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TEKS ELA Standard: 2.3.D

identify, use, and explain the meaning of antonyms, synonyms, idioms, and homographs in context

Antagonyms: Dust, Clip, and Left
Antagonyms: Dust, Clip, and Left
Dust can mean “remove dust” but also “add more dust!”
Gr 2-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Theta
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Theta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Gr 2-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Eta
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Eta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Gr 2-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Zeta
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Zeta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Gr 2-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Epsilon
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Epsilon
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Gr 2-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Delta
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Delta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Gr 2-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Gamma
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Gamma
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Gr 2-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Beta
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Beta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Gr 2-8
Idioms About Money
Idioms About Money
Five sets of idioms related to money.
Gr 2-8
Idioms About Fire
Idioms About Fire
Five sets of idioms related to fire!
Gr 2-8
Idiom Tasks
Idiom Tasks
Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.
Gr 2-8
Idioms about Weather
Idioms about Weather
Five sets of idioms related to the weather.
Gr 2-8
Idioms About Red
Idioms About Red
Five sets of idioms related to the color red.
Gr 2-8
Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers
Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers
Two sets of idioms related to numbers.
Gr 2-8
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five sets of idioms related to birds (and bugs).
Gr 2-8
Sets of Idioms Related to Body Parts
Sets of Idioms Related to Body Parts
Five sets of five idioms, all related to body parts!
Gr 2-8
Sets of Idioms Related to Food
Sets of Idioms Related to Food
Five sets of five idioms, all related to food.
Gr 2-8
Antonym Paths
Antonym Paths
Does the antonym of an antonym bring us back to the same meaning?
Gr 3-8
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”
Gr 2-8
Writing Technique: Contrast With Synonyms
Writing Technique: Contrast With Synonyms
A specific technique to help students add some spice to their writing. We’ll be contrasting two ideas using synonyms.
Gr 2-8
Writing Technique: Opposite Adjectives
Writing Technique: Opposite Adjectives
A specific technique to help students add some spice to their writing. We’ll be using antonyms to describe the same topic!
Gr 2-8
Ambiguous Sentences
Ambiguous Sentences
Rather than just demand that students “write clearly,” we’ll explore the hazards of poorly written sentences… and maybe create one of our own!
Gr 2-8
Sets of Idioms
Sets of Idioms
Why do we say ‘break a leg’? Five themed sets of idioms your students will actually remember.
Gr 2-8
Synonym Graphs
Synonym Graphs
So, which is happiest: happy, joyful, or ecstatic? Which is most temporary?
Gr 1-8
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Introduction
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Introduction
Your students will try to match up definitions that belong to the same homophone in this brain-boggling vocab puzzle.
Gr 2-8