Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 1st and 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Resources

Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Use this lesson to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. This can be used as a stand alone activity or a support the Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings lesson.

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Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Lesson Plan

Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Use this lesson to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text. This can be used as a stand alone activity or a support the Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings lesson.

Second Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings

Lesson Plan

Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings

Second Grade

Reading

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!

Lesson Plan

Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings

Lesson Plan

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!

Second Grade

Reading

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Glossary: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

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Glossary: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Second Grade

Reading

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

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Glossary: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

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Glossary: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Second Grade

Reading

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Second Grade

Reading

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Second Grade

Reading

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Glossary: Multiple-Meaning Words

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Glossary: Multiple-Meaning Words

Second Grade

Reading

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Multiple-Meaning Words.

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Glossary: Multiple-Meaning Words

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Glossary: Multiple-Meaning Words

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Multiple-Meaning Words.

Second Grade

Reading

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Vocabulary Think & Seek

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Vocabulary Think & Seek

Second Grade

Reading

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

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Vocabulary Think & Seek

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Vocabulary Think & Seek

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

Second Grade

Reading

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Vocabulary Partner Talk

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Vocabulary Partner Talk

Second Grade

Reading

Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.

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Vocabulary Partner Talk

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Vocabulary Partner Talk

Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

Learning how to figure out the trickier words is an essential tool for readers of all levels. This fun worksheet helps students practice using context clues and pictures to decode tricky words and improve their reading fluency skills.

First Grade

Reading

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Previewing Using Text Features

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Previewing Using Text Features

Second Grade

Reading

This worksheet guides second graders in previewing a text using the title, table of contents, and graphics.

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Previewing Using Text Features

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Previewing Using Text Features

This worksheet guides second graders in previewing a text using the title, table of contents, and graphics.

Second Grade

Reading

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Glossary: Using the 5 W's

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Glossary: Using the 5 W's

Second Grade

Reading

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

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Glossary: Using the 5 W's

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Glossary: Using the 5 W's

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Second Grade

Reading

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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's

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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's

Second Grade

Reading

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's

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Vocabulary Cards: Using the 5 W's

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using the 5 W's.

Second Grade

Reading

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All About the Pledge of Allegiance

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All About the Pledge of Allegiance

Second Grade

Reading

In this lesson, your students will practice their reading comprehension and vocabulary with the Pledge of Allegiance. They will reflect on the meaning of the pledge.

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All About the Pledge of Allegiance

Lesson Plan

All About the Pledge of Allegiance

In this lesson, your students will practice their reading comprehension and vocabulary with the Pledge of Allegiance. They will reflect on the meaning of the pledge.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Your students will use their imaginations and context clues to gain understanding of inference, evidence, and schema with this activity. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the vocabulary in the Inferring With Pictures lesson plan.

Your students will use their imaginations and context clues to gain understanding of inference, evidence, and schema with this activity. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the vocabulary in the Inferring With Pictures lesson plan.

Second Grade

Reading

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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

Second Grade

Reading

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

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Glossary: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Increase student comprehension by teaching your students strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson for the Be a Nonfiction Detective lesson.

Increase student comprehension by teaching your students strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson for the Be a Nonfiction Detective lesson.

Second Grade

Reading

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

Second Grade

Reading

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

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Vocabulary Cards: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Picture Walks to Examine the Author's Purpose.

Second Grade

Reading

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Reading Report: Text-to-Text Connections

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Reading Report: Text-to-Text Connections

First Grade

Reading

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

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Reading Report: Text-to-Text Connections

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Reading Report: Text-to-Text Connections

Fluent readers are able to derive meaning from the text and make connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share how it connects to other books they've read.

First Grade

Reading

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Reading Report: My Favorite Part

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Reading Report: My Favorite Part

First Grade

Reading

Reading is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about deriving meaning from the text! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them draw and write about their favorite parts.

