In nonfiction, bolding and underlining are frequently used to help words stand out. In fiction, authors can use ALL CAPS to add emphasis to a character’s voice.

The 4th of July can be a day of both fun...and learning! Especially when you make it a day filled with tough-to-find, holiday-themed words.

Do you know your articles? Articles are often overlooked words, but they're important! Circle the articles in these quotes from Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.

Learn the vocab you need to save the planet with this Earth Day word search! Talk about how these words relate to the planet and make this Earth Day a success.

Invite students to reflect on a book character’s words in this writing response worksheet featuring a quote by Ivan from The One and Only Ivan.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a fun word search! Your students will build their vocabulary as they spot Valentine's Day-themed words. 

Continue the wild ride with part two of this fun Peter Pan series. Your child will enjoy this exciting passage from Peter Pan while learning new words.

What does it take to be a vegan? Build your fourth grader's vocabulary with a vegan word search. Be sure to challenge him to look up words he doesn't know!

This activity, complete with sentence frames and a word bank with key words and phrases, can be used to assist those students who need extra support with writing a response.

This word search includes all the Spanish words for the basic colors. Challenge your young Spanish learner's eye for Spanish vocabulary.

Make vocabulary practice fun with this literary terms crossword puzzle, that introduces kids to words and concepts like mood, metaphor, and irony.

Context clues help readers discern the meaning of new vocabulary terms in their reading. Use this worksheet to help your students organize unfamiliar words and transfer their context clues and definitions to a table.

Use this resource with your students to practice identifying relationships between words. As your students complete the analogies, they will notice synonym relationships.

Help your kids improve their cursive with this handwriting worksheet. Students are given five words to trace and then write on the space provided.

In this two-page worksheet, learners will read excerpts form Dr. King's moving and powerful speech, then reflect on his vision by drawing an illustration inspired by his words.

This advanced-level St. Patrick's Day word search challenges your kid to find words like "shamrock." See if you can complete this St. Patrick's Day word search.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Abbreviations are seen all around us, especially when referencing all kinds of measurements! This worksheet is a fun way to help your fourth graders learn to identify and abbreviate common measurement words, such as ounce or centimeter.

Use this activity to help students find and decipher metaphors in the context of short passages. Students will read the passages, record what is being compared in each, and then seek to explain the metaphors' meanings in their own words.

Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.

Students will play with words as they explore a variety of oxymorons in this fun worksheet. As kids identify these contradictory terms and integrate them into sentences, they’ll see how figurative language can add humor and intrigue to their writing

Students will get to play with words as they explore a variety of oxymorons in this seriously fun worksheet! As kids explain the meaning of these contradictory terms, they’ll learn how figurative language can add humor and intrigue to their writing!

Help students tune into their emotions by writing their own haiku poem. First, kids will learn a bit about haikus and read a sample. Then, they'll brainstorm a list of words related to emotions before drafting their own emotions haiku.

Teach your students about contradictory phrases that go by the funny sounding name of "oxymoron." After your students match two words together to make oxymorons, they’ll write their own creative sentences using this fun figurative language

Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings. Give your child some homonym practice with this fun activity in which they'll seek to match the correct word meanings to homonyms being used in context.

A suffix, such as -ly, -ment, or -less, is added to the end of a root word to change the word's meaning. Help your child master the concept with this word study worksheet that will have them matching, writing, and identifying suffix words.

For some words, we more often see its abbreviation rather than the full word. This is the case for many titles of people, such as Mrs. and Dr. Use this helpful worksheet to introduce your students to the wide range of abbreviations for people’s titles.

Why is the math book so sad? It has too many problems! Help your students bring puns to life by having them create visuals to represent the play on words. Kids will have a blast reading the puns and making their own illustrations to accompany them.

Practice the root word TELE with this word play worksheet, perfect for strengthening vocabulary skills.

Help your learner hone their spelling skills this winter with this word search puzzle!