Halloween Context Clues BOOM

by Ann Fausnight

Price: 330 points or $3.3 USD

Subjects: ela

Grades: 3,4,5

Description: These 30 task cards help students develop skills in applying context clues to their reading. Context clues presented include looking for a definition, explanation, restatement, synonym/antonym, compare/contrast, inference, prefix/suffix, and illustration. A fun Halloween game follows every 10th card. An introductory card provides information to increase interest in the activities. 16 cards provide definitions and practice for the various types of context clues. These cards are mostly Fill In the Blank. Four are Click the Answer. 4 cards have students sort antonyms and synonyms for a given word. These cards are Drag and Drop. 4 cards ask students to replace a word in a sentence with a word of similar meaning. These cards are Click the Answer. 5 cards ask students to identify the context clue skill needed. 3 cards allow students to play a fun Halloween game.