ALEX Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (4) -5 :

R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

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R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

This classroom resource provides a teaching video on context clues and offers other skills that kids can work on such as drawing conclusions, facts and opinions, and syllables. This classroom resource also includes a quiz, worksheet, and interactive game to check for understanding.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (4) -5 :

R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

[ELA2021] (5) -5 :

R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

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R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

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6. Use visual aids and technology in oral presentations to present key ideas and details about a text or conversation, and add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

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18. Use dictionary definitions and information found within the text to help determine meaning of unfamiliar or multi-meaning words.

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19. Identify new vocabulary and the use of word meanings in text to establish real-life connections.

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R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

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13. Utilize new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary to make connections to previously learned words and relate new words to background knowledge.

a. Make connections to a word's structure using knowledge of phonology, morphology, and orthography of the word to aid learning.

[ELA2021] (4) -5 :

R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

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9. Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

[ELA2021] (5) -5 :

R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

The goal of this lesson is to introduce the academic vocabulary of economics and financial literacy through children's books. In Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon, there are a variety of economics and financial literacy vocabulary words embedded in the text, which involve a school fundraiser. Through a think-aloud read-aloud, the lesson will illustrate how to introduce key economic concepts/vocabulary through the story. Students use puppets to conduct interviews about economics vocabulary in the story and then create vocabulary cards. As a final project, they create video posters, using either PowerPoint or Glogster.