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:
Learn about the planets with differentiated compare and contrast passages, activities, and writing opportunities.
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Earth Day passage and accompanying activities.
Build student vocabulary with daily exposure to Greek and Latin roots using word wall displays.
Review our profile on Nigerian social pioneer Obiageli Ezekwesili and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
A comprehension task to use when learning about Greta Thunberg.
An article and comprehension task that celebrates women during World War 1.
Review our profile on 6-year-old civil rights figure Ruby Bridges, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
Review our profile on Congresswoman and first Black presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Review our profile on the first African American President of the United States, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
Explore five global Valentine’s Day traditions with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.
Review MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech text and explore the metaphors he used to convey his message through the accompanying questions.
Identify and write vocabulary words relating to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in our MLK crossword puzzle.
Build dictionary and vocabulary skills by identifying the meanings of words related to Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights.
Identify new words that include common prefixes with 28 prefix and root word dominoes.
Identify new words that include common suffixes with 28 suffix and root word dominoes.
Practice matching words to their common prefixes and win the game by building 4 words in a row!
Practice matching words to their common suffixes and win the game by building 4 words in a row!
Match prefix words to their definition by identifying the meaning of the prefix and the root word through a familiar game of BINGO.
Match words with suffixes to their meaning in this BINGO game for 21 individual players.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Get students in the habit of researching with our dictionary activity that helps learners match a word to its definition and part of speech.
A set of 12 task cards to practice various dictionary skills.
A 82-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
A graphic organizer to use when learning new vocabulary words.
An article and comprehension task about pollinators.
An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.
An article about springtime blooms and festivals paired with a comprehension task.