Lower Elementary Vocabulary
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Context Clues to Define Meaning
Location: Vocabulary Lessons
Objective: I can use the context to find the meaning of a word when other words help describe the word.
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Context Clues Example Sentences
Location: Vocabulary Lessons
Objective: Today’s purpose of learning is to use context to find the meaning of a word, when the meaning is clearly given or restated.
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Suffix Addition
Location: Vocabulary Lessons
Objective: Objective : Students will be able to identify common prefixes and suffixes and how they affect the meanings of those words.
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Portable Sight Word Wall
Location: Vocabulary Lessons
Objective: Objective: Students will be able to create a word wall that they can take with them to use as a resource in writing and homework.
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Novel Studies
Location: Guided Reading and Literature Circles
Objective: Students will read books at their independent reading levels, answer comprehension questions and discuss with a small group.
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Vocabulary Activities
Location: Vocabulary Lessons
Objective: Teacher will be able to teach and use a variety of word work activities.
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Prefix Puzzles
Location: Vocabulary Lessons
Objective: Students will be able to create a puzzle that identifies the meanings of common prefixes.
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Using the Dictionary
Location: Street Fair
Objective: Students will learn how to use a dictionary to find what words mean.
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Inflectional Endings
Location: Affixes
Objective: SWBAT explain and use patterns when adding inflectional endings (-ed and -ing).
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Adjectives
Location: At Home Sick
Objective: Students will be able to use adjectives to describe how they feel when they are sick.
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Textual Analysis Lessons
Location: Non Fiction Mini Unit
Objective: Objectives for the unit: SWBAT answer right there questions by using the topic sentence of each paragraph to guide their search. SWBAT answer right t…
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My Body
Location: King Series: Kindergarten
Objective: Students will work in a small group to improve their word identification, fluency skills, comprehension skills and knowledge of the human body.
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Reading Comprehension Lessons
Location: Non Fiction Mini Unit
Objective: Objectives for the unit: SWBAT activate thinking before reading by stopping to jot what they already know about the topic. SWBAT monitor their thinking…