Let’s BUMP the other teams to score points!BUMP is a No Prep Language Arts game where students bump other teams off the platform to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. There are 20 questions and answers are included. This bundle version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice. It is a digital resource, no printouts required. Whi
Let's score some points with TRASHKETBALL!Trashketball is a No Prep Language Arts game where students take shots to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice. While we provide a correct answer for every question, teachers should consider that students may provide a different answer tha
Risk Big to Win Big, or play it safe and be a CHICKEN!Wing Nuts is a No Prep Language Arts review game where students choose the number of points they will earn for answering questions correctly! Be warned, get it wrong and your opponents get your points!These games are playable with the whole class together, or you can play them as small groups. There are 20 questions and the answers are included. This bundle version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Connotation & Tone Through Word
This game is UNFAIR and the kids love it! 8 teams answer every question!The Big Unfair Game is a No Prep Language Arts review game where students earn points for answering questions, but the points can be positive or negative! The goal is to have the score the closest to zero at the end of the game.The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This bundle version is Elementary School English Language Arts ELA, Gra
Let’s BUMP the other teams to score points!BUMP is a No Prep Language Arts game where students bump other teams off the platform to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. There are 20 questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Word Analysis & Vocabulary Precision, Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice, Analyze Connotation &
Let's score some points with TRASHKETBALL!Trashketball is a No Prep Language Arts game where students take shots to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Word Analysis & Vocabulary Precision, Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice, Analyze Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice
Risk Big to Win Big, or play it safe and be a CHICKEN!Wing Nuts is a No Prep Language Arts review game where students choose the number of points they will earn for answering questions correctly! Be warned, get it wrong and your opponents get your points!These games are playable with the whole class together, or you can play them as small groups. There are 20 questions and the answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Word Analysis & Vocabulary Precision,
This game is UNFAIR and the kids love it! 8 teams answer every question!The Big Unfair Game is a No Prep Language Arts review game where students earn points for answering questions, but the points can be positive or negative! The goal is to have the score the closest to zero at the end of the game.The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Word Analysi
Let’s BUMP the other teams to score points!BUMP is a No Prep Language Arts game where students bump other teams off the platform to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. There are 20 questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Language & Grammar, Figurative Language & Connotation, Figurative Language & Connotation, Analyze s
Let's score some points with TRASHKETBALL!Trashketball is a No Prep Language Arts game where students take shots to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Language & Grammar, Figurative Language & Connotation, Figurative Language & Connotation, Analyze sentences to identify figu
Risk Big to Win Big, or play it safe and be a CHICKEN!Wing Nuts is a No Prep Language Arts review game where students choose the number of points they will earn for answering questions correctly! Be warned, get it wrong and your opponents get your points!These games are playable with the whole class together, or you can play them as small groups. There are 20 questions and the answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Language & Grammar, Figurative Languag
This game is UNFAIR and the kids love it! 8 teams answer every question!The Big Unfair Game is a No Prep Language Arts review game where students earn points for answering questions, but the points can be positive or negative! The goal is to have the score the closest to zero at the end of the game.The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Language & G
Do your students think “slender” and “skinny” mean the same thing? Do they use “cheap” when they mean “inexpensive,” giving offense without realizing it? Do they describe a curious friend as “nosy” or a persistent child as “stubborn” – missing the crucial difference between positive and negative connotations?You’re not alone. Understanding connotation – the emotional or cultural feeling a word carries – is essential for both writing and reading comprehension. Students need to know that words wit
Becoming Even More Courageous is a 133-page activity book investigating the concept, connotation and meaning of the word courageous. Specifically aligned with the IBO subject area scope and sequences, this activity book includes all PYP subjects and helps students better understand what it means to be a responsible risk-taker. Becoming Even More Courageous is the first activity book in the Star Character Series, a collection of resources devoted to character education and aligned with the att
These are the Montessori word study charts. They include: suffixes, prefixes, compound words, word families, common Greek base words, multiple meaning words, connotation vs denotation, homophones, homographs, synonyms, antonyms, and contractions.
This is a student workbook designed to accompany Booked by Kwame Alexander's novel, Booked.
BOOKED has a couple different connotations! Booked is a free verse novel that will engage your students and bring a new appreciation for words! The novel is fresh in its approach and has a sports theme, as well as divorce, bullying and growing up. The main character is learning how to stay "above the water" and face the things life is throwing at him. What would YOU do if you weren't afraid? Great ques
Elevate vocabulary instruction beyond memorizing definitions. This resource gives Grades 5–7 students a rigorous, structured method for investigating words the way linguists and strong readers actually do — through etymology, context clues, connotation analysis, and deliberate word choice evaluation. With 40 original academic reading passages, 120 target words, and a consistent four-part investigation template applied to every single word, this is one of the most thorough vocabulary resources av
RL.4 Word Choice, Tone, & Figurative Language Intervention Mini-Lesson | Grades 5–9 Help students master RL.4 skills with this engaging, test-prep focused intervention lesson designed for upper elementary and middle school ELA classrooms! This resource targets word meaning, figurative language, connotation, tone, analogies, and author’s word choice using rigorous reading practice aligned to state testing expectations. Perfect for: ⭐ ELA Intervention ⭐ Small Groups ⭐ Bell Ringers ⭐ Test Prep Boot
Looking for a meaningful activity for ELA intervention, remediation, MTSS, RTI, tutoring, or state test retakes? This RI.4 Unknown Words & Phrases Intervention Mini- Lesson is designed specifically for middle school students who need additional support with vocabulary in context, word choice, tone, connotation, and analyzing unknown words and phrases in informational texts. This strategy-based intervention lesson teaches students HOW to think through RI.4 questions using an explicit 4-step test-
This handout/worksheet will assist students with learning how to analyze poetry. A total of 8 questions for students to respondTitle: What does the title have to do with the poem? Think about how the title relates to what follows. 2. Paraphrase the poem: Put the poem into your own words. What does it mean on a literal level? 3. List important words/phrases to help you determine meaning. 4. Connotation: What does the poem mean beyond the literal level? What are the deeper meanings? More Po
Let's score some points with TRASHKETBALL!Trashketball is a No Prep Language Arts game where students take shots to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Word Analysis & Vocabulary Precision, Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice, Identify Neutral Versus Loaded Word Choices, I
Let's score some points with TRASHKETBALL!Trashketball is a No Prep Language Arts game where students take shots to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Word Analysis & Vocabulary Precision, Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice, Identify Positive & Negative Connotations, Ide
Let's score some points with TRASHKETBALL!Trashketball is a No Prep Language Arts game where students take shots to score points based on how quickly they answered the questions correctly! The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary English Language Arts, Grade 5, Word Analysis & Vocabulary Precision, Connotation & Tone Through Word Choice, Identify How Word Choice Affects Tone, Identif