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2nd - 4th Grade Common Core Context Clues Resources : Page 2

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

Use this activity to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text!

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Magnificent Bears!

Learn all about Galileo! Whether your kid is an aspiring scientist or just needs some reading practice, this Galileo biography worksheet hits the mark!

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All About Galileo

Context clues help readers discern the meaning of new vocabulary terms in their reading. Use this worksheet to help your students organize unfamiliar words and transfer their context clues and definitions to a table.

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Context Clues Table

Put all your Easter eggs in this worksheet! Help your students use the context of a sentence to discover the meaning of these Easter idioms.

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Easy Easter Idioms

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

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“I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song

With this organizer, students will be able to find unfamiliar vocabulary as they read and use context clues to determine meaning.

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Keeping Up with Context Clues

Get an interesting lesson in science along with valuable reading practice with this Gregor Mendel biography worksheet.

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Who Is Gregor Mendel?

Children will practice writing career words like &quot;thespian,&quot; &quot;architect,&quot; and &quot;physician&quot; in this spelling practice worksheet.

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Spelling List: Careers

Use this resource with your students to practice identifying relationships between words. As your students complete the analogies, they will notice synonym relationships.

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Working with Analogies 2

This worksheet template can be used to introduce students to new vocabulary words.

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Graphic Organizer Template: Vocabulary Instruction Chart

40% of all known fish species call ponds, lakes, rivers, and other fresh water habitats home. Learn about freshwater fish in this worksheet.

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Freshwater Fish

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

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Examine the Song “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”

Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

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Nonfiction Comprehension: Context Clues & Text Features

Children practice using context clues to find the correct definition of 10 words in this engaging multiple-choice worksheet.

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Vocabulary Practice: Choose the Definition

How do events change characters in the story, or the story itself? Use this worksheet to review the concept of cause and effect.

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Reading for Comprehension: More Cause and Effect

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

Children figure out the meaning of new words using context clues to find the missing family.

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Lost Parents: Context Clues

Is your child a blossoming wordsmith? Challenge them with this analogy worksheet!

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Analogies: Sweet Comparisons

Your students will break down a complicated sentence and practice rewording new vocabulary in this worksheet.

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Shark Sentence Chunk

Help your child monitor their progress as readers with this reading goals worksheet. The act of reflecting and goal setting will set students up for reading success!

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My Reading Goals

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Meet John Muir, the original environmentalist, in this nonfiction reading sheet.

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John Muir

Enjoy "How the Whale Got His Throat" by Rudyard Kipling, and complete some reading comprehension activities, including a few coloring pages!

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How the Whale Got His Throat

Your child will become a spelling maestro after completing this practice test, full of music-related words.

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4th Grade Spelling Test: Making Music

Your child can achieve spelling stardom with this silver screen-themed spelling test especially for 4th graders.

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4th Grade Spelling Test: At the Movies

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

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Glossary: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Use this exercise with your students to practice identifying seeing how words are connected. As your students complete the analogies, they will notice antonym relationships.

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Working with Analogies 3

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Vocabulary in Context.

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Glossary: Vocabulary in Context

In this glossary template, students will find definitions and illustrations of words including "allegiance," "pledge," and "indivisible."

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