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Reading Report: My Favorite Part

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Reading Report: My Favorite Part

Reading is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about deriving meaning from the text! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them draw and write about their favorite parts.

First Grade

Reading

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Reading Report: Text-to-Self Connections

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Reading Report: Text-to-Self Connections

First Grade

Reading

Reading fluency is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about finding meaning and making connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share about how it connects to their own lives.

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Reading Report: Text-to-Self Connections

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Reading Report: Text-to-Self Connections

Reading fluency is so much more than just following words on a page—it's about finding meaning and making connections! Have your students read independently, and then check for comprehension by having them share about how it connects to their own lives.

Give your second graders' logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect. Students will practice determining cause and effect with this short, funny story about a wishing fountain.

Give your second graders' logical thinking skills and reading comprehension a healthy boost with a lesson in cause and effect. Students will practice determining cause and effect with this short, funny story about a wishing fountain.

Second Grade

Reading

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The Lion and the Mouse Fable

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The Lion and the Mouse Fable

Second Grade

Reading

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

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The Lion and the Mouse Fable

Worksheet

The Lion and the Mouse Fable

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

Using Picture Walks to Examine Purpose

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Using Picture Walks to Examine Purpose

Second Grade

Reading

Teach your students about picture walks as a strategy to understand the author's purpose in a fictional text. This lesson can be used as a stand-alone lesson or as support for the Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text lesson.

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Using Picture Walks to Examine Purpose

Lesson Plan

Using Picture Walks to Examine Purpose

Teach your students about picture walks as a strategy to understand the author's purpose in a fictional text. This lesson can be used as a stand-alone lesson or as support for the Examining Author's Purpose in a Fictional Text lesson.

This lesson will provide your ELs with support as they learn about nouns and practice retelling a story with a 5 W's graphic organizer. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.

This lesson will provide your ELs with support as they learn about nouns and practice retelling a story with a 5 W's graphic organizer. This lesson can be used as a stand alone activity or a support lesson.

Second Grade

Reading

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Text Feature Detective

Lesson Plan

Text Feature Detective

First Grade

Reading

From labeled pictures to glossaries, there are lots of different nonfiction text features for students to learn about. In this lesson, students hunt for text features while learning how they provide meaning and present information.

Lesson Plan

Text Feature Detective

Lesson Plan

Text Feature Detective

From labeled pictures to glossaries, there are lots of different nonfiction text features for students to learn about. In this lesson, students hunt for text features while learning how they provide meaning and present information.

First Grade

Reading

Lesson Plan

Using a Timeline: Barack Obama

Interactive Worksheet

Using a Timeline: Barack Obama

Second Grade

Reading

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Interactive Worksheet

Using a Timeline: Barack Obama

Interactive Worksheet

Using a Timeline: Barack Obama

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Second Grade

Reading

Interactive Worksheet

This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.

This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.

Second Grade

Reading

Guided Lesson

Table of Contents Mystery #2

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Table of Contents Mystery #2

Second Grade

Reading

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

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Table of Contents Mystery #2

Worksheet

Table of Contents Mystery #2

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Second Grade

Reading

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Using My Own Words: The Frog Prince

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Using My Own Words: The Frog Prince

Second Grade

Reading

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.

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Using My Own Words: The Frog Prince

Worksheet

Using My Own Words: The Frog Prince

Reinforce grammar and comprehension as you support your students in understanding the elements of a fictional text! In this activity, students will practice identifying verbs and rewriting the beloved story of "The Frog Prince" in their own words.

Second Grade

Reading

Worksheet

Table of Contents Mystery #1

Worksheet

Table of Contents Mystery #1

Second Grade

Reading

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Worksheet

Table of Contents Mystery #1

Worksheet

Table of Contents Mystery #1

Practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions using this handy worksheet.

Second Grade

Reading

Worksheet

1st and 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Resources for 'determining meaning using context cues'

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1st and 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Resources for 'determining meaning using context cues'