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Scrambled Words
Activity
Scrambled Words
Second Grade
Vocabulary
A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.
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Scrambled Words
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Scrambled Words
A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.
Second Grade
Vocabulary
Activity
Prefix Study: Pre
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Prefix Study: Pre
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Understanding prefixes is crucial for learning the meaning of unfamiliar words and building vocabulary. Use this resource to study the prefix pre-.
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Prefix Study: Pre
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Prefix Study: Pre
Understanding prefixes is crucial for learning the meaning of unfamiliar words and building vocabulary. Use this resource to study the prefix pre-.
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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Dictionary Skills: Alphabetizing Guide Words
Interactive Worksheet
Dictionary Skills: Alphabetizing Guide Words
Second Grade
Alphabet
Students will practice using dictionary guide words by matching words to the pages they would appear on.
Interactive Worksheet
Dictionary Skills: Alphabetizing Guide Words
Interactive Worksheet
Dictionary Skills: Alphabetizing Guide Words
Students will practice using dictionary guide words by matching words to the pages they would appear on.
Second Grade
Alphabet
Interactive Worksheet
Read the Word Clues
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Read the Word Clues
Second Grade
Writing
There are many ways to figure out the meanings of unknown words. Through this worksheet, students record unknown words and find out their meaning using a variety of strategies.
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Read the Word Clues
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Read the Word Clues
There are many ways to figure out the meanings of unknown words. Through this worksheet, students record unknown words and find out their meaning using a variety of strategies.
Second Grade
Writing
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Using the Dictionary
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Using the Dictionary
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Children learn to identify and use the formatting of a typical dictionary definition in this useful reference worksheet.
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Using the Dictionary
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Using the Dictionary
Children learn to identify and use the formatting of a typical dictionary definition in this useful reference worksheet.
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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English Pronunciation
Interactive Worksheet
English Pronunciation
Second Grade
Reading
Help your beginning reader learn about phonetic spellings that show how to pronounce a word. In this activity, she'll match each word with its pronunciation.
Interactive Worksheet
English Pronunciation
Interactive Worksheet
English Pronunciation
Help your beginning reader learn about phonetic spellings that show how to pronounce a word. In this activity, she'll match each word with its pronunciation.
Second Grade
Reading
Interactive Worksheet
Identify the Guide Words
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Identify the Guide Words
Second Grade
Alphabet
Use this resource to give your students practice using guide words to determine a word’s location in the dictionary.
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Identify the Guide Words
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Identify the Guide Words
Use this resource to give your students practice using guide words to determine a word’s location in the dictionary.
Second Grade
Alphabet
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Guide Words Sort
Interactive Worksheet
Guide Words Sort
Second Grade
Reading
Kids will sharpen their dictionary skills with this challenging guide words sort. By sorting a group of words into their correct dictionary locations, young readers will gain confidence and dexterity in their reading and vocabulary abilities.
Interactive Worksheet
Guide Words Sort
Interactive Worksheet
Guide Words Sort
Kids will sharpen their dictionary skills with this challenging guide words sort. By sorting a group of words into their correct dictionary locations, young readers will gain confidence and dexterity in their reading and vocabulary abilities.
Second Grade
Reading
Interactive Worksheet
Dictionary Skills
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Dictionary Skills
Second Grade
Reading
Dictionary skills are an important part of learning to read and write. Help your little learner understand the different parts of a dictionary entry.
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Dictionary Skills
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Dictionary Skills
Dictionary skills are an important part of learning to read and write. Help your little learner understand the different parts of a dictionary entry.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Alphabetical Sentences
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Alphabetical Sentences
Second Grade
Alphabet
Little readers, practice alphabetizing with this fun activity! Kids can put these scrambled words in alphabetical order to create a complete sentence.
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Alphabetical Sentences
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Alphabetical Sentences
Little readers, practice alphabetizing with this fun activity! Kids can put these scrambled words in alphabetical order to create a complete sentence.
Second Grade
Alphabet
Worksheet
Dictionary Detective
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Dictionary Detective
Second Grade
Alphabet
Use this resource to give your students practice using a dictionary’s guide words to correctly locate a word.
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Dictionary Detective
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Dictionary Detective
Use this resource to give your students practice using a dictionary’s guide words to correctly locate a word.
Second Grade
Alphabet
Worksheet
Build Vocabulary with Prefixes and Suffixes
Activity
Build Vocabulary with Prefixes and Suffixes
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.
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Build Vocabulary with Prefixes and Suffixes
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Build Vocabulary with Prefixes and Suffixes
Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Activity
Context Clue Matching
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Context Clue Matching
Third Grade
Reading
When children encounter new words, they don't need to make a beeline for the dictionary. Train them to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
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Context Clue Matching
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Context Clue Matching
When children encounter new words, they don't need to make a beeline for the dictionary. Train them to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unknown word.
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Using the Dictionary Guide Words
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Using the Dictionary Guide Words
Third Grade
Alphabet
Use this exercise with your students to review alphabetizing and practice using guide words to determine a word’s correct location in the dictionary.
