Building With Blocks

WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
(Page 1 of 2)
1. I want to learn to sail a boat.
boat 2. A boat is a small vessel that

floats or travels on water.
(noun) 3. A boat has sides, but a raft
does not.
1. The numbers in my address are

posted on my house.
house 2. Some people live in a house, and
others live in an apartment.
(noun) 3. Children pretend to be a family
when they play house.
1. When you build a model ship, you

put the pieces together.
build 2. My dad uses tools to build, or
construct, tables and chairs from
(verb) wood.
3. Today we will build a chair.
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WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. A plane has wings so it can

fly.
plane 2. A pilot flies a plane.
(noun) 3. I went to Florida on a plane,
or airplane.
1. A maze, which is a set of confusing pathways,
maze usually includes some blind alleys with no exit.

2. To newcomers, Boston is a maze, or tangle, of
streets that loop around in all directions.
(noun) 3. At the fall festival, I got lost in the maze that
someone built from hay bales.
1. This castle is a large, fortified building that

has thick walls, towers, and a moat.
castle 2. People usually think of a castle as from the
Middle Ages, a time in European history.
(noun) 3. A castle, unlike a fortress, was a place
where people lived.
WORD SMART
DAY 1
(Page 1 of 1)
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:
a small vessel used to
boat travel on water
(noun)
a building where people

house live
(noun)
to make or construct
build something from parts
(verb)
a machine with wings
plane that flies
(noun)
a set of confusing
maze pathways designed as a

puzzle
(noun)
a large building or group

of buildings with thick
castle walls, towers, and often
a moat
(noun)
ANALOGIES
DAY 2
(Page 1 of 2)
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.)
fly rink fixed land straight modern times

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. Build is to built ...as... fix is to
2. Maze is to complicated ...as... street is to
3. House is to mouse ...as... sink is to
4. Castle is to Middle Ages ...as... skyscraper is to
ANALOGIES
DAY 2
(Page 2 of 2)
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.)
fly rink fixed land straight modern times

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. Plane is to air ...as... bike is to
6. Boat is to float ...as... plane is to
CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
(Page 1 of 2)
Name:
boat house build plane maze castle

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the sentences below.
1. A is a place where people live.
2. A pilot drives a
3. King Arthur and his knights lived in a

in the Middle Ages.
4. When you something, you take parts

and put them together.
5. A is like a small ship that floats.
CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
(Page 2 of 2)
Name:
boat house build plane maze castle

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the sentences below.
6. If you're in a , you have to try different

passageways to figure out which one to take.
NOUNS
DAY 3
(Page 1 of 2)
Name:
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. If the noun is the name of a person or
a specific place, it is called a proper noun. A proper noun is always capitalized.
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students read the words below. Have them decide whether each word is best classified as a person, place,
thing, or idea. Then have them write each word in the appropriate column. Next, have them use each word in a sentence. Finally,
have them write three words that are not nouns.
boat house plane maze castle

PERSON PLACE THING IDEA
Use each noun from the table in a sentence.
1.
2.
3.
NOUNS
DAY 3
(Page 2 of 2)
Name:
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. If the noun is the name of a person or
a specific place, it is called a proper noun. A proper noun is always capitalized.
4.
5.
Write three words that are not nouns.
CONCEPT COMPLETION
DAY 4
(Page 1 of 1)
Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use what they know about the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences.
1. A boat can
2. A castle is a building that
3. A plane flies in the
4. A house has
5. I know how to build
6. A maze has
ASSESSMENT
DAY 5
(Page 1 of 1)
Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students choose the best answer to complete each statement.
1. People in a 4. Another name for a

boat. plane is
walk an airplane
travel a flight plan
swim a helicopter
2. A house is like 5. A maze is a kind of

a home puzzle
an office story
a school joke
3. To build is same as to 6. A castle is a building
make that is
charge fortified
break only used for
battles
used for farm
animals
boat
house
build
plane
Place
maze picture
here.
Place
castle picture
here.

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WORDS IN CONTEXT

1. I want to learn to sail a boat.

boat 2. A boat is a small vessel that

1. The numbers in my address are

1. When you build a model ship, you

1. A plane has wings so it can

1. A maze, which is a set of confusing pathways,

maze usually includes some blind alleys with no exit.

1. This castle is a large, fortified building that

a building where people

maze pathways designed as a

a large building or group

fly rink fixed land straight modern times

1. Build is to built ...as... fix is to

2. Maze is to complicated ...as... street is to

3. House is to mouse ...as... sink is to

4. Castle is to Middle Ages ...as... skyscraper is to

fly rink fixed land straight modern times

5. Plane is to air ...as... bike is to

6. Boat is to float ...as... plane is to

boat house build plane maze castle

1. A is a place where people live.

3. King Arthur and his knights lived in a

4. When you something, you take parts

5. A is like a small ship that floats.

boat house build plane maze castle

6. If you're in a , you have to try different

boat house plane maze castle

Use each noun from the table in a sentence.

2. A castle is a building that

3. A plane flies in the

5. I know how to build

1. People in a 4. Another name for a

2. A house is like 5. A maze is a kind of

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