It is important to teach students the difference between facts and opinions. This is the groundwork for getting students to think critically when analyzing a piece of text. This activity will help to lay the foundation for opinion...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives students practice using context to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word. Included are practice activities and assessment pages.

In this lesson, students will listen to stories and determine the meaning of the word by using sentence-level context clues. They will think about the verbs that are used and think about how that verb appeals to their senses, giving them...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle to teach students predict the outcome of a story by using clues provided in pictures and in repeated texts. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson in which students learn to use context clues in surrounding sentences to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by...

It's hard to believe that the same water that you use every day to quench your thirst, cook with, bathe in, swim in, and wash your clothes and dishes, is capable of another trick-it can make electricity. Electricity can be generated...

First graders will use text evidence to make inferences about word and word phrase meanings in a text. Word and picture clues will be used to help students form inferences.

This lesson plan uses Mad Libs to teach vocabulary using context clues to define unknown words.

A 5-lesson unit where learners learn to use context clues and semantic gradients together to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

In this lesson plan, students will use several strategies to learn the meaning of new words they encounter in text. The students will learn specific strategies so when they encounter new words, they can figure out the meaning of those...

Often, without even realizing it, readers are connecting the words they read to their everyday lives. The human brain is moving so fast that even while reading, behind the scenes, readers are making connections to their real lives and to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which learners learn to use a glossary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by Robin Johnson and Bobbie Kalman...

In this Second Step lesson plan, 1st graders will learn to use clues in the body to identify feelings.

This is an index of links to activities using root words. These activities are separated into 3 levels of difficulty. These interactive, vocabulary puzzles and activities use Latin and Greek "roots and cells" to help unlock word...

Learn how to use context clues to help you define precise vocabulary words that you may not know.

Learn how to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a Social Studies passage.

This site contains a list of 25 multiple-meaning words that exist across all academic disciplines. Students will use the type of analysis required on the New SAT. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Help your students review root words so they can analyze unfamiliar words and figure out the meaning without using a dictionary. In this worksheet, students will identify the root of each word...

This lesson engages students in vocabulary-building strategies related to Greek and Latin roots. Students will be given charts with Greek and Latin roots. Students will practice combining different roots to form present-day English words.

One of the more difficult literary concepts to teach is irony, especially ironic point of view. Not only do students often miss the subtle linguistic clues, they become distracted by the issue of author's intent. Whether it's the classic...

English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess Level 6 vocabulary. Students will use context clues to place words, or word pairs, into compound and complex sentences.

English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess Level 6 vocabulary. Students will use context clues to place words, or word pairs, into compound and complex sentences.

In this lesson, you will be taking on the role of an investigative reporter to solve the Amazing Farmer Mystery. The goal will be to use seven clues provided throughout the lesson in order to figure out how so few farmers can produce...

Students will identify clues and adjectives to describe Judith Leyster's personality and then develop and refine her characterizations through poetry writing. Using Leyster's monogram as their inspiration, they will then shift the focus...