Before we move on to the encyclopedia, I wanted to make sure that third graders remember how to use guide words to easily find information in a print source. Everyone got a word to look up. The next step was for them to find the person who had a synonym for their word. Finally, they got themselves into alphabetical order.
I am happy to report that the students' skills have VASTLY improved since last year ... we finished up early, and they had time to check out extra books and play games on the computer. Here are some lesson-related games that you can try at home:
- Synonyms Rags to Riches - can you make it to a million?
- Synonym Toast - I had trouble with this one ... it's fast-paced!
And here are the students in action:
Common Core standards addressed:
- L.3.4d - Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
- L.4.5c - Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
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