The Pumpkin Book Unknown Words Activity
Using The Pumpkin Book Unknown Words Activity, students use context clues to figure out unknown words in a text to build their reading comprehension.
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How to teach Context Clues
Using The Pumpkin Book Unknown Words Activity, students use context clues to figure out unknown words in a text to build their reading comprehension.
While reading a story or poem, your students will encounter many words that they don’t know. This activity guides them through steps to take when figuring out definitions of unknown words.
This activity uses “The Pumpkin Book” by Gail Gibbons to identify unknown words in a text. Following this format to teach unknown words with this text or any text you choose.
Other resources to use with this The Pumpkin Book Unknown Words Activity
If you are using this activity, your students are probably learning about Context Clues.
Use this Context Clues Worksheet as an additional resource for your students.
Introduce this activity by listening to the Have Fun Teaching Context Clues Song. Next, write some made up words on the board in a sentence like “George ate a frigs and french fries.” Students try to figure out what the unknown word means. Then, students complete the activity independently or with a partner. Finally, students read and look for new words that they didn’t know before.
Be sure to check out more Context Clues Resources.
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