PPT
Curated OER

Play Ball!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
This PowerPoint provides an overview of how to construct and complete analogies. The slides give examples of how analogies work and have illustrations to match. This PowerPoint also provides students with a chance to fill-in the given...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Synonyms

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Student identify synonyms in poetry. In this grammar instructional activity, students define what a synonym is and view several examples on the board. Students read a selected poem on an overhead transparency and circle the synonyms.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word is to Analogy as...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete verbal analogies by playing a group game.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poetry In Motion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and analyze poetry and examine the process of writing poetry. They read and analyze the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and answer comprehension questions. They identify the similes,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Words

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders spell words and define homophone.  In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Price is Right - Advertisements

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design written advertisements using cut out items from catalogs or newspapers in order to persuade consumers.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Peeking At Pumpkins

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Learners listen to a read aloud about the life cycle of the pumpkin and discuss the process. They complete a life cycle booklet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Read Aloud/ Narrative Analysis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read passages of Koya's Cousin Del before answering questions in a discussion setting. They listen to a variety of musical pieces before detailing how the music makes them feel in a short piece of writing. They share their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using A Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring the Personal Narrative

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils define the characteristics of a personal narrative, explain the difference between a 'memoir' and an 'autobiography', and create a reading journal in which they will log their reading activities. In this personal narrative lesson...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Antonyms and Synonyms Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students learn about synonyms and antonyms through physical activity. The teacher calls out a series of commands. First, the students perform the synonyms (the same as the movement called out) and then they go through the...
Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Furious Frogs, Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Pick the game to play: antonyms, synonyms, homonyms and then quickly click the correct word that is the same or opposite.
Handout
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago: Roget's Thesaurus Search Form

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Enter any word and get tons of words that mean the same thing (or close to it)
Activity
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Synonyms Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Features a free grammar worksheet for kids to practice synonyms.