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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommon Root Words
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Grammar, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis page, from Cuesta College, presents the meanings of common root words, common prefixes, number prefixes, and math and scien...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkElements of Poetry
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsThe Bedford/St. Martin s Web site presents this list of elements of poetry with links to definitions, interactives, and examples...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImprove Comprehension Using a Word Card Game With Root Words and Affixes
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink lesson, which is quick, focused, and engaging, has students study common root words and affixes and learn ho...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDelicious, Tasty, Yummy: Enriching Writing With Adjectives and Synonyms
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore adjectives by learning words in related groups or webs as opposed to lists. They...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRooting out Meaning: Morpheme Match-Ups in the Primary Grades
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students engage in morphemic analysis by using their knowledge of morphemes to define words, usin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFlip-a-Chip: Examining Affixes and Roots to Build Vocabulary
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to the Flip-a-Chip activity and have an opportunity to build their own pa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDancing Minds and Shouting Smiles: Teaching Personification Through Poetry
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students learn about personification by reading and discussing poems by Emily Dickinson, William ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAs Slippery as an Eel: An Ocean Unit Exploring Simile and Metaphor
Grades: TK/K to 2Subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students explore simile and metaphor in fiction and nonfiction ocean books. Using the figur...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComposing Cinquain Poems with Basic Parts of Speech
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students learn about cinquain and write simple cinquain of their own. Cinquain (pronounced "...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Word Webs to Teach Synonyms for Commonly Used Words
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses word webs as a tool to expose students to synonyms for common words, to help students cho...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWords with Multiple Meanings
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading strategies, English-Language ArtsVocabulary site from TV411 that provides support for understanding and using words with multiple meanings. Interactive slideshow...Contributor: Stephen PolitzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Race with Grace: Sports Poetry in Motion
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore the grace and beauty of motion in a variety of sports. Examining examples from t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorld Hello Day
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, World History, Reading Comprehension, Humanities, English-Language ArtsThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on "World Hello Day," started in 1973 to promote peace between Egypt and Israel. A classroo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo, Too, or Two: Developing an Understanding of Homophones
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, focuses on the "word demons" that can complicate spelling and vocabulary. Some of the most com...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Word Storms to Explore Vocabulary and Encourage Critical Thinking
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to the concept of working dogs and how they help society. Students read a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMy World of Words: Building Vocabulary Lists
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses students' areas of interest both in and out of school to generate personalized vocabulary...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOneLook Dictionary Search
Grades: 1 to 12Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Grammar, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsUsing the OneLook Dictionary Search, students can search for definitions and synonyms, as well as translations for words in lang...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWords and Spelling
Grades: 3 to 6Subjects: English-Language ArtsThis website has several links to interactive games; suffix, prefix, root words, multiple meaning words, etc. It is a BBC websit...Contributor: Chris EckertViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWord Central
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, Grammar, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsWord Central, presented by Merriam-Webster, Inc., is a Web site designed for students to have fun with words. The site has been ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLook in the Mythic Mirror
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, MusicThis unit of eight lessons, from ARTSEDGE, focuses on Greek mythology, archetypal heroes, Classical literature, storytelling, We...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0