We began this series by creating an anchor chart. We used the word taciturn and looked at all the different ways context clues could be used. I found this activity on Fun With Language. She has lots of context clue activities and the chart I used was her free download.
I cut apart the definitions and examples and then the students put them on the board where they thought each fit best. We also used the chart that came with the download to write our own examples for each type.
I cut apart the definitions and examples and then the students put them on the board where they thought each fit best. We also used the chart that came with the download to write our own examples for each type.
We continued by using a lot of sorts and games and just overall reinforcement. I loved these three games from here.
1. Talk Like a Pirate
2. Context Clue Tic Tac Toe
3. Text Message Context Clues
1. Talk Like a Pirate
2. Context Clue Tic Tac Toe
3. Text Message Context Clues
Context Clue Dominoes was pretty hard, but they were able to complete it with support. It was another great way to practice using the clues in text to figure out word meanings. I found this here.
These last activities turned out to be way too hard and we ended up abandoning them, but it may work for others. I found it here. It says 5th grade STAAR, but it wasn't working for us. They were $4 :(. Oh well!
The second thing that I planned on using, but didn't work out because of the difficulty came from ImLovinLit.com. I used (or tried to use) her Context Clues Practice and Assess Grade 4-5, but that wasn't a success either. Luckily it was a free download. I guess now I know! Both activities were great, just a little too hard for us at this time.