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Multiple meaning words are often confusing for students, especially English Language Learners. This sheet gives ideas for using/modifying commercial board games such as Balderdash and Outburst to have students work with polysemous words. Different suggestions allow for students to use both words and pictures to demonstrate knowledge of multiple meanings.

Five mini-lessons to use while students work on writing their own fable. Excerpts from fables and folklore are provided for teacher modeling as well as opportunities for guided or independent student practice. Mini-lesson topics include characteristics of a fable, conveying a message or lesson, writing interesting hooks, using specific nouns, and proofreading.

This bookmark includes clues and cues for the four parts of reciprocal teaching: predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing.

Multiple meaning words are a source of confusion for many students, especially English Language Learners. This direction sheet explains how students can make a flap book focusing on polysemous words. Students can be challenged to write multiple definitions and/or draw pictures. They then can try to use two different contexts of a word in a single sentence.

This a strategy to use when breaking words into syllables. Three simple steps and it works all the time.

Multiple meaning words can be tricky for many students. This worksheet asks students to think about parts of the body that can have multiple meanings (i.e. a calf can be a baby cow or the lower part of your leg).

This is a writing unit for a personal narrative. It includes a writing prompt and eight mini-lessons for organizing ideas, writing hooks, using specific nouns and vivid verbs, differentiating homophones editing. Mini-lessons include examples from literature for teacher modeling and guided practice opportunities for students.

Students decide if words on the 18 pencils belong to Carmen or Cecelia depending on whether the words on the fish contain a hard or soft c. This worksheet is appropriate for guided instructional practice or independent follow-up to instruction.

Multiple meaning words are often confusing for students, especially English Language Learners. This activity directs students to think of several definitions or contexts for one polysemous word (i.e. run or light). Students create a wheel using two paper plates, one with a cut out window. They can use words and/or pictures to demonstrate knowledge of multiple meanings.

24 dominoes - pictures on one side and s blends (sm, sn, sp, st, and sw) on the other. These can be used during small group instruction or in a phonics center. Students match the pictures to the beginning s blend.

This is directions for two easy Valentine's Day crafts along with questions to get students to consider the purpose of the texts and the usefulness of text features.

Students decide if words on the 18 fish belong to George or Gabe depending on whether the words contain a hard or soft. This worksheet is appropriate for guided or independent follow-up to instruction.

There are lots of words related to the seashore that have more than one meaning such as wave, shore, and coast. This packet includes three different worksheets for students. One asks students to look at two definitions and determine a word that can fit both definitions – one related to the seashore and another definition unrelated. The second activity asks students to think of seashore related words that can also have the listed definitions. The last page provides students with non-seashore

Multiple meaning words are a source of confusion for many students, especially English Language Learners. This graphic organizer asks students to locate predetermined polysemous words in a text and select the correct definition based on the context of the story. Teacher preparation includes selecting multiple meaning words in a text and recording two possible definitions for each word.

There are lots of words related to music that have more than one meaning. This purchase will get you four different worksheets (with answers) that challenge students to consider words such as pitch, staff, note, and measure that have multiple meanings. Differentiation is considered with word banks provided on some versions of the worksheets.

Students cut out and connect two wheels using a brad. The inner wheel contains the words under, over, up and down. Students spin the wheel to create and record compound words such as upstairs, overhand, and download.

There are lots of words related to measurement that have more than one meaning such as foot, yard and pound. This packet includes three different worksheets for students. One asks students to look at two definitions and determine a word that can fit both definitions – one related to measurement and another definition unrelated. The second activity asks students to think of measurement related words that can also have the listed definitions. The last page provides students with non-math rela

There are lots of words related to mathematics that have more than one meaning such as factor, mean and order. This packet includes five different worksheets for students. Two ask students to look at two definitions and determine a word that can fit both definitions – one related to math and another definition unrelated. The second activity (two different worksheets) asks students to think of math related words that can also have the listed definitions. The last page provides students with

There are lots of words related to the boating that have more than one meaning such as anchor, steer, and deck. This packet includes four different worksheets for students. One asks students to look at two definitions and determine a word that can fit both definitions – one related to boating and another definition unrelated. The second activity asks students to think of boating related words that can also have the listed definitions. Another worksheet requires students to match two picture

There are lots of words related to fishing that have more than one meaning such as hook, line, net. This packet includes four different worksheets for students. One asks students to look at two definitions and determine a word that can fit both definitions – one related to fishing and another definition unrelated. The second activity asks students to think of fishing related words that can also have the listed definitions. Another worksheet requires students to match two pictures that can b