Showing Results for reference materials for word meaning

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

Help your kindergartener make and play a "Hop On Pop"-inspired card game--a fun way to learn word families!

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

Help your child learn how to protect the environment by creating a useful reference for the family with this recycling poster.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Discover the science behind materials that absorb heat, and materials that don't, by constructing this cork trivet for your dinner table.

Picking words out can be tricky. In this early reading activity, your child will place letter markers on a grid to make words appear out of the jumble.

A scarecrow Halloween craft featuring recycled materials.

This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.