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Using the Dictionary Guide Words
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Using the Dictionary Guide Words
Use this exercise with your students to review alphabetizing and practice using guide words to determine a word’s correct location in the dictionary.
Third Grade
Alphabet
Worksheet
Vocabulary Log
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Vocabulary Log
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
As your beginning reader builds their vocabulary, they may come across words they don't know. This worksheet will help them keep a log of new words.
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Vocabulary Log
Worksheet
Vocabulary Log
As your beginning reader builds their vocabulary, they may come across words they don't know. This worksheet will help them keep a log of new words.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
W.E.B. Du Bois
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W.E.B. Du Bois
Second Grade
Reading
Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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W.E.B. Du Bois
Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Multiple Meaning Words: Definition Search
Worksheet
Multiple Meaning Words: Definition Search
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
This worksheet will help strengthen your students' word definition skills.
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Multiple Meaning Words: Definition Search
Worksheet
Multiple Meaning Words: Definition Search
This worksheet will help strengthen your students' word definition skills.
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
Dig into the Dictionary 1
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Dig into the Dictionary 1
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Use this resource to support your students as they work to break down words with inflected endings into the base form in order to successfully find a word’s definition.
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Dig into the Dictionary 1
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Dig into the Dictionary 1
Use this resource to support your students as they work to break down words with inflected endings into the base form in order to successfully find a word’s definition.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
Finding Root Words
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Finding Root Words
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Help your students review root words so they can analyze unfamiliar words and figure out the meaning without using a dictionary. In this worksheet, students will identify the root of each word containing suffixes and prefixes.
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Finding Root Words
Worksheet
Finding Root Words
Help your students review root words so they can analyze unfamiliar words and figure out the meaning without using a dictionary. In this worksheet, students will identify the root of each word containing suffixes and prefixes.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
Reference the Dictionary
Worksheet
Reference the Dictionary
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Your scholars will break down their vocabulary words with inflected endings into the base form in order to successfully locate a dictionary entry.
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Reference the Dictionary
Worksheet
Reference the Dictionary
Your scholars will break down their vocabulary words with inflected endings into the base form in order to successfully locate a dictionary entry.
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
Vocabulary Partner Talk
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Vocabulary Partner Talk
Second Grade
Reading
Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.
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Vocabulary Partner Talk
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Vocabulary Partner Talk
Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Rudolph the Red Nosed Mad Libs!
Activity
Rudolph the Red Nosed Mad Libs!
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!
Activity
Rudolph the Red Nosed Mad Libs!
Activity
Rudolph the Red Nosed Mad Libs!
Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Activity
Vocabulary Think & Seek
Worksheet
Vocabulary Think & Seek
Second Grade
Reading
Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.
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Vocabulary Think & Seek
Worksheet
Vocabulary Think & Seek
Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.
Second Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Bleeding Paper
Activity
Bleeding Paper
Third Grade
Vocabulary
The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.
Activity
Bleeding Paper
Activity
Bleeding Paper
The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.
Third Grade
Vocabulary
Activity
Nouns as Verbs
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Nouns as Verbs
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Kids will flex their vocabulary muscles to practice using certain nouns as verbs. How do meanings differ when some words are used as different parts of speech
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Nouns as Verbs
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Nouns as Verbs
Kids will flex their vocabulary muscles to practice using certain nouns as verbs. How do meanings differ when some words are used as different parts of speech
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
Dig into the Dictionary 2
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Dig into the Dictionary 2
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Dig into your dictionary skills! Use this resource to guide students as they determine the right word to look up.
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Dig into the Dictionary 2
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Dig into the Dictionary 2
Dig into your dictionary skills! Use this resource to guide students as they determine the right word to look up.
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
Introducing Palindromes
Activity
Introducing Palindromes
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!
Activity
Introducing Palindromes
Activity
Introducing Palindromes
Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Activity
Word of the Day Game
Activity
Word of the Day Game
Third Grade
Vocabulary
This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.
Activity
Word of the Day Game
Activity
Word of the Day Game
This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.
Third Grade
Vocabulary
Activity
Dig into the Dictionary 3
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Dig into the Dictionary 3
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Use this resource to support your students as they become familiar with removing inflected endings in order to find a dictionary entry.
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Dig into the Dictionary 3
Worksheet
Dig into the Dictionary 3
Use this resource to support your students as they become familiar with removing inflected endings in order to find a dictionary entry.
Third Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Worksheet
List of Irregular Plural Nouns
Worksheet
List of Irregular Plural Nouns
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
Can you write a list of irregular plural nouns just by reading the singular nouns? It's a great way to practice dictionary and reference skills, too!
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List of Irregular Plural Nouns
Worksheet
List of Irregular Plural Nouns
Can you write a list of irregular plural nouns just by reading the singular nouns? It's a great way to practice dictionary and reference skills, too!
Second Grade
Grammar and Mechanics
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