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Context Clues Resources

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Activity
ActivityKindergartenUnknown Words Activity

Using Unknown Words Activity, students ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeText and Illustration Clues Worksheet

This Text and Illustration Clues Worksheet asks 2nd graders to read one picture and its caption together, then answer four questions with evidence. An answer key is included for quick checking.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeUsing Illustrations to Understand Worksheet

A Using Illustrations to Understand Worksheet that has 1st graders pull clues about weather, feelings, and events from a picture the words never mention. Answer key included for fast, no-prep reading practice.

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WorksheetKindergartenRocking Word Meanings Worksheet

Using Rocking Word Meanings Worksheet, students read Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenUnknown Words and Phrases Activity

Using Unknown Words and Phrases Activity, students read independently or with a partner to collect unknown words and phrases to build their vocabulary and reading comprehension.

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Worksheet3rd GradeNew Words Phrases Worksheet

The New Words Phrases Worksheet has 3rd Grade readers use context clues in a maple syrup passage to learn new words and phrases, with bubble questions, a written response, and an answer key.

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Worksheet1st GradeIdentifying Unknown Words in a Text Worksheet

This Identifying Unknown Words in a Text Worksheet gives 1st Grade readers a soccer passage and five context clue questions, with an answer key included, so they learn to work out new words from the sentences around them.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeDictionary Dive Activity

Using Dictionary Dive Activity, students determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases choosing from a range of strategies.

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ActivityKindergartenPictures and Words Context Clues Activity

Using Pictures and Words Context Clues Activity, students use pictures and text to find out the meaning of unknown words as they read.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeNew Word Meanings Worksheet

The New Word Meanings Worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers a non-fiction passage about lighthouses, four vocabulary-in-context questions, a written response, and an answer key, so unfamiliar words stop being roadblocks.

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Worksheet1st GradeImages to Understand the Information Worksheet

Using Images to Understand the Information Worksheet, students explain how the illustrations contribute and clarify a text to build their understanding of what has been read.

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ActivityKindergartenUsing New Words From Books Activity

This Using New Words From Books Activity helps studentsto use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson2nd GradeRI.2.4 Second Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.2.4 Second Grade Common Core Lesson, students determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson5th GradeRI.5.4 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.5.4 Fifth Grade Common Core Lesson, students determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

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Activity2nd GradeContributions to the Text Activity

Using Contributions to the Text Activity, students explain howthe information contributes to an understanding of the text in which itappears.

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ActivityKindergartenCollecting Words For Writing Activity

This Collecting Words For Writing Activity helps studentsto use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRL.3.4 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RL.3.4 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

Activity
Activity2nd GradeHelp From Other Author's Activity

Using this Help From Other Author's Activity helps, students collect story elements from literary or informational texts to write their own story.

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Activity2nd GradeWhat Does This Word Mean Context Clues Activity

Using What Does This Word Mean Context Clues Activity, students determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text.

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ActivityPreschoolThe 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.