysis, Word-by-Word

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Scholars identify word relationships, categorize words, and identify similarities and differences between word meanings.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Words with More Than One Acceptable Spelling

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this recognizing words with more than one spelling activity, students read about word origins and printing histories, use a dictionary for alternative spellings, and write acceptable spellings. Students write fifteen answers.