Determining Meaning Using Context Clues

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

Fill in the Blanks Story

Create your own crazy story with this fill-in-the-blank story! Your budding writer will practice parts of speech as he fills in missing parts of the story.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

The reading and writing practice in this workbook will get kids thinking about all the different parts that go into a good story, like vocabulary, structure and sequencing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Using Context Clues

Sub Plans for Second Grade

Using Context Clues

Instead of looking a word up in the dictionary, practice using context clues to find the meaning of unknown words.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Get Ready for Third Grade

Sub Plans for Second Grade

Sub plans just got a whole lot easier! In this second grade, week-long sub packet, subs can supercharge learning with "All About Me" themed lessons and activities. The “All About Me” theme is the perfect opportunity to reinforce foundational skills like understanding character traits, taking and interpreting meaningful data, and writing from the heart.

2nd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings

Get Ready for Third Grade

This workbook helps third graders brush up on their skills over the summer months by engaging them with targeted practice in core subjects, including word study, math, reading and writing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings

This lesson will help your students use sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. Students will enjoy learning about maps and figuring out tricky words along the way!

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Context Clues: Finding Word Meanings

Poetry, Prose, and Drama, Oh My!

Nourish your child's inner writer with this lesson on three different forms of literature: poetry, prose, and drama. After going through some examples of each, students will demonstrate their knowledge by filling out bubble maps.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Context Clues Worksheet: Word Mystery

Context Clues: Finding Word Meanings

Use this resource to assess your students’ ability to determine word meanings from context clues.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Context Clues Worksheet: Word Mystery

Context clues worksheets help your child read between the lines. Try this context clues worksheet with your young reader to help him infer based on text.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fill in the Blanks Story: Camping

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Familiarize your child with Peter Pan, one of the most enduring character of children's literature, with this reading comprehension worksheet.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: The Secret Garden

Fill in the Blanks Story: Camping

Go on a crazy camping adventure with this fill-in-the-blanks story! Your student can practice his parts of speech as he fills in the missing words.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Vocabulary Quiz: Context Clues

Reading Comprehension: The Secret Garden

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." She'll build her vocabulary and reading skills.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Game

Vocabulary Quiz: Context Clues

Sentence clues can help us identify the meaning of new words. Kids use this strategy to identify synonyms in this quiz game.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Game

Lost Parents: Context Clues

Game

Lost Parents: Context Clues

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

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Game

Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3

Exercise

Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3

Students will be able to read between the lines after studying this exercise on identifying contextual clues.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Stress-Free Spelling Practice

Context Clues: Word Sleuth

Stress-Free Spelling Practice

This workbook is packed with challenging third grade spelling words that your child can practice writing and applying to his or her vocabulary.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Fill in the Blanks Story: Cooking

Context Clues: Word Sleuth

This third grade reading worksheet offers practice using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a sentence.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fill in the Blanks Story: Cooking

Let's cook up a funny story! This fun fill-in-the-blank is sure to please any beginning writer. He'll practice parts of speech as he goes.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Vocabulary Expanders

Vocabulary Expanders

These vocabulary worksheets will introduce kids to the wide world of words and get them excited about learning new skills through reading.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Dive Into Context Clues

Homophones: Hold the Homophone!

Dive Into Context Clues

Help your students flex their vocabulary muscles with this lesson on using context clues. By deciphering the meanings of different nonsense words, young readers will greatly improve their comprehension skills.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Close Reading Through Word Choice

Homophones: Hold the Homophone!

Want your students to/too/two use the right/write words when/win writing? This lesson will teach them about homophones and the different ways/weighs they are used.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Get Clued In to Context Clues

Close Reading Through Word Choice

Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Get Clued In to Context Clues

Context clues are a powerful tool for all readers! Use this lesson to teach your students how to utilize context clues to determine the meanings of unknown words.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Voracious Vocabulary

Valentine's Day Busy Book

Voracious Vocabulary

Building a good vocabulary is an important step in becoming a great writer. Here are 17 awesome vocabulary and spelling lists that can help your child grow into a well-spoken scholar.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook