We just finished up a two week unit on Word Reference Materials that I wanted to share with you all!
We started the unit off by talking about what Word Reference Materials are and then taking a closer look at dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses (that's a fun one to say). We discussed what each one is, looks like, and the information that it provides us with.
Next we completed an interactive notebook page/sort of all of the different features of each word reference material. This was a great opportunity for me to correct mistakes and talk to kids about misunderstandings one-on-one as I walked around the room checking their sorts.
Once we got the basic information down about word reference materials we took a closer look at each one and worked on using guide words and understanding the use of multiple-meaning words from the dictionary. We completed a few practice question together and then students got some independent practice using the worksheets included in this unit.
Finally, I had them complete a set of 25 task cards using the type of questions that they will see on their quarterly tests and end of the year SOL.
(I may add on a few more guide words practice pages to this unit for students to continue practicing throughout the rest of the quarter because that turned out to be a lot harder than I expected!)
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