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WORDS IN CONTEXT

DAY 1
(Page 1 of 3)

1. Some people grow their own food,

food and others buy it at a store.


2. Animals eat many different kinds
of food.
(noun)
3. Most plants make their own food.

1. A city is a place where many


people live and work.
city 2. A city is like a forest of tall
buildings.
(noun) 3. You can see many streets and cars
in a city.

1. Jake walks to school, but my


brother and I ride a bus.
bus 2. A city bus makes the same
(noun) stops every day.
3. A bus is larger than a car.

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WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. A street is a road in a city or


town.
street 2. Cars drive on a street, not on
(noun) the sidewalk.
3. My street has many houses.

1. When there is more than one person


in a room, there are people in the
people room.
2. Another name for human beings is
(noun) people.
3. The people of a country are its citizens.

1. A building has walls, a floor, and a roof.

building 2. My favorite building, or structure, in our


town is the big yellow barn outside of town.

(noun) 3. I am happy that this tall building has an


elevator.

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WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. It’s important to walk on the sidewalk,


not in the street, to be safe.
sidewalk 2. A wooden sidewalk along a beach is a
boardwalk.
(noun) 3. Weeds sometimes grow in the cracks
of a sidewalk.

1. When you take a taxi, you pay a


driver to take you somewhere.
taxi 2. A taxi is the same as a taxicab or
cab.
(noun) 3. We took a bus downtown, and we
took a taxi back home.

1. The step in front of the backdoor is


broken.
step 2. A step is a flat surface you use to
reach a higher or lower place.
(noun) 3. A step, or stair, can be part of a
staircase.

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WORD SMART
DAY 1
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Name: _______________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students write a word in each box and then draw a picture that defines it.

Word: Word:

Draw: Draw:

Word: Word:

Draw: Draw:

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something people and
food other animals eat
(noun)

a big town with many


city buildings and people
(noun)

a large motor vehicle


bus that carries people
(noun)
street a road in a town or city
(noun)

more than one person;


people human beings
(noun)

a structure with a floor,


building walls, and a roof
(noun)
a paved walkway for

sidewalk pedestrians along the


side of a road
(noun)

a motor vehicle whose

taxi driver takes people


places for a fee
(noun)

a flat surface that one

step uses to reach a higher


or lower place
(noun)
ANALOGIES
DAY 2
(Page 1 of 3)

Name:

An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair
must have the same relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy
with a missing word, you must first discover the relationship between the completed pair.
(Example: Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)

breathe small small boat child apple glass automobile rock


INSTRUCTIONS: Have students determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then have them use the words in the
word box to complete the second pair of words.

1. People is to person ...as... children is to

2. Street is to road ...as... ship is to

3. Building is to house ...as... fruit is to

4. Bus is to big ...as... wagon is to

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ANALOGIES
DAY 2
(Page 2 of 3)

Name:

An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair
must have the same relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy
with a missing word, you must first discover the relationship between the completed pair.
(Example: Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)

breathe small small boat child apple glass automobile rock


INSTRUCTIONS: Have students determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then have them use the words in the
word box to complete the second pair of words.

5. Taxi is to taxicab ...as... auto is to

6. City is to big ...as... village is to

7. Step is to stair ...as... stone is to

8. Sidewalk is to concrete ...as... window is to

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ANALOGIES
DAY 2
(Page 3 of 3)

Name:

An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair
must have the same relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy
with a missing word, you must first discover the relationship between the completed pair.
(Example: Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)

breathe small small boat child apple glass automobile rock


INSTRUCTIONS: Have students determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then have them use the words in the
word box to complete the second pair of words.

9. Food is to eat ...as... air is to

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CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
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Name:

food city bus street people building sidewalk taxi step

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the sentences below.

1. A has many people and buildings.

2. A very tall is called a


skyscraper.

3. The driver of a gets paid to take people


places.

4. Animals need to eat to live.

5. A is a path made of big


squares of concrete.

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CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
(Page 2 of 2)

Name:

food city bus street people building sidewalk taxi step

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the sentences below.

6. Be careful of the in front of the door.

7. Children often ride a to school.

8. I look both ways before I cross the

9. Human beings are also called

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EXPLORATION
DAY 3

INSTRUCTIONS: Assign one or more of the following activities to reinforce the function of nouns.

NOUNS
Draw a Picture
Materials: Word cards; box or envelope; paper; pencils, markers, or crayons
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card
and draw a picture of the chosen word. Encourage them to draw a picture that
illustrates the word’s meaning.

Make a Picture Dictionary


Materials: Paper; pencils, markers, or crayons
Have students create a picture dictionary for the word list by writing their own
definitions and drawing their own illustrations in their book.

Make a Sentence
Materials: Word cards, box or envelope, strips of paper
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card
and use their chosen word to create a written or oral sentence.

Match a Word
Materials: Word cards, tape, box or envelope
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card
and tape it onto an object in the classroom using the word as a label.

Mime It!
Materials: Word cards, box or envelope
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card
and act it out. Have classmates try to guess the word.

Pick a Synonym or Antonym


Materials: Word cards
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card
and give a synonym or an antonym for the chosen word. (You may choose to omit
words that do not have synonyms or antonyms, or you may choose to include them
as points of discussion.)

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CONCEPT COMPLETION
DAY 4
(Page 1 of 2)

Name:

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use what they know about the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences.

1. You can ride a bus to

2. I know some people who

3. The building I live in is

4. On a street, you can see

5. My favorite food is

6. The closest sidewalk to my home is located

7. You might take a taxi to

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CONCEPT COMPLETION
DAY 4
(Page 2 of 2)

Name:

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use what they know about the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences.

8. You use a step to

9. Every city has

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ASSESSMENT
DAY 5
(Page 1 of 2)

Name:

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students choose the best answer to complete each statement.

1. You need to 4. You can see on


food to live. the sides of a street.
make elephants
eat oceans
freeze houses

2. don't usually 5. People are also called


live in a city. human beings
People aliens
Pets reptiles
Cows
6. A building does not
3. A bus can take people have
into space stairs
around a city windows
across the ocean fingers

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ASSESSMENT
DAY 5
(Page 2 of 2)

Name:

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students choose the best answer to complete each statement.

7. A sidewalk is located
a street.
next to
in the middle of
above

8. When you take a taxi,


you buy a
ride
piece of clothing
car

9. You use a step to


go higher
hunt animals
run faster

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food

city

bus
street

people

building
Place
sidewalk picture
here.

taxi

step

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