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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 4: Silent Consonants
In this spelling worksheet, learners learn to spell a list of 20 words that have silent consonants. Students write each word one time. There are at-home spelling activities listed that learners may complete.
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opposites
In this ESL opposites worksheets, students will use antonyms to describe the given pictures. Students will study 5 pictures and match each picture to its correct opposite in the secondary column.
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Language Arts Worksheet
In this language arts worksheet, students add "ing" to words, match singulars with plurals, add appropriate prefixes to words, identify antonyms and synonyms, and complete a variety of additional activities.
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Using A Dictionary
Students explore English by completing a word definitions worksheet. In this dictionary instructional activity, students practice locating a list of vocabulary terms in a "Dictionary Race." Students complete a worksheet based upon word...
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Double Opposites
In this double opposites worksheet, students use their vocabulary skills to respond to 8 questions that require them to identify 2 opposite words for each of the words listed.
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Properties of Materials
In this material properties worksheet, students complete 6 activities in which they learn about and explore the differences between materials and properties. They collect objects and list off the materials and properties, answer...
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Using Authentic Texts to Teach Vocabulary
Students read an article identifying any new vocabulary words they are unfamiliar with. Using the text, they discover antonyms, synonyms and word families. They answer comprehension questions and review the vocabulary to end the lesson.
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Word Roots 2: FIN, SED, FER Intermediate Synonym or Antonym Word Puzzle
If you are looking for a vocabulary worksheet that has a focus on word roots, then this resource might be for you! Using a word bank and knowledge of word roots, learners fill in a synonym and an antonym for each of six words. Have your...
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Word Roots 7: SPECT, STA, VERT Intermediate Synonym or Antonym Word Puzzle
Use word roots to help your class develop vocabulary acquisition skills. This particular resource focuses on the word roots SPECT, STA, and VERT. Leaners choose an antonym and a synonym from a word bank for each of 6 given words, keeping...
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Word Roots 6: PLIC, FAC, COGN Intermediate Level Synonym or Antonym
Word roots can help your class find connections between vocabulary words and develop language skills. This resource asks learners to fill in a synonym and antonym for six words, keeping word roots in mind. There is a word bank for...
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Dictionary Cube
Young scholars investigate new vocabulary words with a fun, collaborative activity. Given a deck of word cards, pairs of students flip over one at a time and independently look up the term in a dictionary. They then take turns rolling a...
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Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Dictionary Cube
Scholars work together to define words and answer questions using a dictionary cube.
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Unlocking New Words: Partner Presentations
Following extensive modeling about how to apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to learn new words, partner teams create brief word presentations to teach new vocabulary to the class. Preselect words from upcoming social studies,...
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Test-Taking Strategies for Three Subject Areas
Sometimes a test page loaded with text can make a student's face go blank. Help them decipher what a text question is asking with a series of tips focused on reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language arts mechanics.
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Word Reference Materials
A class discussion on reference materials opens up a lesson on how to use these important resources. They discover that dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses are called word reference resources, and they practice using them. The...
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"Spelldown" by Becky Mushko
Learners read Spelldown, by Becky Mushko and consider how it portrays the Appalachian community. They define and discuss vocabulary presented in the story and write a comparison/contrast paper analyzing two of the story's characters. The...
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Tuck Everlasting: Student Study Guide
A great support for teachers, this study guide provides several short answer comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a longer response enrichment question for every chapter of the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Use as...
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Italian City-States
Check out this packet of worksheets involving mapping activities, vocabulary logging, reading and comprehending informational texts, etc., which focuses on Italian city-states during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. There are also...
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Of Mice and Men: A Literature Guide
Whether you are planning on using Of Mice and Men for whole-class reading or as a selection for literature circles; whether you are new to John Steinbeck's novel, or it has long been a part of your curriculum, you...
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Esperanza Rising: Lesson 2
Sixth graders explore adversity. In this summarizing lesson students compare their culture to the Hispanic culture. Students reflect on a time they were met with adversity. Students summarize Chapter 1 of Esperanza Rising.
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Students read a chapter in a book. In this reading comprehension lesson, students share their predictions of chapter 6 of the book Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, learn new vocabulary words, read chapter 6 and complete a...
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Freckle Juice
Students identify and define vocabulary words in the book, Freckle Juice. In this vocabulary lesson, students read the text and define the words "formula," "reflection," and "remover." Students use an online dictionary to define the...
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Vocabulary Practice For Week 2
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn five new words: jostle, pompously, corridor, embers, griffin. Students answer 12 multiple choice questions about the meanings of these words. These appear to be related to the Harry Potter books.
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Freckle Juice
Students complete activities with the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. In this literature lesson, students read chapter one and brainstorm adjectives for the four main characters. They make a page of vocabulary words and...