Using New Words From Books Activity
This using new words from books activity helps 2nd-3rd grade students use context clues to match new words to meanings and collect words from books. Answer key included.
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Description
How to Teach New Vocabulary from Books
This using new words from books activity helps students figure out and use new words they meet while reading. Good readers do not skip a hard word. They look at the other words in the sentence for clues, make a smart guess about the meaning, and then try the word in their own speaking and writing. Practicing this habit builds a rich vocabulary and stronger reading comprehension.
About the Activity
Students read 12 Book Sentence cards. Each card shows a new word, such as gigantic, gloomy or soggy, in a sentence like one they might find in a story. Using context clues, students match each sentence to one of 12 lettered Meaning cards, and every word has exactly one meaning that fits. Next, the My New Words page turns any book into a word hunt: students record a new word and its page, explain what they think it means, and use it in a sentence of their own. A practice worksheet with six new sentences checks their context clue skills. Use it in literacy centers, small groups or with partners. It is a great context clues vocabulary game for second and third grade.
What’s Included
- Colorful activity cover
- How to Use page with prep tips and simple steps
- 12 Book Sentence cards
- 12 lettered Meaning cards
- My New Words collecting page
- 2nd grade context clues practice worksheet
- Answer keys for the card matches and the practice worksheet
Why It Helps Kids
First, using clue words teaches students a strategy they can use on their own with any book. Second, matching words to meanings and then writing new sentences moves words from reading into speaking and writing. Third, collecting words from their own books makes vocabulary personal and keeps students curious about language.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Print the cards on cardstock and keep them in a zip-top bag for a reusable center. Post the best new words from the My New Words pages on a class word wall. At home, use this using new words from books activity during reading time and ask your child to teach you one new word from each book you read together.
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