ELAR 3.3
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--vocabulary. The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student is expected to:
- (1) use print or digital resources to determine
meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation;
- (A) use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and multiple-meaning words;
- (B) identify the meaning of and use words with affixes such as im- (into), non-, dis-, in- (not, non), pre-, -ness, -y, and -ful; and
- (C) identify, use, and explain the meaning of antonyms, synonyms, idioms, homophones, and homographs in a text.
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Halloween Word Ladders
Scare up some exciting Halloween Vocabulary Practice with printable Halloween Word Ladders.
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Morpheme Match Up Game
Review concepts learned in your prefix and suffix lessons by ensuring students understand word parts with a matching activity.
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Word Power - Vocabulary Comic Strip Graphic Organizer
Expand your students’ vocabulary skills with a printable Vocabulary Comic Strip Graphic Organizer.
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Spell the Homophone Worksheets
Get your students spelling homophones correctly with this set of differentiated worksheets for your vocabulary lessons.
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Dice Roll - Content Vocabulary Activity
Use our ‘Dice Roll’ Content Vocabulary Activity as an opportunity to help your students grow their vocabulary skills in the classroom.
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SCOOT! Context Clues Activity Cards
Play SCOOT!, a Context Clues Activity to practice identifying unknown words in sentences.
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Adding Suffixes - Vocabulary Worksheet
Review concepts related to suffixes with a printable grammar worksheet.
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Prefixes and Suffixes - Gallery Walk Activity
Get your students up and moving to learn about prefixes and suffixes with an engaging gallery walk activity.
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Synonym and Antonym Crossword Puzzle
Review vocabulary skills and boost your students’ knowledge of synonyms and antonyms with a crossword puzzle worksheet.
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Last One Standing Active Game
An active game that allows students to build their vocabulary knowledge.
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Synonyms Are the Same! - Vocabulary Worksheets
Practice identifying and using synonyms in sentences with a synonyms worksheet.
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Interesting Idioms Worksheets
Teach figurative language with these idioms worksheets that will introduce your students to many of the most commonly used idioms.
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Which Homophone? Worksheets
Download this differentiated homophones worksheet to help your students become more familiar with this tricky vocabulary!
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Synonyms and Antonyms Presentation
Use this synonyms and antonyms presentation to expand your students’ vocabularies and teach them about the nuances between words.
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Synonyms in Context – Interactive Activity
Teach synonyms in context with this interactive digital quiz that helps students recognize, compare and choose the best‑fit word within real sentences.
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Color the Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet
Explore vocabulary with this synonyms and antonyms worksheet for 3rd and 4th grade students.
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Prefix and Suffix Anchor Charts
Increase vocabulary skills with anchor charts about prefixes and suffixes.
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Idioms Four in a Row Game
Practice identifying the meaning of common idioms with an exciting game of Four-in-a-Row!
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Greek and Latin Roots Anchor Chart Pack
Encourage vocabulary development with a set of 24 Greek and Latin Roots anchor charts.
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First But Not Last – Comprehension Task
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
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Finding Word Meaning In Context - Word Detective Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.
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Interactive Context Clues Game - Word Detectives
Play an interactive Context Clues game to help your students practice determining the meaning of unknown words in context.
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Interactive Vocabulary Notebook - Upper Grades
Use an Interactive Vocabulary Notebook to help your students demonstrate and review a variety of vocabulary concepts.
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers - Upper Grades
Use printable vocabulary graphic organizers to help your upper-grade students develop their academic and conversational vocabulary skills.
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Homophones Clip Cards
Get your students to identify the correct homophones in sentences with this set of 24 clip cards for your vocabulary lessons.
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Grade 3 Magazine - What's Buzzing? (Issue 1)
A beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically written for Grade 3 students.
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Homophones Crossword Puzzle
Challenge your students to complete this vocabulary crossword puzzle by completing the sentences with the correct homophone.
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Prefix Puzzles - Printable Reading Centers
Practice building, reading, and understanding the meaning of words with prefixes with fun literacy centers!
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Four In A Row Vocabulary Game - Suffixes
Practice matching words to their common suffixes and build vocabulary with a suffix vocabulary game.
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Building Words with Suffixes Sorting Activity
Build words by matching the root word to suffixes, recording the new words on the answer sheet.
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Popcorn Synonyms and Antonyms - Interactive Sort
Make your students’ vocabulary skills “POP” with an interactive, drag-and-drop synonym and antonym activity.
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Suffixes Puzzles Matchup Cards
Practice building, reading, and understanding the meaning of words with suffixes with a fun set of suffix puzzles.